Scottish Cup fifth round starts to take shape

Dunfermline win appeal and get to replay their tie

With Dunfermline winning their appeal against their expulsion from the Scottish Cup, there is still a bit to resolve before all the fifth round ties are sorted but things are a lot clearer than they were a few days ago.

Dunfermline were clear winners so the expulsion (and possibly even the replay) will seem like bureaucracy gone mad for some folk. That said, it is by nowhere near the first time the Pars have messed up with the administration side but with the SFA continually letting them off the hook, where is the incentive for them to improve?

Perhaps a fairer punishment would be to put John Yorkston in the stocks and allow people to throw piping hot bridies at his face? If the money went to charity it would overtake the annual amount given to Children In Need!

Anyways, the two replays are:

Stenhousemuir v Dunfermline and
Raith Rovers v Airdrie United (this tie to be played on Monday 25th Jan)

Active Nation Fifth Round ties are:

Dundee v Ayr
Hibernian v Montrose
Kilmarnock v Inverness CT
Raith/Airdrie v Aberdeen
Ross County v Stirling
St Johnstone v Dundee United
St Mirren v Rangers
Stenhousemuir/Dunfermline v Celtic

BBC announced today that they had selected St Mirren v Rangers as their televised tie with the game having a Saturday lunchtime kick-off. This leaves Sky with a game to choose and they may well be waiting to see if Dunfermline can overcome Stenhousemuir legally to set up a tie v Celtic.

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