HibeeJibee Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Tower Hearts - the amateur qualifier - seemingly haven't got enough players to face Cumnock in Saturday's preliminary (due at St Anthonys ground). Given the debacle with Colville Park last time out, this isn't a good look for the Amateur Cup sadly. On that occasion Colville hired Blantyre to host Whitehill, but the park was unplayable... then moved it to Benburb, a week on Sunday... then with a hastily recruited squad crashed out 0-4, despite their visitors playing the entire game without a goalkeeper... then the club folded within a fortnight. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 They seem to have a team in the Central Scottish. Are they messing them about as well? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginaro Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 15 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: Tower Hearts - the amateur qualifier - seemingly haven't got enough players to face Cumnock in Saturday's preliminary (due at St Anthonys ground). Given the debacle with Colville Park last time out, this isn't a good look for the Amateur Cup sadly. On that occasion Colville hired Blantyre to host Whitehill, but the park was unplayable... then moved it to Benburb, a week on Sunday... then with a hastily recruited squad crashed out 0-4, despite their visitors playing the entire game without a goalkeeper... then the club folded within a fortnight. Colville Park were managed by now Darvel boss Mick Kennedy, he left after their cup win and they obviously didn't recover over that summer. Last season's runners-up Fallin also seem to have folded, they've yet to play a game in the Central Scottish. 14 hours ago, FairWeatherFan said: They seem to have a team in the Central Scottish. Are they messing them about as well? Played two, won one, which makes the Scottish Cup withdrawal stranger. They were still tweeting about it yesterday... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Tower Hearts got a 5-0 doing off Castklemilk Dynamo last week, so don't know if they just didn't fancy a pasting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 hour ago, paul-r-cfc said: don't know if they just didn't fancy a pasting. That'd hardly be justification for a qualifier scratching from the Scottish Cup itself. Btw would forfeiters still pocket £3,000 or must clubs have played their tie? 1 hour ago, Ginaro said: Colville Park were managed by now Darvel boss Mick Kennedy, he left after their cup win and they obviously didn't recover over that summer. Last season's runners-up Fallin also seem to have folded, they've yet to play a game in the Central Scottish. Certainly common that successful amateur squads get raided by senior teams. We must also recognise that trying to win in the amateurs is sometimes a 'project' after which managers, players and resources move away en masse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archieb Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 hour ago, HibeeJibee said: Btw would forfeiters still pocket £3,000 or must clubs have played their tie? Yes the tie must be played in order to qualify for payment. I understand that the draw for Round 1 will be made on Monday (29th) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardle is Magic Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 A terrible look to pull out of the competition. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleslie99 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Tower Hearts lost a few of last seasons cup winning side to WOS sides. A very good young side last year but a surprise winner of the big one nonetheless. Losing a few of their better players including their captain was always going to be tough. Surprised they can't field a team in the big Scottish mind you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 I'd have taken a game 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 1 minute ago, pleslie99 said: Tower Hearts lost a few of last seasons cup winning side to WOS sides. A very good young side last year but a surprise winner of the big one nonetheless. Losing a few of their better players including their captain was always going to be tough. Surprised they can't field a team in the big Scottish mind you. It's really, really poor. Maxwell should be on the phone to the SAFA brass to suggest that entry into the competition for the oldest trophy in world football might be off the table for amateur sides in future unless they sort it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleslie99 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 On 23/08/2022 at 21:45, HibeeJibee said: Tower Hearts - the amateur qualifier - seemingly haven't got enough players to face Cumnock in Saturday's preliminary (due at St Anthonys ground). Given the debacle with Colville Park last time out, this isn't a good look for the Amateur Cup sadly. On that occasion Colville hired Blantyre to host Whitehill, but the park was unplayable... then moved it to Benburb, a week on Sunday... then with a hastily recruited squad crashed out 0-4, despite their visitors playing the entire game without a goalkeeper... then the club folded within a fortnight. It's not exactly a reflection on the Scottish amateur cup. Amateur football is what it is. The better teams will always have their better players tempted by non-league sides and above. Some will argue amateur football is struggling, a good few teams stepping up to WOS isn't helping and playing in the lowest league which is nothing more than a glorified amateur league anyway. Colville Park is not a good example to use. The year you refer to was the year Mick Kennedy left to go to Darvel and took half the squad. The other half left to go elsewhere leaving a totally new manager with a totally new squad. They played and got pumped as expected. The Colville side that won the previous year got through a good number of qualifying rounds and played Peterhead in the 1st round proper which was a huge achievement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Invergordon v Newtongrange Star will happen at Ross County's Victoria Park. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossilYM Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 On 24/08/2022 at 18:56, HibeeJibee said: That'd hardly be justification for a qualifier scratching from the Scottish Cup itself. Btw would forfeiters still pocket £3,000 or must clubs have played their tie? Certainly common that successful amateur squads get raided by senior teams. We must also recognise that trying to win in the amateurs is sometimes a 'project' after which managers, players and resources move away en masse. So Colville Park manager walks along with most of the team and within X amount of time the club no longer exists. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC63 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Talbot up 3-0 after 15 mins. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 (edited) Syngenta 1-0 Threave Rovers Auchinleck Talbot 7-0 Coldstream Broxburn Athletic 3-0 Blackburn United Burntisland Shipyard 1-5 Lothian Thistle HV Carnoustie Panmure 1-1 Hawick Royal Albert Clydebank 4-1 Bonnyton Thistle Dalkeith Thistle 1-3 Lochee United Drumchapel United 3-0 Easthouses Dundonald Bluebell 3-1 Tayport Fort William 0-4 Benburb Glasgow University 2-0 Golspie Sutherland Haddington Athletic 1-3 Darvel Invergordon 1-5 Newtongrange Star (at Ross County) Irvine Meadow 1-1 Hill of Beath Hawthorn Linlithgow Rose (nine) 9-0 St. Cuthbert Wanderers Penicuik Athletic 0-1 Musselburgh Athletic Pollok 6-0 Girvan Preston Athletic 0-1 Newton Stewart Rutherglen Glencairn 2-2 Kilwinning Rangers Sauchie 4-2 St. Andrews United Tower Hearts Scr-WO Cumnock (at St Anthonys) Vale of Leithen 0-2 Dunbar United Whitehill Welfare 1-4 Camelon Wigtown & Bladnoch 0-12 (twelve) Dunipace Goodness only knows what Carnoustie were doing. Other notable shock probably Newton Stewart winning at Preston. Eyewatering scoreline in Wigtownshire, while Coldstream and St Cuthbert took hammerings on the road. North Caledonian had their highest-ever representation but suffer a total wipeout. SOSL got 1 through. Hawick v Carnoustie, Hill of Beath v Irvine Meadow and Kilwinning v Rutherglen try again next Saturday. Edited August 27, 2022 by HibeeJibee 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyBear Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Mark Stowe scored 6 for Linlithgow today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 R1 draw Monday afternoon, due September 17th: Lowland League (16) Berwick Rangers, Bo'ness United, Caledonian Braves, Civil Service Strollers, Cowdenbeath, Cumbernauld Colts, Dalbeattie Star, East Kilbride, East Stirlingshire, Edinburgh University, Gala Fairydean Rovers, Gretna 2008, OG Broomhill, Spartans, Tranent, University of Stirling Highland League (18) Banks o'Dee, Brechin City, Brora Rangers, Buckie Thistle, Clachnacuddin, Deveronvale, Formartine United, Forres Mechanics, Fraserburgh, Huntly, Inverurie Loco Works, Keith, Lossiemouth, Nairn County, Rothes, Strathspey Thistle, Turriff United, Wick Academy East of Scotland League (13) (Premier Division) Broxburn Athletic, Dundonald Bluebell, Jeanfield Swifts, Linlithgow Rose, Lothian Thistle HV, Musselburgh Athletic, Sauchie, Tynecastle (First Division) Camelon, Dunbar United, Dunipace, Newtongrange Star (Second Division) Syngenta West of Scotland League (9) (Premier Division) Auchinleck Talbot, Clydebank, Cumnock, Darvel, Pollok (First Division) Benburb, Drumchapel United (Second Division) Glasgow University (tbc) Kilwinning Rangers/Rutherglen Glencairn South of Scotland League (1) Newton Stewart Midland League (1) Lochee United (tbc) (2) Hawick Royal Albert/Carnoustie Panmure Hill of Beath Hawthorn/Irvine Meadow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patriot1 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Sauchie 4 St Andrews 2 A fairly even game which turned on two moments. Two minutes after equalising Saints gave the ball away deep in their own half and Sauchie took advantage. Then at 3-2 our striker was wrestled to the ground when through on goal and the ref didn’t even give a foul. Not the way I wanted our first ever Scottish Cup campaign to go but here’s looking to next season. Ps, I can’t believe that Carnoustie score either!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 2 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: Hawick v Carnoustie, Hill of Beath v Irvine Meadow and Kilwinning v Rutherglen try again next Saturday. What’s up with this btw? I thought we had got rid of replays this year 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patriot1 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, parsforlife said: What’s up with this btw? I thought we had got rid of replays this year 3 minutes ago, parsforlife said: What’s up with this btw? I thought we had got rid of replays this year First round onwards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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