Toxteth O'Grady Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 Although the season has just ended, the draw for the group stage of the 2024/25 Premier Sports Cup takes place at 1pm tomorrow. The pots for the draw have been confirmed: Quote Pot 1 1 Dundee 2 Aberdeen 3 Hibernian 4 Motherwell 5 St Johnstone 6 Ross County 7 Livingston 8 Dundee United Pot 2 9 Raith Rovers 10 Partick Thistle 11 Airdrieonians 12 Greenock Morton 13 Dunfermline Athletic 14 Ayr United 15 Queen’s Park 16 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Pot 3 17 Arbroath 18 Falkirk 19 Hamilton Academical 20 Alloa Athletic 21 Montrose 22 Cove Rangers 23 Kelty Hearts 24 Queen of the South Pot 4 25 Annan Athletic 26 Stirling Albion 27 Edinburgh City 28 Stenhousemuir 29 Peterhead 30 The Spartans 31 Dumbarton 32 East Fife Pot 5 33 Forfar Athletic 34 Elgin City 35 Bonnyrigg Rose 36 Clyde 37 Stranraer 38 East Kilbride 39 Buckie Thistle 40 Brechin City All the details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpig Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 Queens Park, Cove rangers, Edinburgh city, and Clyde would be the ideal draw for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 My only prediction is that more than half of the starting line-up in game 1 of the group stage will not be in the starting line-up for game 1 of the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamwell Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 I love the group stage of the league cup, genuinely excited to see where we’ll be playing. Always a good day out to some unfamiliar grounds. The football’s usually pretty terrible though, to be fair. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witchfindergeneral Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 Ayr, Accies, Dumbarton, Buckie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyMax Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 Thing that always bothers me about the League Cup groups is whn we get beat or look shagged, people say 'ooooh it's early in the season, they're not ready yet' Do the lower division opposition not play to the same season and close season as us ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santheman Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 57 minutes ago, AllyMax said: Thing that always bothers me about the League Cup groups is whn we get beat or look shagged, people say 'ooooh it's early in the season, they're not ready yet' Do the lower division opposition not play to the same season and close season as us ? I would say that the lower league teams tend to have a more settled squad who know each other and have a set style of play and formation whereas we are usually blooding new players and trying out different things so can look a bit disjointed in games. Can't say I've noticed much difference in general fitness levels in the games I've seen tbh. That's my theory anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 1 hour ago, AllyMax said: Thing that always bothers me about the League Cup groups is whn we get beat or look shagged, people say 'ooooh it's early in the season, they're not ready yet' Do the lower division opposition not play to the same season and close season as us ? Not quite - but it's that extra 10% (or whatever) that can make the difference in performances. Premiership teams have different training schedules and requirements from lower league teams, especially the part time ones. They also tend to have a higher turnover of players, so when the Cup kicks off they might have players with little or no pre-season behind them. And there's players who have been on international duty that take their break late and are two or three weeks behind the rest of the team. And the fact we start with a dozen new players that the manager needs to test out in different formations and partnerships means it can take a few extra weeks to settle in. If it was just us, then you could argue we are doing it wrong, but you see the same issue across all the Premiership teams at this point in the competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsterwood Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 fancy ayr accies spartans and bonnyrig. have ayr and accies supporting friends. Will add to ties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 5 hours ago, Tamwell said: I love the group stage of the league cup, genuinely excited to see where we’ll be playing. Always a good day out to some unfamiliar grounds. The football’s usually pretty terrible though, to be fair. Same, I love the League Cup group stages and would take it over a series of pre season friendlies or ‘European’ games any day of the week. We’ve also got a pretty good record in this stage of the League Cup since the current format was brought in and it’s a good way to start a season. I know we’ve played the same sides more than once at this stage over the years but it’s been good for us. We just need to get through this round and then actually start taking the knockout stages seriously. Whoever we draw tomorrow we should be looking to win our group and be seeded for the last 16. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 Seeding for the last 16 hasn't really worked for us. Hopefully we'll avoid Morton, QOS and Annan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throughthelaces Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 Would love Ayr away and ICT. I’m not too fussed who we get at fir park just want some fun days out Elgin was great last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 Ayr, Montrose, Stirling Albion, Buckie Thistle. All away please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxteth O'Grady Posted May 28 Author Report Share Posted May 28 I think the way it works is we'll be at home to the teams from pots 2 and 4, and away to 3 and 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoBair14 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 4 minutes ago, Toxteth O'Grady said: I think the way it works is we'll be at home to the teams from pots 2 and 4, and away to 3 and 5. Is It the same as last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoBair14 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 Motherwell Airdrie Hamilton Clyde Could be a Lanarkshire group but there would still be one team not from Lanarkshire tho for a 5th team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 I hate the League Cup group stage. Or maybe more accurately, I hate when it's scheduled for. The gap between football seasons is way too short. I remember going to last season's group games feeling no real enthusiasm for it. Never mind the squad not being ready, I'm not ready for football back at that point... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsterwood Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 How about Airdrie. Montrose. Stennhousemuur and Bonny rig Rose. That's a belter for football and away days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsterwood Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 Is the draw live on the beeb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron_Mcd Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 1 hour ago, robsterwood said: Is the draw live on the beeb? It's on Premier Sports YouTube and the SPFL's YouTube channel. Says it'll start at 1pm but these things never run on time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 Some nice away days to places we havent been before or for a long time. Airdrie at home would be nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 We would lose to Airdrie, home or away, nothing surer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbybingo Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 36 minutes ago, MJC said: We would lose to Airdrie, home or away, nothing surer. I can think of one thing that's surer.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman1991 Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 2 hours ago, MJC said: We would lose to Airdrie, home or away, nothing surer. Jeezuz man - we haven't even be drawn against them yet and you've got us losing 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxteth O'Grady Posted May 29 Author Report Share Posted May 29 Draw starting now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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