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ger121
13/08/2018, 10:03 AM
When is the draw for the round LOI teams enter? I’m starting to think this competition is a figment of my imagination.
pineapple stu
13/08/2018, 11:47 AM
First round is tomorrow/Wednesday

LoI clubs join in the second round - draw to be made at 1pm on Thursday.

Wiki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Scottish_Challenge_Cup) has all the details
littlebray
13/08/2018, 9:00 PM
I’m starting to think this competition is a figment of my imagination.

OK, Wiki or not, here's the background and the full results from 2017/2018. Enjoy. (http://www.braywanderers.com/showarticle.php?id=745)
EatYerGreens
14/08/2018, 11:19 AM
What time is this draw being made ?
nigel-harps1954
14/08/2018, 2:03 PM
What time is this draw being made ?

1pm on Thursday on SPFL Facebook page.
EatYerGreens
14/08/2018, 2:36 PM
1pm on Thursday on SPFL Facebook page.

You can always gauge the importance of a football competition by whether the draw is made on live TV or on Facebook :D
pineapple stu
16/08/2018, 12:29 PM
Peterhead v Bohs
Sligo v Forfar or Livingston U20s

Poor Sligo; a second home tie in as many years.

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/irn-bru-cup-draw-live-13090469.amp
EatYerGreens
16/08/2018, 12:50 PM
Peterhead v Bohs
Sligo v Forfar or Livingston U20s

Poor Sligo; a second home tie in as many years.

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/irn-bru-cup-draw-live-13090469.amp

As per a previous point I'd made - if it had been Sligo away at Peterhead they'd soon have realised how little help Knock airport is when trying to access the further reaches of Scotland with a football team and support staff :D
Mr A
16/08/2018, 1:35 PM
3 Hour 20 spin from Edinburgh to Peterhead as per Google maps. Hardly a big deal. Depends on what price they might get the flight to Edinburgh for of course.
nigel-harps1954
16/08/2018, 1:35 PM
As per a previous point I'd made - if it had been Sligo away at Peterhead they'd soon have realised how little help Knock airport is when trying to access the further reaches of Scotland with a football team and support staff :D

You can fly from Knock to Aberdeen with a stopover in Manchester or Birmingham. Less than an hours drive to Peterhead from Aberdeen.
EatYerGreens
16/08/2018, 2:06 PM
3 Hour 20 spin from Edinburgh to Peterhead as per Google maps. Hardly a big deal. Depends on what price they might get the flight to Edinburgh for of course.

In theory - but not in practise.

There is only one flight from Knock to Edinburgh a day, and it's at 5:10pm on a Saturday. So they'd need to fly over the day before and stay overnight.

The problem with coming back is that there is only one flight from Scotland to Knock as well - and it leaves on Saturday morning. So to get back from a Peterhead fixture via Knock, they'd have to fly on the Sunday and spend a second night in accommodation.

So it's not just the journey time involved in getting from Sligo to Knock and from Edinburgh to Peterhead, it's the fact that it needs to be a 48hr trip with 2 night accommodation thrown in. That would be a big expense for Sligo, so they've dodged a serious bullet in this round
Mr A
16/08/2018, 2:12 PM
Would have assumed they would at least stay the night before in any case.
EatYerGreens
16/08/2018, 2:14 PM
You can fly from Knock to Aberdeen with a stopover in Manchester or Birmingham. Less than an hours drive to Peterhead from Aberdeen.

Would probably be an even worse option in fairness, because it would still involve a 48hr trip from Friday to Sunday, and also need 4 flights, and c. 4hrs dead time in transfer on two days.

The killer is that there is only one flight a day out of Knock to Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester, and the times of those flights don't suit getting to and from a 3pm Saturday match in the north-east of Scotland without it being a 48hr round trip.
brendy_éire
16/08/2018, 2:36 PM
It's all well and good chatting about flights, but the mode of transport will likely come down to cost.
Assuming it does, it'd be bus and ferry.

I know the distance isn't as much, but Derry took that option when we played Gretna in Motherwell.

If Bohs go for that, you'd be looking at a 10 hour journey. Not great, but at least it's broken up with a while on the ferry, which presumably has a gym.

There's the added advantage of being able to leave straight after the match and travel overnight, saving one an extra hotel night.
seand
16/08/2018, 2:52 PM
Moot point really, but I'm not sure why Sligo would restrcict consideration to a tiny regional airport that's an hour away instead of a huge international airport with 200 times as many flights that's 2-2.5 hours away. Bohs are about 5km away from the same airport. Aer Lingus alone have 2 flights a day each way to Aberdeen.

Brendy if the ferry has a gym it's been seriously upgraded since I last took a ferry trip!
EatYerGreens
16/08/2018, 10:33 PM
Moot point really, but I'm not sure why Sligo would restrcict consideration to a tiny regional airport that's an hour away instead of a huge international airport with 200 times as many flights that's 2-2.5 hours away. Bohs are about 5km away from the same airport. Aer Lingus alone have 2 flights a day each way to Aberdeen.

It's a reference to a discussion I had on here with a Sligo fan a page or 2 back, who took affront at the assertion that Knock wasn't a great option to travel from for games in Scotland.


Brendy if the ferry has a gym it's been seriously upgraded since I last took a ferry trip!

I'm no physio, but I would've thought the last thing you'd want players to do on their way to a fixture is to mess around in a gym ? Particularly a random one on a boat.
BonnieShels
16/08/2018, 11:18 PM
There's definitely a quiz question in this fixture

8 September 2018 The New Saints v Queen's Park Oswestry, England
nigel-harps1954
16/08/2018, 11:30 PM
Scottish Queens playing Welsh Saints in England. That's a cracker.
legendz
04/09/2018, 9:26 PM
8 September 2018
Peterhead v Bohemians
Sligo Rovers v Livingston U20s

League Two opposition away for Bohs and U20s opponents at home for Sligo on Saturday. Are Bohs and Sligo likely to be fielding full strength teams in this competition?
ger121
04/09/2018, 10:34 PM
8 September 2018
Peterhead v Bohemians
Sligo Rovers v Livingston U20s

League Two opposition away for Bohs and U20s opponents at home for Sligo on Saturday. Are Bohs and Sligo likely to be fielding full strength teams in this competition?

Hard to know for definite but I’d expect Long to put out a side who can win the game.
patrickccfc
04/09/2018, 11:07 PM
Many bohs fans making the trip over?
EatYerGreens
04/09/2018, 11:19 PM
Any of this weekend's games confirmed for telly ?
ToberonaTornado
04/09/2018, 11:35 PM
Any of this weekend's games confirmed for telly ?

Just the Longford v Cork one on Friday.
marinobohs
05/09/2018, 9:32 AM
Hard to know for definite but I’d expect Long to put out a side who can win the game.

With the Cup game V Derry postponed I suspect we may have a decent team out but it still remains very low on our priorities so Long may give a few young lads a run out.
Redzer
05/09/2018, 8:04 PM
8 September 2018
Peterhead v Bohemians
Sligo Rovers v Livingston U20s

League Two opposition away for Bohs and U20s opponents at home for Sligo on Saturday. Are Bohs and Sligo likely to be fielding full strength teams in this competition?
Club policy; We don't win at home.
Johnnie C
07/09/2018, 12:40 PM
Live on TV tomorrow :
The New Saints v Queen's Park
Irn-Bru Cup 2nd Round
19:35
S4C
ger121
08/09/2018, 3:38 PM
Bohs 1 up so far.
ger121
08/09/2018, 3:54 PM
1-0 Bohs FT
Dalymountrower
08/09/2018, 3:56 PM
That's 2 out of 2 away wins v Aberdeen clubs in international competitions!
pineapple stu
08/09/2018, 4:56 PM
Sounds a bit underwhelming all the same, even if it's the LoI's first ever win in the competition.

Many go over to it?
Dalymountrower
08/09/2018, 5:36 PM
[QUOTE=pineapple stu;1974664]Sounds a bit underwhelming all the same, even if it's the LoI's first ever win in the competition.

/QUOTE]
The eupohoria from that win last night must have lowered your irony filter?
pineapple stu
08/09/2018, 8:51 PM
No, I got the reference alright.

Twas just a general observation. I thought ye'd do better than 1-0. Like I thought Bray would do better than 0-2 last year.

Sligo through too; 4-1 winners v Livi u21s despite going a goal down in the first minute
nigel-harps1954
08/09/2018, 9:07 PM
In fairness to Bohs, they put out a largely reserve side against Peterhead. Nice to see both LOI teams get through and dust off last years shame. Either side could win the competition if they were bothered.
pineapple stu
08/09/2018, 9:14 PM
Ah. That changes things alright
seand
10/09/2018, 10:52 AM
Last 16 draw tomorrow. I see non-Scottish clubs were not necessarily kept apart in this round last season
patrickccfc
11/09/2018, 12:59 PM
Bohs vs Sutton United
Motherwell Colts vs Sligo
Dalymountrower
11/09/2018, 2:49 PM
Bohs vs Sutton United
Motherwell Colts vs Sligo

Should be a good occasion in Dalymount, with a decent number over from Surrey, ( they brought 100 fans up to Airdrionians) . The team looked fairly effective from the highlights of that game.
seand
11/09/2018, 2:54 PM
I bet Sutton are delighted, not too many of their fans would've expected to see them play 'overseas', even if it is just Dublin.
wonder88
11/09/2018, 3:25 PM
That is a great draw for Bohemians, the home draw should compensate for the slightly higher level/standard of their opponents. As mentioned above, a good away crowd should add to the atmosphere. Lets hope the Bohs fans turn up in their numbers. This could be the fixture that could raise the profile of this competition among the Dublin soccer public.
Difficult one for Sligo, but with their great away form this year, they have a chance.
Martinho II
11/09/2018, 3:45 PM
why are Sutton in it I always thought it was the other home nations besides England?
pineapple stu
11/09/2018, 3:54 PM
why are Sutton in it I always thought it was the other home nations besides England?
Conference teams were invited from this year.


Difficult one for Sligo, but with their great away form this year, they have a chance.
Sligo have Motherwell U-21s, not Motherwell. The U-21s sides are notoriously crap - look at Celtic losing 4-0 to Arbroath or Annan or someone. Sligo should win handy enough.
EatYerGreens
11/09/2018, 7:44 PM
That is a great draw for Bohemians, the home draw should compensate for the slightly higher level/standard of their opponents. As mentioned above, a good away crowd should add to the atmosphere. Lets hope the Bohs fans turn up in their numbers. This could be the fixture that could raise the profile of this competition among the Dublin soccer public.
Difficult one for Sligo, but with their great away form this year, they have a chance.

I'm not convinced that a visit to Dublin by the mighty Sutton United will set many pulses racing outside of LOI circles.

Tricky draw for Coleraine, away to Connah's Quay.

I think Sutton are a full-time squad, so I wouldn't view this as an easy draw if I was Bohs.
EatYerGreens
11/09/2018, 8:14 PM
Last 16 draw tomorrow. I see non-Scottish clubs were not necessarily kept apart in this round last season

My inner cynic is twitching at the fact that, of the 5 non-Scottish clubs left in the competition, the maximum number (i.e. 4 of them) were drawn together.
pineapple stu
11/09/2018, 8:20 PM
If only Cork and Dundalk were our representatives...
DFCForever
11/09/2018, 8:49 PM
If only Cork and Dundalk were our representatives...
No thanks, we have bigger fish to fry.
Yossarian
11/09/2018, 10:13 PM
No thanks, we have bigger fish to fry.

I think you’ve missed the joke.
EatYerGreens
11/09/2018, 10:25 PM
No thanks, we have bigger fish to fry.

Preferring champagne football to the Irn Bru equivalent, eh ?
seand
12/09/2018, 10:11 AM
That is a great draw for Bohemians, the home draw should compensate for the slightly higher level/standard of their opponents. As mentioned above, a good away crowd should add to the atmosphere. Lets hope the Bohs fans turn up in their numbers. This could be the fixture that could raise the profile of this competition among the Dublin soccer public.
Difficult one for Sligo, but with their great away form this year, they have a chance.

I love your optimism :)
Martinho II
12/09/2018, 6:55 PM
I do be watching the non league show on bt sport and they showed the sutton utd game in the irn bru cup last night so i would safely hazard a guess that the sutton utd bohs game highlights will be on their show!
nigel-harps1954
13/10/2018, 7:54 PM
Sligo beaten 2-0 by Motherwell under-20s.

Bohs beat Sutton United 4-3 on penalties after a 0-0 game