From: mcsdc1jpb@dct.ac.uk (john bell)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: SCOTTISH CUP PREDICTIONS
Date: 6 Jan 93 20:05:53 GMT
Organization: Dundee Institute of Technology



Well it's that scottish cup time of year again folks...where highland leaguers
gub the second division teams, and dundee united fuck up yet another cup final.
If you aren't interested in predictions, then don't bother reading on. Here
they are in all their glory, the ties i can remember anyway....

ABERDEEN V HAMILTON
Both teams are on good runs, but in different divisions. If the sheepies have
shearer, jess, booth etc then there is little hope for accies. There should be
a few goals in this one, but most for aberdeen i fear. 5-2 for the sheepies.

AIRDRIE V CLYEBANK
On the face of it, this match is an unnattractive proposition, with Airdrie
playing mindnumbingly boring 'football' and Clydebank mid table in division
one. Howwever, goals are never in short supply when these teams meet (18 in 3
games in div one two years ago) and a sort of shock is on the cards. 4-3 away
win.

ARBROATH V MORTON
Morton have a habit of completely gubbing div two sides, no matter how well the
opposition have been playing recently, or how bad morton have been. Arbroath,
however, are a pretty piss-poor excuse for a football team, and nothing short
of a severe tanking looks likely here. A 5-0 win for morrton.

CLYDE V CELTIC
This match is being touted as a potential shock, but i doubt that somehow.
Clyde have been playing no' bad lately, but so have Celtic. The solution to
this little equation is therefore a 5-0 away win.

DUNDEE V DUMBARTON
My faves take on div. one dumbarton who so far this season have been pretty
awful. With the super ones playing good football these days, there appears
sod-all hope for dumbarton. 6-0 for dundee.

DUNDEE UTD V MEADOWBANK
If the crowd for this one gets above 4000 i will be amazed. Meadowbank play
good attacking footy these days, but even that won't save them and everyone
inside tannadice from a totally boring 90 minutes. 3-0 to the arabs.

DUNFERMLINE V AYR UTD
Dunfermlines' bogey team get a seemingly difficult away match in fife, but the
results between the two so far this season suggest otherwise. Therefore a
replay here after a 1-1 draw, with ayr winning 2-0 at home.

FALKIRK V BERWICK RANGERS
2 of the most inconsistent teams in the land in this one, but with the scoring
power of falkirk, an absolute tanking is in prospect for berwick. 6-0 to
falkirk.

HEARTS V HUNTLY
Almost everyone in scotland (Bar Hertz fans of course) would love to see Huntly
turn hearts over, and further embarrass the SFA who continually refuse highland
league clubs entry to the scottish league. However, this looks unlikely to say
the least. 8-0 to hertz.

HIBS V ST MIRREN
Well an thrilling football match this won't be. Hibs like to think they are
entertaining, but they are really as boring and negative as they always were.
St Mirren have been pretty awful in division one this season though. 1-0 to
hibs

MOTHERWELL V RANGERS
Who cares? 1-1 draw with rangers winning the replay 4-1

KILMARNOCK V RAITH
Arguably the tie of the round, with the top 2 in div one in opposition in front
of a probably massive crowd at the shithole which is rugby park. a 1-1 draw
with raith winning the replay 4-3

COVE V EAST STIRLING
A great chance for cove to move to the 4th round, playing against possibly the
worst team in the league. 3-0 to the rangers

ST JOHNSTONE V FORFAR
Should be an absolute piece of piss for the saints, but forfar are back on form
2-1 home win

PARTICK V COWDENBEATH
Cowdenbeath have the worst defensive record in the country, so should be no
problem for thistle. 5-0 the jags

STIRLING V EAST FIFE
a 3-2 win for the fifers
 
 
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