BowenBoys Posted August 24, 2024 Report Share Posted August 24, 2024 (edited) Here we go, thrill-seekers. The draw for the Men's First Round takes place on Sunday evening at 5:30. After that, it's over to you. So, get your HAHA pencils sharpened. It only feels like four months since the last one. I know a lot of people regretted not joining in last season so it's good to get going again. Seriously, it would be good to have more players this year. If you've never played before, don't worry about making a fool of yourself. You'll be in good company. Who knows, you might even VBJ it. Same rules as last season. Here is a timetable of fixtures over the next nine months. How to play Select the winning team in each Scottish Cup tie. Simples. Seeding For scoring purposes, teams are seeded as shown below MEN Premiership Championship League One League Two Highland League / Lowland League EoSFL / WoSFL / SoSFL / Others Unlicensed Clubs WOMEN SPFL 1 SPFL 2 Championship League One SWFL / Highlands & Islands League Scoring One point awarded for each correct prediction in the First Rounds. This increases by one point in each subsequent round. Therefore, predicting the winner in the Men's Final is worth 8 points; in the Women's Final, 7 points. If your chosen team beats a team with a higher seeding, additional points will be awarded commensurate with the difference in seeding level. Should the victory be away from home, one further point will be awarded. As an aid, the seeding points available in each tie will be shown in the published fixtures. Logistics The fixtures for each round will be published here shortly after each draw takes place. Post your entries on this thread. "H" for home win, "A" for away win. Post your entries before the deadline stated alongside each set of fixtures. Late entries are usually tolerated but it's very rude!. Should your entry arrive after any matches have kicked off, entries for those games will be void. League table will be published after the completion of each round. Edited August 31, 2024 by BowenBoys 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted August 31, 2024 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2024 The chart below shows, round by round, where points will be won or lost. Percentages are rounded to nearest 1%. Almost two-thirds of the total points available are in the Men's competition. Across both competitions, half of the points will be decided in the first three rounds. Almost three-quarters in the first four rounds. The third round is the most profitable, accounting for nearly a quarter of the Men's points and a third of the Women's. While later in the competition the points per game are greater, the smaller number of games and the (often) more predictable outcome means it is harder to make gains on the opposition. If you are in a good position by the quarter finals, you will be hard to dislodge. The seeding points are determined solely by the draw, so impossible to predict. In last season's competition 40% of games where seeding points were available were won by the underdog. The big question is whether it is profitable to target the underdog to gain points. In response, I offer this observation. Last season, one competitor selected the underdog wherever possible. They finished with 153 points. Reversing each of their predictions would have resulted in a total of 301 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted September 1, 2024 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2024 Men's First Round fixtures Forres Mechanics v Jeanfield Swifts - A2 University of Stirling v Caledonian Braves Brechin City v Newtongrange Star - A2 Clachnacuddin v Nairn County Linlithgow Rose v Lossiemouth Musselburgh Athletic v Darvel Gala Fairydean Rovers v Banks O' Dee Broomhill v Turriff United Cowdenbeath v Rutherglen Glencairn - A2 East Stirlingshire v Lochee United - A2 Cumbernauld Colts v Civil Service Strollers Strathspey Thistle v Sauchie - A2 Formartine United v Whitehill Welfare - A2 Fraserburgh v Rothes Dalkeith Thistle v Broxburn Athletic - H1 Threave Rovers v Vale of Leithen Brora Rangers v Cumnock - A2 Buckie Thistle v Carluke Rovers - A2 Burntisland Shipyard v Irvine Meadow Dundonald Bluebell v Inverurie Loco Works - H1 Keith v Camelon - A2 Huntly v Wick Academy Clydebank v Girvan Dunbar United v Bo'ness Athletic - A2 East Kilbride v Gretna 2008 Albion Rovers v Auchinleck Talbot - A2 Tynecastle v Hill of Beath Hawthorn Dundee North End v Tranent Juniors - H2 Berwick Rangers v Cupar Hearts - A3 Deveronvale v Bo'ness United Surprise, surprise, the two Bo'ness teams have been kept apart. Skulduggery. It's the permanent way. Ties to be played on weekend of 28 September HAHAs please. Deadline for entries 1pm, Friday 27 September 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted September 1, 2024 Report Share Posted September 1, 2024 2 hours ago, BowenBoys said: Surprise, surprise, the two Bo'ness teams have been kept apart. Skulduggery. It's the permanent way. If you pick one of them correctly, do you get a Bo'ness point? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted September 1, 2024 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2024 6 minutes ago, partickthedog said: If you pick one of them correctly, do you get a Bo'ness point? Depends which one you're siding with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted September 1, 2024 Report Share Posted September 1, 2024 1 minute ago, BowenBoys said: Depends which one you're siding with. Hope I'm on track with the following (in 3 embankments of 10) AHAAAHAAAA AAAHHHAAHH AAAAHAAHAA Many thanks for organising this, BB. Here's hoping the underdogs can rise to the challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted September 1, 2024 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2024 Thanks ptud. Top of the league already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted September 1, 2024 Report Share Posted September 1, 2024 H,A,H,H,H A,A,H,H,H A,H,H,A,H A,A,H,A,A H,H,H,A,H A,A,A,H,A Thanks for doing this again @BowenBoys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted September 1, 2024 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2024 Thank you for doing it again AJ 😊 Game on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevenone Posted September 3, 2024 Report Share Posted September 3, 2024 Hiya @BowenBoys ty for running this again. Looking for a solid mid table placing this year after disastrous last season so here goes… HHAAA AHAAH HHHHA HAAAA AAHAH HHHAH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted September 3, 2024 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2024 Morning @elevenone. This could be the one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted September 3, 2024 Report Share Posted September 3, 2024 HAHH HAAA HAHH HHAA HHAH HHHH HHHA HH Thank you @BowenBoys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JAGSMAN1968 Posted September 3, 2024 Report Share Posted September 3, 2024 Well done, yet again!👏 H A H A H A H H H H A H H H H H A H A A H H H H H H A A H H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lady-isobel-barnett Posted September 3, 2024 Report Share Posted September 3, 2024 HAHHH HAAHA HAHHH AHHHA HHHHH AAHHA 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted September 3, 2024 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2024 Thanks l-i-b. Looks like we're putting the band back together 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted September 7, 2024 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2024 The Women's Second Preliminary Round matches are played tomorrow. Well, thirteen ties are played tomorrow. There are fourteen places free in the First Round draw. Can't find any information on the missing tie. Also can't find out when the draw takes place. Was hoping that the SFA might be a bit better organised this season but I guess it will be another season of relying on various clubs socials for information. Only thing worse than incomplete information would be if the SFA published incorrect fixture info. Surely even they wouldn't be that disorganised... ... hmm... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevenone Posted September 7, 2024 Report Share Posted September 7, 2024 On 9/1/2024 at 5:46 PM, BowenBoys said: Men's First Round fixtures Forres Mechanics v Jeanfield Swifts - A2 University of Stirling v Caledonian Braves Brechin City v Newtongrange Star - A2 Clachnacuddin v Nairn County Linlithgow Rose v Lossiemouth Musselburgh Athletic v Darvel Gala Fairydean Rovers v Banks O' Dee Broomhill v Turriff United Cowdenbeath v Rutherglen Glencairn - A2 East Stirlingshire v Lochee United - A2 Cumbernauld Colts v Civil Service Strollers Strathspey Thistle v Sauchie - A2 Formartine United v Whitehill Welfare - A2 Fraserburgh v Rothes Dalkeith Thistle v Broxburn Athletic - H1 Threave Rovers v Vale of Leithen Brora Rangers v Cumnock - A2 Buckie Thistle v Carluke Rovers - A2 Burntisland Shipyard v Irvine Meadow Dundonald Bluebell v Inverurie Loco Works - H1 Keith v Camelon - A2 Huntly v Wick Academy Clydebank v Girvan Dunbar United v Bo'ness Athletic - A2 East Kilbride v Gretna 2008 Albion Rovers v Auchinleck Talbot - A2 Tynecastle v Hill of Beath Hawthorn Dundee North End v Tranent Juniors - H2 Berwick Rangers v Cupar Hearts - A3 Deveronvale v Bo'ness United Surprise, surprise, the two Bo'ness teams have been kept apart. Skulduggery. It's the permanent way. Ties to be played on weekend of 28 September HAHAs please. Deadline for entries 1pm, Friday 27 September After today all those teams giving me the fear for whence we enter tourney 😐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Very Bitter Jag Posted September 8, 2024 Report Share Posted September 8, 2024 Hi BB, HAHHH HHAHA HAHHA AHHAA HHHHH AAAHH Thanks for doing this. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted September 8, 2024 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2024 Thanks VBJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted September 8, 2024 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2024 In the Women's Second Preliminary Round today, 10 ties were completed. There were 2 walkovers and 2 matches were abandoned due to serious player injuries. The draw for the First Round takes place tomorrow at 6pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted September 8, 2024 Report Share Posted September 8, 2024 2 hours ago, BowenBoys said: In the Women's Second Preliminary Round today, 10 ties were completed. There were 2 walkovers and 2 matches were abandoned due to serious player injuries. The draw for the First Round takes place tomorrow at 6pm. Hope the players with serious injuries make a good recovery and they didn't need to wait for hours for treatment like the PTWFC player a few weeks ago who waited hours for an ambulance after a serious head knock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted September 9, 2024 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2024 Rescheduled dates for Women's Preliminary Round Two ties 15 September Murieston United Women v Alloa Athletic WFC 22 September Bishopton v Huntly FC Women Women's First Round draw St Mirren v Ross County - A2 Giffnock SC v Stonehaven Ladiees - A2 Linlithgow Rose CFC v Elgin City Bonnyrigg Rose Girls v Armadale Thistle Drumchapel United v Cumbernauld Colts Inverurie Loco Works v Arbroath Women - A2 Dunipace Ladies v Penicuik Athletic Women - A2 Dunfermline Athletic v Kilwinning - H1 Edinburgh Caledonia v Bishopton or Huntly FC Women - A2 Glenrothes Strollers v Dyce Women Queen of the South Ladies v Dundee West Cambusdoon Ladies v Murieston United Women or Alloa Athletic WFC Matches to be played on 6 October Deadline for predictions 1pm, Friday 4 October Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted September 9, 2024 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2024 Deadline for Men's First Round predictions is 27 September. You have 18 days to get signed up for the ride. You are assured of splendid company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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