Scottish Cup 3rd round draw

[Billy Whizz]

3rd round drawn today, Hibs go in at the 4th round
Features some championship sides

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34665684


Stranraer v Buckie Thistle

Queen's Park v Forfar Athletic

Formartine United v Fort William or Cove Rangers

Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic

East Fife or Stirling Albion v Cumbernauld Colts

Albion Rovers v Greenock Morton

Falkirk v Turriff United or Fraserburgh

Wick Academy or Nairn County v Linlithgow Rose

Peterhead v Livingston

Huntly v Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale or Montrose

Elgin City v Raith Rovers

Airdrieonians v Brechin City

Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic

Inverurie Loco Works v Annan Athletic

Stenhousemuir v East Kilbride or Forres Mechanics

Cowdenbeath v Arbroath

[andrew70]

I notice neither ourselves or Queen of the South play that weekend. Would be good, in my opinion, if they could move the game in March (a Tuesday night) to the free Saturday.

[SteveHFC]

Wick or Fort William away would be wonderful in the next round.

[linlithgowhibbie]

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Wick or Fort William away would be wonderful in the next round.

Naw it wouldn't, C'mon the Rosey Posey.

Now a game in Linlithgow would be good!!!

[HIBERNIAN-0762]

Stranraer v Buckie Thistle

Oooft! how many miles separating these two?

Just googled it 280

[Sir David Gray]

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Stranraer v Buckie Thistle

Oooft! how many miles separating these two?

Just googled it 280

560 mile round trip!

It's ridiculous that teams like that are expected to make journeys like that.

It's pathetic.

[Golden Bear]

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3rd round drawn today, Hibs go in at the 4th round
Features some championship sides

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34665684


Stranraer v Buckie Thistle

Queen's Park v Forfar Athletic

Formartine United v Fort William or Cove Rangers

Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic

East Fife or Stirling Albion v Cumbernauld Colts

Albion Rovers v Greenock Morton

Falkirk v Turriff United or Fraserburgh

Wick Academy or Nairn County v Linlithgow Rose

Peterhead v Livingston

Huntly v Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale or Montrose

Elgin City v Raith Rovers

Airdrieonians v Brechin City

Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic

Inverurie Loco Works v Annan Athletic

Stenhousemuir v East Kilbride or Forres Mechanics

Cowdenbeath v Arbroath

I thought I knew my football teams but the name "Formartine United" is a new one to me.

[Wilson]

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I thought I knew my football teams but the name "Formartine United" is a new one to me.

Got into the highland league when it expanded in 2009.

[Golden Bear]

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Got into the highland league when it expanded in 2009.

[NORTHERNHIBBY]

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560 mile round trip!

It's ridiculous that teams like that are expected to make journeys like that.

It's pathetic.

Nonsense. Both of those teams will fancy their chances with this one.

[LancsHibs]

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560 mile round trip!

It's ridiculous that teams like that are expected to make journeys like that.

It's pathetic.

Much further trips made in England in FA Cup. Countries like Germany, France, Spain are enormous in comparison. It seems anything over 25miles is a 'marathon away trip' to some. You don't know how easy you've got it up there!

[BonnieFitbaTeam]

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Got into the highland league when it expanded in 2009.

From Pitmedden, about 15 miles north of Aberdeen. Money behind them, brought in players with top division experience ahead of this season.

[Waxy]

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560 mile round trip!

It's ridiculous that teams like that are expected to make journeys like that.

It's pathetic.

Must be worse journeys in the Russian cup?

[ancient hibee]

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Much further trips made in England in FA Cup. Countries like Germany, France, Spain are enormous in comparison. It seems anything over 25miles is a 'marathon away trip' to some. You don't know how easy you've got it up there!

It's part of the mindset that refers to anyone over 5ft.8ins as Big Man

[monktonharp]

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560 mile round trip!

It's ridiculous that teams like that are expected to make journeys like that.

It's pathetic.

how? they could get a flight down/up naw? or book into a plush Stranraer hotel? what's the problem?

[monktonharp]

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Much further trips made in England in FA Cup. Countries like Germany, France, Spain are enormous in comparison. It seems anything over 25miles is a 'marathon away trip' to some. You don't know how easy you've got it up there!

we know exactly how easy we've got it up here. the best, most experienced food banks in the world.!

[davidw]

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3rd round drawn today, Hibs go in at the 4th round
Features some championship sides

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34665684


Stranraer v Buckie Thistle

Queen's Park v Forfar Athletic

Formartine United v Fort William or Cove Rangers

Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic

East Fife or Stirling Albion v Cumbernauld Colts

Albion Rovers v Greenock Morton

Falkirk v Turriff United or Fraserburgh

Wick Academy or Nairn County v Linlithgow Rose

Peterhead v Livingston

Huntly v Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale or Montrose

Elgin City v Raith Rovers

Airdrieonians v Brechin City

Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic

Inverurie Loco Works v Annan Athletic

Stenhousemuir v East Kilbride or Forres Mechanics

Cowdenbeath v Arbroath

I am muchly confused. Why are there half a dozen "championship" sides in it (including Falkirk) and not the others? This makes no sense whatsoever...

[Billy Whizz]

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I am muchly confused. Why are there half a dozen "championship" sides in it (including Falkirk) and not the others? This makes no sense whatsoever...

The bottom 5/6 from last year go in at this round. They need to find a way to balance out teams, so when the big boys go in, their are 32 teams in the draw

[davidw]

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The bottom 5/6 from last year go in at this round. They need to find a way to balance out teams, so when the big boys go in, their are 32 teams in the draw

Cheers - but it's still a bit bonkers.

[craigmounthibby]

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I notice neither ourselves or Queen of the South play that weekend. Would be good, in my opinion, if they could move the game in March (a Tuesday night) to the free Saturday.

Great idea. And they have already played an extra game v Morton on the last international weekend so I reckon they'd be up for it, if Hibs are.

[Sir David Gray]

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Much further trips made in England in FA Cup. Countries like Germany, France, Spain are enormous in comparison. It seems anything over 25miles is a 'marathon away trip' to some. You don't know how easy you've got it up there!

I would say the same with English clubs or clubs from any other country who are expected to travel that sort of distance when they're such a small club.

[Bristolhibby]

Every club wants to win the Cup, and to do that you will have to travel.

Simple.

J

[hibeeleicester]

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560 mile round trip!

It's ridiculous that teams like that are expected to make journeys like that.

It's pathetic.

Let's put this into perspective,

I train at a local Spanish clubs stadium in La Linea, they are called Real Balompédica Linense(Southern Tip of Spain) tiny club that are lucky to get 1000 through the gates!

They have just been drawn against Bilbao in the Copa del ray. This is roughly 1100km and a 10 hour trip (one way).

To make things worse, the Copa deal Ray is over 2 legs and played mid week.

Poor Buckie Thistle.

[Sir David Gray]

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Let's put this into perspective,

I train at a local Spanish clubs stadium in La Linea, they are called Real Balompédica Linense(Southern Tip of Spain) tiny club that are lucky to get 1000 through the gates!

They have just been drawn against Bilbao in the Copa del ray. This is roughly 1100km and a 10 hour trip (one way).

To make things worse, the Copa deal Ray is over 2 legs and played mid week.

Poor Buckie Thistle.

That's disgraceful although they will get a decent payday out of going to play away at a big team which will help make up for any expense incurred by the long journey.

Buckie and Stranraer don't have that luxury.

[Forza Fred]

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Let's put this into perspective,

I train at a local Spanish clubs stadium in La Linea, they are called Real Balompédica Linense(Southern Tip of Spain) tiny club that are lucky to get 1000 through the gates!

They have just been drawn against Bilbao in the Copa del ray. This is roughly 1100km and a 10 hour trip (one way).

To make things worse, the Copa deal Ray is over 2 legs and played mid week.

Poor Buckie Thistle.

If one of the Sydney clubs play Perth Glory, it's further than the distance between Edinburgh and Moscow.

Distance is relative.

[hibeeleicester]

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That's disgraceful although they will get a decent payday out of going to play away at a big team which will help make up for any expense incurred by the long journey.

Buckie and Stranraer don't have that luxury.

Only 4 days after travelling to Bilbao, Linese have to travel 5 and a half hours (one way) to Jumilla for a "regionalised" Segunda B league game.

There will be less that 500 at that game so no big pay day and a 10 hour return trip. We have it easy in Scotland!

[Spike Mandela]

At least Hearts won't be out before Christmas this year.

[Sir David Gray]

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Only 4 days after travelling to Bilbao, Linese have to travel 5 and a half hours (one way) to Jumilla for a "regionalised" Segunda B league game.

There will be less that 500 at that game so no big pay day and a 10 hour return trip. We have it easy in Scotland!

Is it Athletic Bilbao they're playing?

[Jack]

I suspect the Spanish, Russian and Ozzy examples given will have an option to fly. The last time I looked (quite recently as it was for next year's holiday) internal flights in Spain were plentiful and cheap.
I'm not sure even the Scottish Government would subsidise Stranraer and Buckie International Airports or that McRyan Air would include them on their itineraries :-)

I'm with Trig!

[Jamesie]

Just to put distances into perspective:

Luch-Energiya Vladivostok were reasonably regularly in the Russian top flight until 2005, despite being closer to Tokyo than Moscow (indeed, it's a seven hour flight from Moscow to Vladivostok alone).

If Hibs ever drew Vladivostok in the Europa League it would be a trip of 7,878 miles each way.