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badpress139 · Joined: 19 May 2015 Posts: 2620 Location: Glenrothes

So we are drawn against Killie, pars, Annan and Albion Rovers.

Vinnie · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 2:48 pm Post subject:

Total guesswork on my part

Dunfermline and Albion Rovers at home ,Killie and Annan away
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TxRover · Joined: 02 Jun 2018 Posts: 3511 Location: North Texas, USA

badpress139 · Joined: 19 May 2015 Posts: 2620 Location: Glenrothes

Aye, why Cowdenbeath? Surely it should of been Uni of Stirling?

stan drew rover · Joined: 05 Jun 2017 Posts: 864 Location: Work it out!

duke of atholl · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 1229 Location: Comrie

Possibly because Cowdenbeath were the last team to be relegated from the football league not already qualified. Makes little sense but all I can think of
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Franco · Joined: 10 Oct 2019 Posts: 1196 Location: kirkcaldy

It's a tough group to win, so I hope the Board haven't budgeted for us getting to the knock out stages like the old Board did last season.
On the other hand, with the majority of our squad getting together on 12 June ( unlike last season's scramble), we draw with Killie, Dunfermline get a point off Killie at EEP, we beat the Pars at SP, no slipups against the minnows and we top the group. Easy as a chicken balti pie.

Cuparman · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 1873 Location: Irvine

badpress139 · Joined: 19 May 2015 Posts: 2620 Location: Glenrothes

Franco · Joined: 10 Oct 2019 Posts: 1196 Location: kirkcaldy

Thanks, BP, that had slipped my mind. Recently we've been reasonably sound on penalties in shoot- outs, but can't say how well the other two are with that. Squads also change . Does Robbie come into the equation ?

Vinnie · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2023 3:08 pm Post subject:

Saturday 15th July 2023: Raith Rovers v Dunfermline Athletic (17:15 kick-off, live on Viaplay)

Tuesday 18th July 2023: Raith Rovers v Albion Rovers (19:45 kick-off)

Wednesday 26th July 2023: Kilmarnock v Raith Rovers (19:45 kick-off)

Saturday 29th July 2023: Annan Athletic v Raith Rovers (15:00 kick-off)

The total prize money to be shared with clubs for the upcoming Viaplay Cup will amount to £2,361,000 – a rise of more than £200,000 from last season’s figure of £2,157,000.

The full schedule of prize monies is set out below:

1st round group stage - 5th position: £24,000
1st round group stage - 4th position: £25,500
1st round group stage - 3rd position: £27,500
1st round group stage - 5 worst runners-up: £32,000
2nd round losers - £55,000
Quarter-final losers - £87,500
Semi-final losers - £120,000
Runners-up - £175,000
Winners - £380,000
In addition, each club playing in a live televised Viaplay Cup tie (home or away) will receive a facility fee payment of:

£17,000 (group stage); and £27,000 (second round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final).
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Neil M · Joined: 16 Aug 2008 Posts: 2590 Location: Aberdeen

On paper, Killie away looks the toughest challenge, by far, but nobody will leave anything to chance in that game. For me, the Killie and Pars games will take care of themselves. The biggest banana-skin has to be Annan away in the last qualifying game. Anyone remember missing out on Rangers away, by a whisker last season after losing points to lower-league oppostion, or the tankings away to Cove two years in a row? You only have to look at the sheer form of Annan to see that IM has his work cut out to get rid of the "only Annan!" type of mindset. You have seen the consistent shocks that Queen's Park, Arbroath and Cove have pulled of in the last few seasons - not least against us. At least we have an advantage that Killie and the Pars will test themselves v Annan before we do. Let's leave the complacency to them! Wink

badpress139 · Joined: 19 May 2015 Posts: 2620 Location: Glenrothes