Convenient time for everyone

Yes, football fans everywhere will be gutted at the prospect of missing out on the Scottish Cup draw because of a clash with work or Loose Women or whatever trash daytime television is showing these days.

Probably continuous adverts for sell your gold companies but it should at least kill some time before the stunning Rachel Riley appears with a figure and the figures on Countdown.

Footy fans will be backing Jeff Stelling but well, if you ever have a day off work or you find yourself at a loose end, we defy you to not offer up a suggestion of two from the top….and anyways, getting back to the Scottish Cup draw.

Six of the games at the weekend had a victor so the draw is slightly more straightforward than the draw for the 5th round of the Active Nation Scottish Cup.

The teams involved in the draw are:

Ross County
Dundee
Dundee United
Kilmarnock
Hibs
Celtic
St Mirren / Rangers
Raith Rovers / Aberdeen

We aren’t going to sit here and predict what the ties will be but with 5 SPL teams guaranteed to be involved (with maybe more one more), there is likely to be some big teams. There are also two (possibly three) SFL teams in the competition so there is still the opportunity for a team outwith the top flight to get to Hampden this season.

We’ll endeavour to be online with the draw as quickly as we can after it is made but you know, there is probably other things we should be doing at 1pm on a Wednesday afternoon.

Is your team still in the cup. If so, who do you want to draw?

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It’s the day for Scottish football draws

After the excitement of the Euro 2012 draw, attention returns to the Scottish Cup. Dunfermline take on Celtic at East End Park and the draw will follow on Wednesday at Hampden Park, with Sky Sports and all the usual media comedy acts probably shoe horning it in somewhere.

5 of the 7 cup matches played yesterday were concluded so the draw is certainly clearer than the last round. Only two replays are required so St Mirren, Aberdeen, Rangers and Raith Rovers all remain in the draw even though two of these clubs will progress no further than the replay.

The teams that will be involved in the draw for the Active Nation Scottish Cup 6th Round draw are:

Dundee
Dundee United
Kilmarnock
Ross County
Hibs
Raith Rovers / Aberdeen
St Mirren / Rangers

And either Dunfermline or Celtic (or both if its a draw) depending on the outcome to today’s lunchtime match

Is your team still in the cup and do you think it could be your year?

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Not bad for a 125 year old tournament

Irvine Meadow are just one of the many beautifully named Scottish junior clubs. The irony is that there is very little that is beautiful in the Scottish junior game.

Some of the clashes in Ayrshire have went down in legend for the violence and conflict but there is no doubt the passion that exists for the Junior game is evident of how much Scotland lives on.

Irvine Meadow made sure that their name is known for footballing reasons by causing a major shock by knocking Arbroath out of the ActiveNation Scottish Cup.

A 1-0 home win, with the goal coming in the first half from Richie Barr, was enough to send the minnows into the draw with the big boys.

Yes, there is the potential for a tie against Celtic, Rangers, Hearts or Hibs for Irvine Meadow. Who knows, perhaps they would prefer an Ayrshire tie against Kilmarnock or Ayr United to add some local steel to the game?

No doubt they will just be delighted to be in the draw but now that they are they are, they may as well dream a little!

The draw for the next round for the Scottish Cup takes place on Monday and WeKnowSFA will be reporting on Monday night with all the latest views and reaction to the draw.

One name who wont be in the draw will be Queen of the South, beaten finalist in the 2007/08 season. A 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Airdrie United has left the Queens to focus on the league and their push to the SPL.

If your team is in the Cup draw, who do you want to face?

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