FairWeatherFan Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, Brother Grimm said: Anyone heard a date for the prelim draw/draws? From the EoS Fixture list 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Grimm Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Cheers, have you seen anything of when the first draw would be? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginaro Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 27 minutes ago, Brother Grimm said: Cheers, have you seen anything of when the first draw would be? No, but going by previous seasons it'll be about 3 weeks before the opening round, so likely sometime next week? And presumably they'll do both prelim rounds together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenmachine Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Extra Prelim round seems to be for unlicensed clubs? Is that correct? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginaro Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 1 minute ago, Greenmachine said: Extra Prelim round seems to be for unlicensed clubs? Is that correct? It would seem to be (though not yet confirmed). Unlicensed clubs are required to play in the opening round and since the next round has space left for 4 clubs (52 total, with 48 licensed) then that means 3 fixtures and 1 bye for the 7 qualifiers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 On 12/07/2023 at 13:16, Brother Grimm said: Cheers, have you seen anything of when the first draw would be? Draw on Wednesday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yalay Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Unsurprisingly, replays are now completely abolished. The end of an era. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patriot1 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 On 20/07/2023 at 17:41, Ginaro said: It would seem to be (though not yet confirmed). Unlicensed clubs are required to play in the opening round and since the next round has space left for 4 clubs (52 total, with 48 licensed) then that means 3 fixtures and 1 bye for the 7 qualifiers. You are spot on 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshireTon Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 33 minutes ago, Yalay said: Unsurprisingly, replays are now completely abolished. The end of an era. Understandable but a pity. There will be some on here who have had to attend three matches to see a tie settled (Aberdeen v Celtic in late 80s springs to mind) and penalty shoot-outs only happened in the 3rd game, which was on neutral territory. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yalay Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, AyrshireTon said: Understandable but a pity. There will be some on here who have had to attend three matches to see a tie settled (Aberdeen v Celtic in late 80s springs to mind) and penalty shoot-outs only happened in the 3rd game, which was on neutral territory. Agreed, but replays are on their way out everywhere. The only competition in the whole world I'm aware of which still uses them is the English FA Cup. The FA Trophy and FA Vase abolished replays in the last few years, and even the FA Cup has eliminated them from the fifth round on, with persistent calls to remove from from the third and fourth rounds as well. Edited July 24, 2023 by Yalay 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginaro Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 I've never seen the great appeal of replays unless you end up sharing the gate of a much bigger club - you have to arrange travel at short notice and it displaces a league game, which for the preliminary round this season would be the September international weekend with local derbies scheduled (hospitality booked, bigger crowds). The SFA page has been updated with all the dates as well as the teams and rules: https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup/format-rules/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yalay Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Ginaro said: I've never seen the great appeal of replays unless you end up sharing the gate of a much bigger club - you have to arrange travel at short notice and it displaces a league game, which for the preliminary round this season would be the September international weekend with local derbies scheduled (hospitality booked, bigger crowds). The SFA page has been updated with all the dates as well as the teams and rules: https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup/format-rules/ Aye, which is why they have been almost uniformly eliminated. The real problem is with the arbitrary nature of the penalty shoot-out. When the alternative was a coin toss, PKs were an improvement. But FIFA and the worldwide football community can surely devise a superior replacement, such as extra time with the removal of some players. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patriot1 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 14 hours ago, Yalay said: Aye, which is why they have been almost uniformly eliminated. The real problem is with the arbitrary nature of the penalty shoot-out. When the alternative was a coin toss, PKs were an improvement. But FIFA and the worldwide football community can surely devise a superior replacement, such as extra time with the removal of some players. I totally agree. Penalties are an unsatisfactory way of settling a game. Andy Gray suggested removing players in extra time years ago. Worth a look. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshireTon Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 4 hours ago, patriot1 said: I totally agree. Penalties are an unsatisfactory way of settling a game. Andy Gray suggested removing players in extra time years ago. Worth a look. Only problem with that is if the game has been a dull 0-0 shitfest, the team causing the shitfest are going to keep it up for as long as they can. At least with penalties, fans know the game will be fairly over soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Draw for the opening rounds of Scotland's principal cup competition is certainly flying under the radar... the entry plus draw numbers do not even seem to have been publicised anywhere and SFA's sole facebook post about it at 6am this morning asks how far "Pollock" can go this year ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanburn Dave Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) The draw can be seen LIVE at 6pm today on YouTube...................... Edited July 26, 2023 by Deanburn Dave 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Extra PreliminaryAbbey Vale v Cupar Hearts Carnoustie Panmure v Beith Luncarty v Loch Nessbye: Culter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Preliminary RoundBroxburn Athletic v Lochee United Camelon v Newtongrange Star Carluke Rovers v Dalbeattie Star Carnoustie/Beith v Bonnyton Thistle Creetown v Whitehill Welfare Culter v Blackburn United Cumnock v Girvan Dunbar United v Vale of Leithen Easthouses Lily v Threave Rovers Fort William v Clydebank Glenafton Athletic v Darvel Hawick Royal Albert v Golspie Sutherland Hill of Beath Hawthorn v Tayport Irvine Meadow v Dunipace Jeanfield Swifts v Abbey Vale/Cupar Kilwinning Rangers v Glasgow University Musselburgh Athletic v Coldstream Newton Stewart v Luncarty/Loch Ness Penicuik Athletic v Rutherglen Glencairn Pollok v Benburb Preston Athletic v Dundonald Bluebell St Andrews United v Haddington Athletic St Cuthbert Wanderers v Dalkeith Thistle Sauchie v Burntisland Shipyard Tynecastle v Hutchison Vale Wigtown & Bladnoch v Auchinleck Talbot 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Bankies and Talbot fans hit the jackpot. Fantastic days out and they'll likely win very comfortably 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanburn Dave Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Glenafton Athletic v Darvel is the tie of the round . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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