PELE

Looks like Paddy Power aren't even offering odds on the match now.

Yeah. The ground was solid near Cowdenbeath this afternoon. Meant to get warmer on Friday and Saturday, including at night, so looks hopeful.

That's warm for Finland . They have astro pitches which don't freeze easily as well. All they usually have to do is brush the snow off.

Definitely off. Just going to get colder. Hopefully next week is on. Supposed to be a bit milder next week.

Might need the blanket tomorrow to keep warm. Are we getting the full range? Beach towel next.

Just under 1200 tickets sold, 217 in the Cowden end so far. I am sure there will be more buying a ticket at the ground. Anyone know if we have a fully fit squad for tomorrow?

I didn't know Bollan had rocked up at Inversneckie. Hopefully he has instilled the defensive mindset into the team and they sit back in their own half and give us a chance . Big Dunc is a Stirling lad, although he started his senior career at the Arabs. 206 tickets sold now. Hopefully a late surge or some fans buying one at the ground tomorrow.

Looks like about 800 or so tickets sold so far. Anything can happen in these type of games, but I would say that we need to have a fully fit squad and everyone playing at their best and Inverness having an off day for us to have any chance. I fear we might be on the end of a drubbing. Will Mac2 be playing?

188 tickets sold in the Cowden end so far for Saturday. 118 tickets still remaining, although they can use the other sections of the away end if need be. Any neutral looking at the tickets still available in the away end might be forgiven for thinking that we have almost sold out the entire stand. That's what I implied when I showed some work colleagues the ticket website .

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I remember that match. The rain was absolutely torrential. Only 2 of us stayed on the terracing and we were soaked through. Everyone else took shelter in the stand.

Kirkintilloch RR, Broxburn, Caley Braves, Rutherglen, Kilwinning (beat Albion Rovers 3-0), Dunbar, Cumbernauld Colts, Kennoway, St Andrews, Ashfield, Tranent, Johnstone Borough, Pollock, Shotts BA, EK, Troon, Threave Rovers, Leith all still in it. Dunbar v Cumbernauld Colts, Kennoway v St Andrews and Threave Rovers v Leith Athletic are 4th round matches which were called off.

Still hoping for St Andrews away . They are still in it, as their game away to Kennoway was called off.

Sloppy and poor most of the game today. We can't string together more than a few passes and it has been like that for weeks now. Expected to lose today and no surprise that we did. The Bo'ness players were far better on the ball. Amazed that we did not use the sun to our advantage. Their keeper could not see a thing on his left side in the first half. We should have been moving the ball up our right and hitting shots from the edge of the box. Yet we didn't even try and when we did move forward it was up our left. Hepburn didn't have a great day, dropping the ball for the first goal and hesitated for the header, but he is allowed a few mistakes. Normally reliable. We are better than last season, but we are only 2 points better off than at this point last season. I think some of our support think we are better than we actually are. I agree with others re spending. We should be concentrating our efforts now towards next season. It wouldn't take much to make us challenge.

Kennedy is definitely a cheque book manager. Without the money his teams would be mediocre. EK should comfortably win the league and should make it through the play offs, but they aren't that impressive.

Would like a home tie against one of the EOSFL teams and hopefully win, then away to Celtic or Aberdeen. Can only hope .

No replays. Extra time and then penalties. Fortunately, we didn't need it. 3rd round draw tomorrow at 7.30pm. League 1 and Championship teams enter at the 3rd round.

The injuries have affected us, especially as it was key players (other teams have had their share too), but the five draws we have had were hard to take because, unusually for once, we should have won all five of them. We should have been home and dry and instead were hit by late/injury time goals in four of the five. That's the difference between fourth and tenth and it must affect some of the players. Almost half the goals we have conceded in the league matches have come in the final few minutes or in injury time.

With our best eleven fit, we are a match for anyone in the league on the day, but unfortunately we have had too many injuries. We just need to be more productive upfront. The final ball is often poor and we don't give Ewan any service. We can't afford to waste chances on Saturday. Kilwinning are a decent side. They would hold their own in the Lowland League. Is Dougie injured?

Lanark are mid-table in the 3rd division in the WoSFL. The fourth tier in the west. A league below Kilsyth. St Andrews away to Kennoway. Still hoping for an away day to St Andrews . Next round please. Assuming we do get through.

I am not far from Cowdenbeath and it has been ok here. It was windy and still is, but we never had anywhere near the forecasted rain and not raining now. Not even any puddles in the garden and the wind is drying the ground. If it's similar at the ground then I would think it will be ok. Just miserable to watch it in . Not sure if Central got much rain though.

Down to 32 teams, although two 3rd round ties still to be played. Again, fingers crossed for St Andrews away

3-1 now

Not unexpected yesterday. We need a fully fit team to compete with the better teams in the league. Cumbernauld are a good team. Really fit and they all have good touch and control. I feel sorry for them, as they have little or no fans. We need the injuries to clear up and then we can start moving up the league. Hopefully MacPherson gets a run of games now and can go on a scoring streak. We just need better service to him upfront and that will come if the injuries clear up.

It's a shame. Sadly, at the moment, it takes even more money than this to be serious about promotion back to League 2. If you don't have the money, which most clubs don't, then you need a shrewd manager and shrewd recruitment. Even then the likes of EK can still be too strong. Maybe if they finally go up this season the Lowland League might be wide open next season. Hopefully you don't nosedive after this.