Home ties in the Scottish Cup are a rarity for us but Airdrie away is a good draw. To say that they are struggling at the moment is a bit of an understatement but we should move safely to the fourth round. Even better, a good away day is guaranteed for the 3000 away fans we have who magically appear every January!
The other ties are fairly dull although we are pleased by
So, was it a good draw? Probably not, utterly average seems a fair assessment. Let's hope we do the business in Airdrie then we'll worry about who comes next!
Third round ties since the cup winning year in 1991 :-
1992 'Well 4 1
1993 'Well 0 2 Rangers
1994 'Well 1 0 Celtic
1995
1996 'Well 0 2
1997 Partick 0 2 'Well
1998 'Well 1 0 Dumbarton (after 1 1 draw)
1999 'Well 3 1 Hearts
2000 'Well 2 0 Arbroath (after 1 1 draw)
2001 St Mirren 1 2 'Well
2002
2003
2004 St Johnstone 0 3 ‘Well
2005
2006 St Mirren 3 0 'Well