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This year's theme is Flower Of Scotland, with the Thistles from Strathspey, Buckie and Hutchievale as well as Open Goal Broomhill FC and Dundonald Bluebell FC. Last year's featured teams of Hawthorn, Rose and Fairydean are all there too.

For all games this year, there will be no replays with all games being decided on the day by extra-time and penalties, if necessary.

The First Round games will be played over this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with the televised game tomorrow night at 7.45pm being between Pollok and Huntly on BBC Scotland (according to the SFA website). Needless to say my BBC Scotland scheduling does not agree, but no doubt many programmes will be moved around at short notice until after Monday.

[Lord Snooty]

Nice.

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Amongst the fallers at the first fence are two of the thistles, leaving Buckie to represent the Jags, plus the bluebell also going out, but the broom is surviving. The fairies are gone too, but the rose of Linlithgow and the hawthorn of Hill Of Beath are still blooming.

Full Results
Broomhill 3 Brora Rangers 2 AET
Pollok 6 Huntly 0
Syngenta 2 Auchinleck Talbot 4
Jeanfield Swifts 1 Brechin City 5
Darvel 8 Tynecastle 0
Banks O'Dee 4 Turriff United 0
Benburb 4 Dundonald Bluebell 2
Caledonian Braves 6 Newton Stewart 1
Carnoustie Panmure 3 Rothes 1
Civil Service Strollers 1 Fraserburgh 2
Clydebank 1 The Spartans 3
Cowdenbeath 0 Bo'ness United 1
Cumbernauld Colts 0 Dalbeattie Star 1
Deveronvale 2 East Kilbride 4
Dunbar United 3 Clachnacuddin 2 AET
Dunipace 1 Broxburn Athletic 1 AET (Dunipace win 4-2 on penalties)
Formartine United 3 East Stirlingshire 1
Forres Mechanics 2 Glasgow University 3
Gala Fairydean 1 Sauchie Juniors 4
Gretna 2008 3 Edinburgh University 1
Hill Of Beath Hawthorn 3 Inverurie Loco Works 1
Keith 1 Cumnock 2
Kilwinning Rangers 4 Tranent Juniors 2
Linlithgow Rose 2 Berwick Rangers 1
Lossiemouth 1 Buckie Thistle 2
Musselburgh Athletic 1 Newtongrange Star 2 AET
Nairn County 1 Drumchapel United 3
Strathspey Thistle 0 Camelon Juniors 5
Wick Academy 5 Lochee United 1
University of Stirling 3 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 0

The second round draw was made last night and is-
Bo'ness United v Auchinleck Talbot
Brechin City v Stirling Albion
Buckie Thistle v Open Goal Broomhill
Carnoustie Panmure v Formartine United
Cumnock Juniors v Dumbarton
Dalbeattie Star v Darvel
Dunbar United v University of Stirling
Dunipace v Banks O'Dee
East Kilbride v Caledonian Braves
Elgin City v Camelon Juniors
Fraserburgh v Stranraer
Glasgow University v Albion Rovers
Gretna 2008 v Drumchapel United
Kilwinning Rangers v Forfar Athletic
Linlithgow Rose v Spartans
Newtongrange Star v Hill of Beath Hawthorn
Pollok v Annan Athletic
Sauchie Juniors v Bonnyrigg Rose
Stenhousemuir v East Fife
Wick Academy v Benburb
The ties are due to be played on the weekend of 22 October.

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Second Round Results (copied from the BBC)

Pollok 4 Annan Athletic 3
Brechin City 2 Stirling Albion 2 AET (Stirling Albion win 8-7 on penalties)
Bo'ness United 1 Auchinleck Talbot 1 AET (Auchinleck Talbot win 5-3 on penalties)
Buckie Thistle 1 Broomhill 3
Carnoustie Panmure 1 Formartine United 2
Dalbeattie Star 1 Darvel 7
Dunbar United 1 University of Stirling 3
Dunipace 5 Turriff United 2
East Kilbride 5 Caledonian Braves 0
Elgin City 4 Camelon Juniors 0
Fraserburgh 2 Stranraer 1
Glasgow University 1 Albion Rovers 4 AET
Gretna 2008 1 Drumchapel United 4
Kilwinning Rangers 1 Forfar Athletic 3
Linlithgow Rose 4 The Spartans 0
Newtongrange Star 0 Hill Of Beath Hawthorn 1
Sauchie Juniors 3 Bonnyrigg Rose 2
Stenhousemuir 2 East Fife 1
Wick Academy 2 Benburb 0
Cumnock 1 Dumbarton 3

So, one of the headline thread teams has made it through to the Third Round Draw, which is as follows-

Albion Rovers v University of Stirling
Ayr United v Pollok
Broomhill v Alloa Athletic
Clyde v Dumbarton
Cove Rangers v Dunipace
Drumchapel United v FC Edinburgh
Dundee v Airdrieonians
Dunfermline v Forfar Athletic
Formartine United v Stenhousemuir
Fraserburgh v Arbroath
Hamilton Academical v East Kilbride
Hill Of Beath Hawthorn v Elgin City
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Stirling Albion
Linlithgow Rose v Sauchie Juniors
Montrose v Darvel
Greenock Morton v Queen of the South
Partick Thistle v Kelty Hearts
Peterhead v Queen's Park
Raith Rovers v Auchinleck Talbot
Wick Academy v Falkirk

The ties are due to be played over the weekend of 25th to 28th November, with Ayr United v Pollock as the Main Match at 7.45pm on BBC Scotland on 28th November.

Broomhill are still accompanied through the rounds by Hawthorn and Rose and there are now a couple of Thistles joining in too.

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Broom have gone, but with their heads held high, only losing to an injury time penalty by League 1 Alloa. Similarly Hawthorn also lost out to League 2 Elgin City by only 1 goal. However the Rose and two Thistles remain to fight another day.

Also through are Drumchapel, University of Stirling and Darvel, each of whom beat League opposition.

Third Round Results
Broomhill 1 Alloa Athletic 2 FT
Drumchapel United 1 FC Edinburgh 0 FT
Hamilton Academical 4 East Kilbride 0 FT
Albion Rovers 0 University of Stirling 1 AET
Cove Rangers 7 Dunipace 0 FT
Dundee 6 Airdrieonians 2 FT
Dunfermline 4 Forfar Athletic 0 FT
Formartine United 1 Stenhousemuir 3 FT
Fraserburgh 0 Arbroath 2 FT
Hill Of Beath Hawthorn 1 Elgin City 2 FT
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 Stirling Albion 2 FT
Linlithgow Rose 1 Sauchie Juniors 0 FT
Montrose 2 Darvel 5 FT
Greenock Morton 4 Queen of the South 1 FT
Partick Thistle 3 Kelty Hearts 0 FT
Peterhead 0 Queen's Park 3 FT
Raith Rovers 3 Auchinleck Talbot 0 FT
Wick Academy 0 Falkirk 6 FT
Clyde 1 Dumbarton 3 FT

Tomorrow night's televised Cup game is Ayr United v Pollok at 7.45pm on BBC Scotland, where another upset just might be on the cards. The Fourth Round Draw, which will include the Premiership teams, will take place immediately after this game.

[Lord Snooty]

Ayr United v Pollok or Portugal v Uruguay in the sterile world cup? No choice really, is it?

Nowt against Ayr but it'll be twice in just over a week I'll be wanting them to get beat.

[Lord Snooty]

No goals at half time. Pollok started well but their keeper has had to make a few great saves. Ayr should be ahead but for him.

[Lord Snooty]

Full time 1-0 to Ayr. Fair result.

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Oooh. First out. Hibs v Hearts.

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Fourth Round Draw:

Hibernian v Hearts
Kilmarnock v Dumbarton
Dundee United v University of Stirling
St Mirren v Dundee
Celtic v Morton
St Johnstone v Rangers
Elgin City v Drumchapel United
Partick Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic
Arbroath v Motherwell
Linlithgow Rose v Raith Rovers
Alloa Athletic v Falkirk
Darvel v Aberdeen
Stenhousemuir v Livingston
Hamilton Academical v Ross County
Inverness CT v Queen's Park
Cove Rangers v Ayr United

These ties will be played over the weekend of Saturday 21 January 2023. Of the wee teams, both Drumchapel United and Linlithgow Rose must fancy their chances of progress into the last 16. For the big teams, it's a great chance for Hibs to get rid of Hearts early on, and we could also easily lose Kilmarnock, St Mirren, Rangers and Motherwell from the competition.

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The cooncil telly games this weekend will be Celtic v Morton on Saturday at 12.15pm on BBC One Scotland and Darvel v Aberdeen on Monday at 7.45pm on BBC Scotland. No shocks to see here methinks, but Aberdeen should be wary of a potential banana skin. Darvel have scored 20 goals in 3 games so far, including 5 goals away to League One Montrose.