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The Championship sides we could draw will probably all be much of a muchness, so we might as well get ICT for some pre-season derby fun.
As for the bottom seeds, you really want the three weakest teams, which are, on paper, Elgin, Cowdenbeath and Cove.
From a selfish perspective, I wouldn't mind Brechin or Stirling away. Both grounds I've never been to, and could be nice on a sunny July afternoon.
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So it's Group A:
County, Dundee Utd, Arbroath, Elgin and Alloa
Decent draw.
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Good draw. An early opportunity to beat United and build momentum for the season ahead. I like the format of the league cup.
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06-04-2018, 06:19 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-04-2018, 06:21 PM {2} by Les Westander.)
Club website has the fixtures:
Date.......................................Fixture..............................................Kick Off
Saturday 14th July............Ross County v Elgin City............. 3.00pm
Tuesday 17th July..............Ross County v Dundee United...7.45pm
Wednesday 25th July......Arbroath v Ross County..............7.45pm
Saturday 28th July.......... Alloa v Ross County......................3.00pm
The group stage uses the traditional three points for a win and one point for a draw model but all drawn matches go straight to a penalty shoot-out, with the winner of the shoot-out awarded a bonus point. The eight group winners and four best runners-up progress to the last 16, where they are joined by European qualifiers Celtic, Aberdeen, Rangers and Hibernian.
Ticket information will follow in due course.
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BT sport are showing 5 live games...............none of ours though!
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06-10-2018, 04:53 PM
Looks a pretty favourable group - no current Premiership teams to play against - so we should be looking to beat everyone and come top.
If that's okay with you, team.
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Away to hibs in last 16, ties to be played 18/19 August.
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A right tough test I expect, though their defence can be beaten.
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With Efe Ambrose, there's always a chance...
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We've shown we can get results at Easter Road, but it's going to be very, very difficult.
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Not an easy tie, but nothing is impossible.....
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You could argue it's a good draw. Lose, and everyone says well they qualified top of the group and no shame in losing to Hibs at Easter Road. Win, and that gives us a big boost for the start of the new season and puts down a marker with the other teams.
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(07-30-2018, 12:51 PM)staggie2509 Wrote: Not an easy tie, but nothing is impossible.....
Well, we'll have to beat the best if we're going to win the cup again anyway.
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Certainly nothing to fear in playing hibs imo, bring them on!
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Remember when we battered them 2-2 ( John Hughes words) at Easter road before going on to win the replay on the way to another final, a repeat of that will do just fine, although I'd prefer it if we could do it without the need for a replay.
