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Back any club that was a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association 10 years ago against an opponent that wasn’t.
The reasoning – Scottish football outside the SPFL has restructured massively in the last 15 years, with a pyramid system getting set up similar to the one that has long existed south of the border. However, clubs have yet to find their correct level within it, which at the moment is more likely to be determined by when they joined the system rather than on their playing ability.
The Juniors (nothing to do with youth football) are traditionally the strongest clubs in central Scotland outside the SPFL, and have until very recently been an entirely separate association to the SFA, competing in separate competitions and never in the Scottish Cup. As they were late to the restructuring party, many of their bigger clubs are playing at a level or two below much smaller and historically weaker opponents that they will be meeting in the earlier rounds of the Scottish Cup. Odds on these ties, where available, tend to reflect the level of the leagues the teams are playing at, rather than the likely ability of the teams.
Clubs qualifying on this system are highlighted below. Odds from https://www.mcbookie.com/sport/football
Nairn County v Strathspey Thistle
Wigtown & Bladnoch v St Cuthbert Wanderers
Fraserburgh v Sauchie (7/1)
Banks o’Dee (1/6) v Turriff United
Newtongrange Star (5/1) v Dalbeattie Star
Cumbernauld Colts v Buckie Thistle
Spartans v Gala Fairydean Rovers
Penicuik Athletic v Tranent
Blackburn United (11/2) v Rothes
Broomhill v Glasgow University
East Stirlingshire v Fort William
Coldstream v East Kilbride
Lothian Thistle HV v Edinburgh University
Clydebank v Dalkeith Thistle
Berwick Rangers v Gretna 2008
Caledonian Braves v University of Stirling
Lossiemouth v Preston Athletic
Dunbar United v Camelon
Brechin City v Vale of Leithen
Inverurie Loco Works v Jeanfield Swifts (19/5)
Keith v Darvel (1/4)
Golspie Sutherland v Civil Service Strollers
Wick Academy v Bo’ness United (8/15)
Formartine United v Cumnock (17/10)
Huntly v Hill of Beath Hawthorn (2/1)
Irvine Meadow v Auchinleck Talbot
Forres Mechanics v Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (2/5)
Deveronvale v Haddington Athletic (12/5)
Clachnacuddin v Dunipace (9/2)
Tynecastle v Brora RangersInteresting Kifill, hope this brings you some good results.
I’m out the loop with this, and unaware that there had been a change in the structure.
Long time since I’ve been to a Juniors game, but used to go and see Lesmahagow or Lugar. Long time ago.
Good luck
Sauchie won at 7/1
Banks o’Dee won at 1/6
Newtongrange Star drew at 5/1
Blackburn United lost at 11/2
Jeanfield Swifts won at 19/5
Darvel won at 1/4
Bo’ness United drew at 8/15
Cumnock drew at 17/10
Hill of Beath Hawthorn lost at 2/1
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic won at 2/5
Haddington Athletic drew at 12/5
Dunipace won at 9/2Happy with that. I quite fancied the chances of Dunipace and Jeanfield, but Sauchie winning at Highland League leaders Fraserburgh was a real surprise. The system needs to build up a good healthy profit at this stage, as they are all going to get knocked out in the end.
Replays tomorrow:
Bo’ness United (4/11) v Wick Academy
Cumnock (11/10) v Formartine United
Dalbeattie Star v Newtongrange Star (11/4)
Haddington Athletic (6/5) v Deveronvale(Edit: Bo’ness won at 4/11, Haddington won at 6/5, the other two lost)
The first batch of SPFL teams proper enter at this stage. Any profits from the round probably hinge on whether Jeanfield, Haddington, Bo’ness or Darvel can overturn SPFL opposition (or recent ex-SPFL opposition, in the case of Brechin) away from home.
Annan Athletic v Jeanfield Swifts (9/4) LOST
Banks o’Dee (40/85) v Nairn County WON
Berwick Rangers v Stirling Albion
Brechin City v Haddington Athletic (33/10) LOST
Broomhill v Tranent (17/20) WON
Brora Rangers v Albion Rovers
Clydebank (15/4) v Elgin City DREW
Cowdenbeath v Civil Service Strollers
Dalbeattie Star v Rothes
Dunbar United (23/20) v Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale DREW
East Kilbride v University of Stirling
East Stirlingshire v Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (4/9) WON
Edinburgh City v Bo’ness United (11/4) LOST
Formartine United v Forfar Athletic
Kelty Hearts (1/5) v Buckie Thistle WON
Preston Athletic v Auchinleck Talbot (1/5) WON
Sauchie v Dunipace
Stenhousemuir v Huntly
Stranraer v Darvel (13/8) WONReplays –
Elgin City v Clydebank (2/1) WON
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale v Dunbar United (31/20) LOSTNext round –
Alloa Athletic v Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (21/4) LOST
Arbroath v Forfar Athletic
Auchinleck Talbot (7/2) v Hamilton Academical WON
Ayr United v Albion Rovers
Banks o’Dee (7/2) v East Fife WON
Brechin City v Darvel (29/20)
Civil Service Strollers v Peterhead
Clydebank (10/3) v Clyde WON
Cove Rangers v Queen of the South
Dalbeattie Star v East Kilbride
Dumbarton v Sauchie (16/1) LOST
Falkirk v Raith Rovers
Gala Fairydean Rovers v Annan Athletic
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Greenock Morton
Kelty Hearts (6/4) v Montrose DREW
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale v Edinburgh City
Partick Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic
Queen’s Park v Kilmarnock
Stenhousemuir v Airdrieonians
Stirling Albion v Tranent (4/1) LOSTKelty ought to progress but most of the rest have ties of varying degrees of trickiness – mostly winnable if their league opponents have an off-day or underestimate them. Talbot v Hamilton in particular is an absolutely fascinating, and very winnable, tie.
This is probably the end of the road for this system this time around.
Auchinleck Talbot (12/1) v Heart of Midlothian LOST
Arbroath v Darvel (9/1) LOST
Banks o’Dee (7/1) v Raith Rovers LOST
Clydebank (14/5) v Annan Athletic LOST
Kelty Hearts (15/4) v St Johnstone WONEdit…
Unbelievable…the defending Scottish Cup winners have just gone and got themselves knocked out by Kelty Hearts. (OK, so it’s only St Johnstone, but I did not see that coming).
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