jags on tour Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 (edited) home to ayr in next round * Forfar Athletic v Ross County * Partick Thistle v Ayr United * Queen of the South v East Fife * Peterhead v Stenhousemuir Edited August 12, 2010 by jags on tour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mearnsjag Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 That's a decent draw in my opinion - not the easiest but will at least be some atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 excellent draw!!! Whether this cup is worthwhile or not is irrelevant, I would still like to see us eventually win it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 John Lambie Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 excellent draw!!! Whether this cup is worthwhile or not is irrelevant, I would still like to see us eventually win it!! I'd agree with that. Also, can't complain about the draw, at home to a lower league team, all you could ask for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernsoul Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 We'll need to play far better than we did against Berwick Rangers if we are to progress to the semi-finals. I remember McCall stating a year or two ago that he didn't value this competition. In our current position now, it should be a top priority to win this cup, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carefulpuntgeorge Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Good draw - gives us a good chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven H Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 We'll need to play far better than we did against Berwick Rangers if we are to progress to the semi-finals. I remember McCall stating a year or two ago that he didn't value this competition. In our current position now, it should be a top priority to win this cup, in my opinion. McCall stated that he wants to win thi competition, he said the same thing last season. An Alba Cup Final would be a great day out for Jags fans, and winning it would see a half decent amount of prize money in addition to some healthy gate money...but lets just remember the team we support Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 John Lambie Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 We'll need to play far better than we did against Berwick Rangers if we are to progress to the semi-finals. I remember McCall stating a year or two ago that he didn't value this competition. In our current position now, it should be a top priority to win this cup, in my opinion. He said that about a week before ALBA started their sponsorship of the competition, he then changed what he had said & said it was now worth doing well in. When the best we can really hope for is a mid-table finish in the league, doing well in the cups is a priority, especially the Challenge Cup, as it's the one we have the best chance of winning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 McCall stated that he wants to win thi competition, he said the same thing last season. An Alba Cup Final would be a great day out for Jags fans, and winning it would see a half decent amount of prize money in addition to some healthy gate money...but lets just remember the team we support And remember Mark Roberts plays for them (should we have tried to get him back?) -- still it is a game we should be capable of winning (as well as losing) and it's on the weekend so we may get a decent crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernsoul Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Lets just hope Dosser is off form. Probably no need to worry though, he will probably be injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Just a point. We're due to play Q o S at home the day before the final. Reasonably strong possibility that either us or Queens could reach the final. Might as well go out to try and win it. Last thing we want is to be out the competition and Queens to reach the final. We'd lose a fair amount playing the Q o S fixture midweek thru a drop in crowd (Queens usually bring a fair lot) and hospitality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 (edited) Just a point. We're due to play Q o S at home the day before the final. Reasonably strong possibility that either us or Queens could reach the final. Might as well go out to try and win it. Last thing we want is to be out the competition and Queens to reach the final. We'd lose a fair amount playing the Q o S fixture midweek thru a drop in crowd (Queens usually bring a fair lot) and hospitality. The week before the cup game, according to this... there's an international game on Friday 3rd, so hopefully none of our players will be called up. Edited August 12, 2010 by Mr Bunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Terminator Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 The week before the cup game, according to this... there's an international game on Friday 3rd, so hopefully none of our players will be called up. I heard that Halliwell is in Fabio Capello's thoughts at the moment though. Mind you, Halliwell will probably retire from international football too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantB Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 We should be too good for Ayr regardless of whether the Hoor and Dosser play. They've already lost a cup tie to the mighty Elgin City. I'd love to see us get to the final and beat QoS. Knowing our luck, we'll be sent to Dingwall in the semi (assuming we beat Ayr) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernsoul Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 They should move the match to Saturday, like Forfar and Ross County have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicofan Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 i predict we will absolutely hammer them 1-0 Just cannot get excited about this competition I,m afraid...maybe change if we get to the final but even then its really just a pile of snoddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock Jag Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 They should move the match to Saturday, like Forfar and Ross County have done. The SFL may have it scheduled for the Sunday as the Friday is an International Fixture, and it might be inconvenient for travelling fans. That said it could be that they were just a bit daft and failed to realise that unlike last year the international fixture isn't on the Saturday. I'm hedging my bets on the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 The week before the cup game, according to this... there's an international game on Friday 3rd, so hopefully none of our players will be called up. Think you misread. I was talking about the final on the 28th Nov and the home game with Queens scheduled for the day before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Think you misread. I was talking about the final on the 28th Nov and the home game with Queens scheduled for the day before. Ah, so I did, apologies ... I probably had a mental block on us reaching the final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 excellent draw!!! Whether this cup is worthwhile or not is irrelevant, I would still like to see us eventually win it!! Agreed! The club/fans need a kick start this season or at least build momentum. If Thistle don't want to feature in this cup then let's not enter in the first place, give a highland league side a chance against SFL clubs. If Thistle isn't afraid of some bloody success then let's win it and regain some pride. RED&YELLOW ARMY!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistledome Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 MONNA THEEEEEEESELL!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediocre Pundit Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Agreed! The club/fans need a kick start this season or at least build momentum. If Thistle don't want to feature in this cup then let's not enter in the first place, give a highland league side a chance against SFL clubs. If Thistle isn't afraid of some bloody success then let's win it and regain some pride. RED&YELLOW ARMY!!!! You're back! Amazing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briogadh Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Agreed! The club/fans need a kick start this season or at least build momentum. If Thistle don't want to feature in this cup then let's not enter in the first place, give a highland league side a chance against SFL clubs. If Thistle isn't afraid of some bloody success then let's win it and regain some pride. RED&YELLOW ARMY!!!! My sentiments exactly! This constant rubbishing of the Alba Cup is extremely irritating - especially from fans of a club that has never got anywhere near winning it in umpteen attempts. Some people seem to thimk we are too 'big' for this competition. Time for a reality check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 My sentiments exactly! This constant rubbishing of the Alba Cup is extremely irritating - especially from fans of a club that has never got anywhere near winning it in umpteen attempts. Some people seem to thimk we are too 'big' for this competition. Time for a reality check. Sorry but there's a glaring difference in rubbishing this tournament and thinking we're somehow above it. As far as I can see we lose money out of playing in it and I doubt in any case many folk can even recite the recent winners. I can remember last year's champions well enough, they sacked their manager weeks after. But that's all secondary to the financial side. Not only does this competition attract the most dismal crowds where split gates only favour away clubs playing against a local side but it occasionally fecks up Saturday league games, as could well happen to us this November. So you don't even need to still be in the competition to suffer. Rescheduling a Saturday fixture to midweek means a loss of hospitality as well as a drop at the turnstiles. In addition those season ticket holders unable to attend midweek must question the value of their purchase. A return to mini leagues in the League Cup would produce more income and help put life into a far more prestigious competition. The Challenge Cup would be a far better tournament without Div 1 clubs. It could be regionalised possibly with addition of clubs from the Highland league and the Juniors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantB Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 I see Brian Reid has been shooting his mouth off in the papers about how much he fancies Ayr's chances against us. Remind me Brian, what was the score when you played the mighty Elgin City in the CIS cup? Daily Record Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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