Kicker Conspiracy Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Stirlingshire Cup draw for next season. 1st Round: Dumbarton v Falkirk Stenhousemuir v Stirling Albion Semi-Finals: East Stirlingshire v Dumbarton/Falkirk Alloa v Stenhousemuir/Stirling. Dates to be announced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Yet another Dumbarton-Falkirk clash... It's the Stirlingshire Cup's "El Clasico". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeSAFC Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Looks like we'll be winning this historic trophy two years in a row then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick90 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Yes ..... just like Scottish football and SFA .... a century OUT OF DATE ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Looks like we'll be winning this historic trophy two years in a row then Last season's final hasn't been played yet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeSAFC Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Last season's final hasn't been played yet.. Easy win for us on the 22nd infront of a bumper crowd at the Falkirk Stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forrie_1 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 quite pleased we got a bye to the semis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilky1878 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 This cup really means nothing for me but hopefully we get Stirling Albion to at least add a little interest, such a pointless cup though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilly Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Aye get this comp to f**k. I heard the final hasn't been played from last year yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilky1878 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Aye get this comp to f**k. I heard the final hasn't been played from last year yet?I agree with your first point and you are spot on with your second point, this would be decent if it was all played in one pre-season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeSAFC Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Aye get this comp to f**k. I heard the final hasn't been played from last year yet? It's getting played on the 22nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicker Conspiracy Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 Date of Stenhousemuir - Stirling Albion 1st round match confirmed as Tuesday 29 July 2014, according to Albion's website. If Stirling were to win this year's final against Falkirk the week before and then lose to Stenny, it would presumably be one of the shortest reigns as champions. Does anyone [i.e. Hibee Jibee?] know if anyone has ever been knocked out of one year's tournament before they went out (or won) the previous year's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Stirlingshire Cup has always been fairly well-run, with few held-over ties and these normally played quickly, so this has never happened... From what I can see there's never been a preceding edition's tie played after a following edition's tie at all. By far the closest was last year: 2012-13 held-over Final... Tue 23rd July 2013... Dumbarton 3-2 Falkirk 2013-14 first tie played - Wed 31st July 2013 (R1: Stenhousemuir 0-1 Falkirk) Dumbarton eliminated at Falkirk in SF on Tue 24th September 2013, 3-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicker Conspiracy Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 Cheers. Probably more likely in one of the other county cups. Although more likely they'd just abandon the previous year's competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Anyone think this would be better if it was a pre-season tournament at a neutral place carried out over a weekend, a bit like the Oban Tournament? Teams could bring their first team and youth teams and play whoever they like for each game, the fans get a weekend somewhere with plenty football to watch and each tournament would be completed pre-season instead of the current stringing out over more than a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Parr Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 That sounds like a decent proposal as I think it would be a shame if they done away with it all together. The Stirlingshire is one of the oldest tourneys in Scottish fitba and has long served as a beneficial means of getting players up to speed for the latest season. Also, the cup itself is a cracker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilky1878 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Anyone think this would be better if it was a pre-season tournament at a neutral place carried out over a weekend, a bit like the Oban Tournament? Teams could bring their first team and youth teams and play whoever they like for each game, the fans get a weekend somewhere with plenty football to watch and each tournament would be completed pre-season instead of the current stringing out over more than a year. This wouldn't work as well as oban, oban is free entry and you can take drink in I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 This wouldn't work as well as oban, oban is free entry and you can take drink in I think Fair enough, hardly the biggest issue though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I fucking love the Stirlingshire Cup. Highlight of the season for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowhereman Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Anyone think this would be better if it was a pre-season tournament at a neutral place carried out over a weekend, a bit like the Oban Tournament? Teams could bring their first team and youth teams and play whoever they like for each game, the fans get a weekend somewhere with plenty football to watch and each tournament would be completed pre-season instead of the current stringing out over more than a year. It was run as a pre season tournament for a few years in the 80s. No idea why they abandoned that. Personally I'd rather keep the Stirlingshire Cup than the Challenge Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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