SCOTTISH CUP TRAIL: BUCKIE FACE GRETNA

Buckie Thistle are on the Scottish Cup trail today when they have home advantage against Gretna 2008, conquerors of Deveronvale in the first round. Jags’ centre forward John McLeod said: “It would be a great achievement to get into the third round of the Scottish Cup. “Gretna won 3-0 at Deveronvale in the last round. We looked at the highlights from that game and one of their goals was a really good one and the other two came from defensive mistakes from Vale. “We have done our homework and we would be looking to do what we’ve done in many games so far, get an early goal and then hit them with two or three more shortly after to kill the game.” Jags’ only absentee is 13-goal attacker Chris Angus, who has a hamstring injury. Cove Rangers travel to face the side which ousted fellow Highland League club Turriff United after a replay, Bonnyrigg Rose. Cove manager John Sheran said: “We have had Bonnyrigg watched and contacts we know in junior football have given us details on them but facing any team which can beat Turriff 4-1 is going to be a challenge. “They won the East Superleague which is a competition full of former Scottish League players which will make it a tough game, but it is one we will be ready for.” Cove will be without midfielder Grant Campbell, who is suspended after being sent off in his last game for Wick Academy, last year’s Scottish Cup replay down at Linlithgow Rose, with former Don Stuart Duff replacing him.