ropy Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Turns out it's a gulf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTheDuck Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) I sincerely hope it's possible that Cove Rangers and Cowdenbeath can be in the same group. That would be fucking splendid Edited May 14, 2018 by EdTheDuck 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdinburghBlue Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 Friday 25 May at 6:30 pm live on BT Sport 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minertaur Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 The draw for the group stage of the 2018/19 Betfred Cup will be made on Friday May 25 and will be broadcast live on BT Sport 2 at 6.30pm. The 40-team group stage includes the 38 SPFL clubs not involved in European competition plus Highland League winners Cove Rangers and Lowland League champions Spartans. The format remains the same as the two previous seasons, with the eight group winners and four best runners-up joining the four UEFA participants in the last 16. The full group stage fixture list will be confirmed during the week commencing Monday June 4, once broadcast selections have been made. Betfred Cup dates 2018/19 Group stage MD1 – Weekend of Saturday July 14 Group stage MD2 – Tuesday/Wednesday July 17/18 Group stage MD3 – Weekend of Saturday July 21 Group stage MD4 – Tuesday/Wednesday July 24/25 Group stage MD5 – Weekend of Saturday July 28 Second round – Weekend of Saturday August 18 Quarter-finals – Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday September 25/26/27 Semi-finals – Saturday/Sunday October 27/28 Final – Sunday December 2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingboots Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Is that a new thing having the second round on a Saturday? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minertaur Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, shootingboots said: Is that a new thing having the second round on a Saturday? Looks like it as last seasons were all played on the 8/9 August. Tuesday/Wednesday. Edited May 15, 2018 by The Minertaur 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 5 hours ago, shootingboots said: Is that a new thing having the second round on a Saturday? 4 hours ago, The Minertaur said: Looks like it as last seasons were all played on the 8/9 August. Tuesday/Wednesday. UEFA have moved CL/EL qualifying rounds back 1 week*, gobbling-up the domestic midweek in August (which used to be the international friendly week before it was scrapped). To keep the LC Final before Christmas accordingly needed a weekend. *actually back 2 weeks... everything moved back a further 1 week as the calendar creeps forward annually due to the fact there aren't 364 days in a year, and 2018 was coincidentally the year for a re-set. This is why CL/EL groupstages are 1 week later which in turn will be why LC QFs, SFs and Final are themselves 1 week later than previously. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 On 5/14/2018 at 21:21, EdTheDuck said: I sincerely hope it's possible that Cove Rangers and Cowdenbeath can be in the same group. That would be fucking splendid I was thinking that myself it would be interesting if it was to be at their place we would probably need to hire the SAS to get in and out safely. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTheDuck Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 22 minutes ago, cowdenbeath said: I was thinking that myself it would be interesting if it was to be at their place we would probably need to hire the SAS to get in and out safely. Oh I'm sure they won't hold a grudge, it's not like they are serial bad losers or anything...*cough* 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 On 10/05/2018 at 16:32, ONeils40yarder said: Another great reason for Motherwell to win the Cup, saves us the bother of not having to be involved in this mind-numbing pish. Get fucked. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 On 10/05/2018 at 19:24, ropy said: Turns out it's a gulf I blame the champions league money 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Love the group stages of the league cup. We've only been in it one year since it was re-introduced so maybe still a novelty. Great opportunity to visit new grounds, and a welcome change from playing killie/Thistle/Aberdeen or hearts 5 times a season. Some great fairly local potential ties for us in the second seed pot; Pars, Falkirk, United. Plus Inverness. Hoping for an away trip to one or two out of Peterhead, Montrose, Stirling Albion or Cove. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdinburghBlue Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 3 hours ago, PauloPerth said: Love the group stages of the league cup. Ironic that it's a bit of a return to the past - although Stranraer were usually in group 9 when I started following them. This was the bottom five teams in the old second division. The winners of this group had to play off against one of the winners of a 'proper' group of second division teams for a quarter final place that went automatically to all other group winners. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 On 5/19/2018 at 09:29, PauloPerth said: Love the group stages of the league cup. We've only been in it one year since it was re-introduced so maybe still a novelty. Great opportunity to visit new grounds, and a welcome change from playing killie/Thistle/Aberdeen or hearts 5 times a season. Some great fairly local potential ties for us in the second seed pot; Pars, Falkirk, United. Plus Inverness. Hoping for an away trip to one or two out of Peterhead, Montrose, Stirling Albion or Cove. We've been in it every year(obviously) and I still think it's great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristov Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 With Celtic, Sevco and Hibs in Europe, I for one will be thoroughly disappointed if the SPFL don't engineer a group containing both Dundee teams. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Annan/Stranraer away please on the opening day; though a repeat trip to Berwick would be quite acceptable as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Despite being a diehard for over 30 years, I've never been to Palmerston, Shielfield or Links Park (their might have been friendlies but I don't do them) - I think I've been to all the other "old" grounds, so I've got a minor obsession with getting cup draws at these places. This north/south split & groups stuff makes the former 2 more likely and the latter much less likely - so QOTS and Berwick away please! We seem to have played Morton a lot in recent years, so I'd rather avoid them if poss... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Hearts and anyone from Raith, Arbroath, East Fife, Montrose, Peterhead and Cove Rangers. We've played the rest of them quite a lot over the last couple of years be it league, cup or friendlies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bushel o' Bricks Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 If I've worked this out correctly, on the basis of a purely geographical north-south divide, the teams with corresponding seedings should be as follows: North Dundee, Dundee United, Ross County, St Johnstone Brechin City, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk, Inverness Caledonian Thistle Alloa Athletic, Arbroath, Cove Rangers, Cowdenbeath, East Fife, Elgin City, Forfar Athletic, Montrose, Peterhead, Raith Rovers, Stenhousemuir, Stirling Albion South Hamilton Academical, Heart Of Midlothian, Kilmarnock, Motherwell Livingston, Partick Thistle, Queen Of The South, St Mirren Airdrieonians, Albion Rovers, Annan Athletic, Ayr United, Berwick Rangers, Clyde, Dumbarton, Edinburgh City, Greenock Morton, Queen's Park, Spartans, Stranraer The cut-off point is between Cumbernauld and Grangemouth, with Falkirk being the most southern-based team in the North section and Clyde the northern-most in the South. The only problem with this is that the higher concentration of southern-based teams gives a slight advantage to some teams in the North; for example, Morton are unseeded in the South section despite finishing higher in the Championship than Brechin who would be second seeds in the North section. In any case, it seems unlikely to work this way as last year we had the geographical anomalies of Hearts in the North section and Edinburgh City in the South despite Tynecastle being geographically further south than Ainslie Park and Falkirk featuring in the North with Stenhousemuir in the South despite Ochilview being further north than The Falkirk Stadium. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 If I've worked this out correctly, on the basis of a purely geographical north-south divide, the teams with corresponding seedings should be as follows: North Dundee, Dundee United, Ross County, St Johnstone Brechin City, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk, Inverness Caledonian Thistle Alloa Athletic, Arbroath, Cove Rangers, Cowdenbeath, East Fife, Elgin City, Forfar Athletic, Montrose, Peterhead, Raith Rovers, Stenhousemuir, Stirling Albion South Hamilton Academical, Heart Of Midlothian, Kilmarnock, Motherwell Livingston, Partick Thistle, Queen Of The South, St Mirren Airdrieonians, Albion Rovers, Annan Athletic, Ayr United, Berwick Rangers, Clyde, Dumbarton, Edinburgh City, Greenock Morton, Queen's Park, Spartans, Stranraer The cut-off point is between Cumbernauld and Grangemouth, with Falkirk being the most southern-based team in the North section and Clyde the northern-most in the South. The only problem with this is that the higher concentration of southern-based teams gives a slight advantage to some teams in the North; for example, Morton are unseeded in the South section despite finishing higher in the Championship than Brechin who would be second seeds in the North section. In any case, it seems unlikely to work this way as last year we had the geographical anomalies of Hearts in the North section and Edinburgh City in the South despite Tynecastle being geographically further south than Ainslie Park and Falkirk featuring in the North with Stenhousemuir in the South despite Ochilview being further north than The Falkirk Stadium. The seeding is done first. Then split by region. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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