If you haven't seen this, here is the draw, some interesting ties and some horrendous travel. Will make a big hole in the £2000! Not bad with all south teams at home except Threave.

Rothes v Buckie Thistle
Golspie Sutherland v Threave Rovers
Banks O Dee v Fort William
Lochee United v Bathgate Thistle
Selkirk v Coldstream
St Cuthbert Wanderers v Wick Academy
Fraserburgh v Hawick Royal Albert
Newton Stewart v Brora Rangers
Huntly v Girvan
Pollok v Spartans
Edinburgh City v Nairn County
Inverurie Loco Works v Deveronvale
Dalbeattie Star v Lossiemouth
Edinburgh University v Civil Service Strollers
Preston Athletic v Gala Fairydean
Wigtown & Bladnoch v Forres Mechanics
Clachnacuddin v Burntisland Shipyard
Glasgow University v Vale of Leithen

Clubs got travel costs paid for by the SFA last season didn't they? Is that not happening this year?

There is an element of travel paid by the SFA, it doesn't always cover the cost, some of these ties will also incur accomodation and meals, best part of a grand, and some possibly.

Are you happy with your draw Jamie?

Would be one of the only teams Pollock would have wanted to avoid I'd think. Saw Spartans pre-season and didn't think much of them.
Think the draws been ok to the South teams. Wigtown got thebest draw I think watched Forres last year at Girvan and they were wrotten and I the long journey wont help them I don't think.

Not really as I was due to be on a gate the next home game - and the 27th is the next home game! grrr....

I shall see bugger all of the game.

With the 1000 travelling away fans you will be kept busy!!!

You're a funny man Galabankie! Hope we do manage to take a decent crowd through.

where are the crichton in this draw or are they auto into next round

Crichton get direct access into R2, as SOSFL champions. They could draw any Third Division sides (including Annan...), or Whitehill (EOSFL champions), or Cove or Keith (champion and runner-up of HFL). Plus anyone who wins in R1. I'm unsure if Hospital Park passed its SFA inspection though.

Cricton will know this week if they can play at home S.F.A inspection on wednesday morning

what happens if they turn it down were would they play there game.would they play down at annan?.and what happens if they get annan in the nxt round and crichton get a home tie.

Palmerston

Purely tongue in cheek. I do hope you win, I had this feeling that fate would bring Annan & Spartans together in the Cup, if you had to pick a tie to avoid that would have been the one. You've had tough draws in the last three years, Linlithgow and Pollok, I think you met us in the Qualifying Cup the year before that with Grant Parker scoring the only goal.

Nice earner for Crichton. Guaranteed £4,000, proceeding to Round 3 would see that reach £10,000.

And after we went and sent you a card congratulating you on reaching the 3rd Division!

That's the romance of the cup I suppose - there are a few ties in R1 where both the teams are reasonably poor (no I will not be naming them ). Draw them and it could be a big R3 pay day.

There's also the attraction for players / managers - a trip to Hampden, Cappielow, Stair Park etc.

You should have stopped at Hampden

was thinking 'local derby'. If this rain keeps up, it would probably be a New Years' derby too...

Aw c'mon Jamie, we all sent Annan Get Well Soon cards!

Galabankie just wants us to get through so they can draw and hump us in the 2nd round (I think)

Gordon Smith might actually be on to something, a tie between Pollok and Spartans in the first round should really open the competition with a bang - and that is not taking anything away from the other tasty ties before the Spartans dissin continues.

Thanks for the card. Wanting a Spartans victory is nothing other than sentiment. Who will be favs between Lochee and Bathgate?

Lochee as they're actually a good side! Bathgate only just dodged relegation.

good draw for saints.should be able to beat a bunch of school kids on their own patch.

I'm sure you're jesting but Wick Academy have no school connections, despite the name! The name doesn't even have origins from a school either, they were named after a cricket club for some reason, way back in 1893.

Whats the story about crichton becoming full sfa members without out their facilitys being inspected? and word from threave rule book says they shouldnt be in round what a can of worms that would be!!!

Crichton are not breaking any rules by being in the 2nd Round.





I admit I can't see how they could become Associate Members of the SFA though as they have ZERO chance of getting Crichton Park passed as Associate standard as they don't have floodlights, cover for 500 etc, but that has no effect on their being allowed in this season's Scottish Cup where the criteria to play is winning the South title and having a roped off pitch.

Let,s not forget the two u-19 Scottish cup 1st round ties on Sunday Stranraer v Newton Stewart and Wigtown v Annan. Should both be worth watching.

this sunday?? what time ko?

Yes this Sunday,unsure of k.o probably 2 o,clock.

hope wigtown do well as the effort and commitment put in deserves something.

NS on the other hand is a get together with no prior thought.

cue the hyslop reply ....... yawn

More unprovoked childish digs............yawn.

The BP youth cup team has never been our responsibility - I do agree that 'prior thought' has been lacking in previous years. This had been adressed this year though and Ian Thomson seems to be doing a real good job getting the team ready. Away game at Stair Park won't be easy mind.

any scores fae bp youth cup

Stranraer 4 3 Newton Stewart

Wigtown 0 Annan 9

whit happened to wigtown then????

Im guessing too much effort and committment. They should maybe go with the thrown together with no prior thought approach as it seems to work a bit better.

t4rff comment not anyone connected with Wigtown under19s

Yeah fair enough, not meant as a dig against Wigtown youth team or against anybody involved in running the set up.

Well done to the Newton Under 19s, put up a great fight in what was a very close run exciting game. Full credit to the boys and Ian Thomson for managing to give a club who has the pick of players from this area a real scare.

They used to pay up to £300 towards the travel costs. I remember if we had a long away trip we used to end up well out of pocket. Committee members used to have to drive 17seaters etc.

Saints' club bus passed away a few years back due to massive holes in it's bodywork. So we had to hire 2 minibuses to go up to Dingwall for SFA youth cup game. It was held on a sunday for some daft reason. I was on the committee and had to drive one of the buses there and back. We got back home at about 1AM. Poor kids had school the next morning, we got beat 3-0 and I couldn't have a drink!!!

The whole trip left the club about £300 out of pocket.

- Kbt Hammer

In fairness, you can't have your cake and eat it. Membership of the SFA gives high rewards in both finance and prestige - in return, you have to make 1 or 2 long journeys a year. The Youth Cup is an important tournament (albeit only open to SFA members... and even then some of them don't enter), and is divided regionally in the early rounds. If you want to reap the rewards of success, you have to be prepared to pay the price sometimes as well. Loads of clubs would bite your hand off to be in SFA.

Junior clubs can make numerous journeys across the country in their Junior Cup (which is 8 rounds long, with replays, and is nationwide all the way through). And they get hardly any sponsors cash. So although I'm sure journeys over long distances can be expensive - at least some money is available.

Remember as well that Scotland is not a huge country - versus Germany, Russia, Brazil, China etc.

I meant the Scottish Cup though rather than the Youth Cup.

Will St Cuthberts Wanderers or Wigtown & Bladnoch likely to produce a programme for their cup ties.

Good luck to all the South teams today