We’re living the Scottish dream
Glens boss won’t contemplate an Ayrshire final
Craig McEwan insists he’s not even thinking about an all- Ayrshire final despite Glenafton and Auchinleck being kept apart in the Scottish Junior Cup.
Glenafton will host Bonnyrigg in the semi- finals with the first leg on April 15/ 16 and the return a week later.
Auchinleck, who are chasing a 12th cup triumph, travel first to Linlithgow in a re- run of the 2013 final which Talbot won 1- 0.
Glens boss McEwan said: “All the talk is of an Ayrshire final but you won’t hear that from me. We are living the dream. No one expects us to be here but we’re in with the big boys.
“Managers mostly prefer the first tie away so it will be up to us to get the job done and then see what we have to do.”
Meanwhile, Talbot head for the lion’s den of a Townhead Park derby against Cumnock on Saturday, looking to press home their title claims.
A hotly disputed Graham Wilson goal a minute before half- time gave them a 1- 0 win over Rob Roy despite having Dwayne Hyslop sent off for retaliation in the second- half.
head to relegation battlers Largs after coming from behind to beat Kilbirnie 2- 1 with a David Gray double. He cancelled out Mick O’Byrne’s early goal with a free- kick just on halftime and then sunk an injury time penalty for the winner.
had a late goal from James Lundie to thank for a 3- 2 win over Largs in the Ayrshire Cup. Joshua Watt and Paul Burns were also on the mark.
have hailed the signing of Ryan Stevenson as one of their biggest ever and will pitch him in at home to Ardeer in the Ayrshire Cup on Saturday.
The 32- year- old former Ayr and Hearts star quit Raith earlier this month but Troon chief Jimmy Kirkwood has talked him out of retirement.
He said: “We hope Ryan can be here for two or three years and help our younger players.
“He is looking at a career away from football and will work as a trainee surveyor wth L& M Survey which is a good opportunity for him.”
face a massive home game against second top Kilsyth in the First Division promotion race.
Fifth top Girvan beat Lugar 4- 0 in the Ayrshire Cup with a Mark Cameron goal and an 18 minute second- half hat- trick from Jack McDowall which makes him top scorer with 12 goals.
Boss Peter Leonard said: “We’ve scored 20 goals in the last five games but Kilsyth will be tough.”
put their promotion hopes on the line when they travel to Kello and can’t afford a defeat.
They beat Muirkirk 7- 0 in the Ayrshire Cup with goals from Jordan Boyd ( 2), Paul Cameron ( 2), Chris Black, Craig Harvey and Louis Kerr.
beat Royal Albert 2- 0 in the West Cup with a double from Aidan Connor to book a home tie against Auchinleck. The April 8 clash will be the first game back at Ladywell since fires ravaged the clubhouse at Christmas.
On Saturday, Maybole travel to leaders Winton.