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Glasgow University Set For A Tough Examination In The William Hill Scottish Cup

August 23, 2012 Football Betting News From William Hill Bookmaker 0 Comments Carrot, Clash, Coach, Cup Ties, Extra 3, Friendlies, Giants, Glasgow University, League Games, Marc Hunter, Match, Rangers, Scottish Cup, Selkirk, Sky Sports, Sky Sports Soccer, Soccer Game, Sports Game, U21, William Hill

School may be out for the summer, but some of the students at Glasgow University are gearing up for the biggest football examination of their lives.

Glasgow University FC will face Selkirk in the first round of the 2012/13 William Hill Scottish Cup on Saturday, and the big prize for whoever graduates into the second round is a potential meeting against Rangers.

Midfielder Marc Hunter, stepping up a grade from GUs U21 side, is already dreaming of a potential clash against the Old Firm giants in the second round.

This is the biggest game Ive had in my career and made all the bigger with the chance that we can get Rangers in the next round! The thought of playing at Ibrox, getting some money for the club, and playing against international players would be amazing!. Its a great incentive to get through Saturdays tie and then hopefully look forward to the draw.

I have a pretty good record in the Scottish Cup, albeit in School but we won it when I was in first year so hopefully that success can continue with a win on Saturday. Id love to grab a goal to take us through and see my name up on Sky Sports Soccer Saturday!

The potential game against Rangers is a huge carrot for GU, but the students coach Gary Rodgers is keen to keep the players focused on Saturdays game.

The players may all be thinking about potentially playing Rangers in the next round but it is the old cliché of taking one game at a time and it is up to us (coaches) to keep the players focused on Saturday as it is going to be a tough match so early in the season. Normally we would have an extra 3 or 4 weeks to prepare for the Scottish Cup ties but we have managed to get a few friendlies in and have played 3 league games so the guys are looking sharp and they all want to play a part on Saturday.

It would be amazing for the players, the University and the coaches if we were able to get through and then get drawn against Rangers but that is a long way off yet, we just need to make sure we play to our best on Saturday and get through what is a tricky tie and I have no doubt Selkirk will be thinking along the same lines that they can potentially face Rangers in the next round so it is going to be tough but well be ready.

The 2010-11 season saw Glasgow University F.C. qualify for the Scottish Cup Second Round for the first time since 1975 after a 1-0 victory at Garscube Sports Complex against Burntisland.

The Cup sponsors, William Hill make the students 3/1 outsiders to win the game, Selkirk are 4/7 with the draw available at 16/5.

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William Hill Scottish Cup: Can Anybody Trump The Old Firm?

September 23, 2011 Football Betting News From William Hill Bookmaker 0 Comments Brora Rangers, Cup Football, Deveronvale, Dundee Utd, Edinburgh City, Edinburgh University, Football Returns, Forres, Gala Fairydean, Glasgow University, Inverurie, Irvine Meadow, Joe Crilly, Newton Stewart, Scottish Cup, St Cuthbert, St Johnstone, St Mirren, Wigtown, William Hill

Cup football returns to Scotland with the newly sponsored William Hill Scottish Cup and Hills make Celtic and Rangers joint 2/1 favourites to lift the trophy. Hills go 1/2 about either of the Old Firm sides winning the competition, while 6/4 is offered for anybody else to do so. Of course, the Cup is all about the smaller sides and Hills are offering odds on who will be the non-league side to progress the furthest and make Buckie Thistle the 7/2 favourites with Deveronvale and Spartans 11/2.

The Old Firm have won eight of the last 10 Cup Finals and it may be time for one of the others to step up to the plate, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly.

Scottish Cup First Round:

1/5 Culter; 7/1 Burntisland Shipyard; 5/1 Draw
23/10 Dalbeattie Star; 4/5 Inverurie Loco Works; 11/4 Draw
8/13 Edinburgh City; 11/4 Brora Rangers; 16/5 Draw
7/4 Edinburgh University; 1/1 Whitehill Welfare; 14/5 Draw
5/1 Forres Mechanics; 1/3 Irvine Meadow; 19/5 Draw
14/1 Fort William; 1/20 Boness United; 17/2 Draw
2/5 Fraserburgh; 9/2 Civil Service Strollers; 10/3 Draw
1/5 Gala Fairydean; 7/1 Hawick Royal Albert; 5/1 Draw
7/1 Glasgow University; 1/5 Cove Rangers; 5/1 Draw
2/5 Huntly; 9/2 Newton Stewart; 10/3 Draw
9/1 Lossiemouth; 1/7 Auchinleck Talbot; 11/2 Draw
1/2 Nairn County; 10/3 Selkirk; 10/3 Draw
11/8 Rothes; 11/8 Clachnacuddin; 5/2 Draw
11/4 St Cuthbert Wanderers; 8/13 Keith; 16/5 Draw
5/4 Vale of Leithen; 6/4 Girvan; 13/5 Draw
2/5 Wick Academy; 9/2 Coldstream; 10/3 Draw
10/3 Wigtown and Bladnoch; 1/2 Preston Athletic; 10/3 Draw

Scottish Cup outright: 2/1 Rangers; 2/1 Celtic; 10/1 Hearts; 12/1 Dundee Utd; 16/1 Aberdeen; 16/1 Motherwell; 16/1 Hibernian; 25/1 Kilmarnock; 25/1 Inverness; 40/1 St Johnstone; 40/1 St Mirren; 50/1 BAR

Scottish Cup Specials:

Old Firm winner: 1/2 yes; 6/4 no

10/1 Non SPL winner

9/2 Non SPL side in the final

7/2 Old Firm to meet in final

5/1 Non league side to reach the fifth round

50/1 Non league side to beat an SPL side

Which non league side will progress furthest: 7/2 Buckie Thistle; 11/2 Deveronvale; 11/2 Spartans; 7/1 Auchinleck Talbot; 7/1 Boness United; 7/1 Irvine Meadow; 10/1 Threave Rovers; 12/1 Cove Rangers; 12/1 Fraserburgh; 12/1 Keith; 16/1 Whitehill Welfare

Which Highland League side will progress furthest: 9/4 Buckie Thistle; 9/2 Deveronvale; 7/1 Cove Rangers; 101 Fraserburgh; 10/1 Nairn County; 12/1 Keith; 14/1 Inverurie Loco Works; 14/1Wick Academy; 16/1 Forres Mechanics; 16/1 Huntly; 20/1 Clachnacuddin; 25/1 Brora Rangers; 25/1 Lossiemouth; 25/1 Rothes; 50/1 Fort William

Which East of Scotland side will progress furthest: 11/8 Spartans; 5/1 Edinburgh City; 6/1 Whitehill Wellfare; 8/1 Preston Athletic; 10/1 Edinburgh University; 12/1 Civil Service Strollers; 12/1 Gala Fairydean; 12/1 Vale of Leithen; 16/1 Selkirk; 20/1 Coldstream; 50/1 Hawick Royal Albert

Which South of Scotland side will Progress furthest: 4/9 Threave Rovers; 7/2 Dalbeatie Star; 10/1 Newton Stewart; 10/1 St Cuthbert Wanderers; 10/1 Wigtown and Bladnoch

Which Junior side will progress furthest: 2/1 Auchlineck Talbot; 2/1 Boness United; 2/1 Irvine Meadow; 10/1 Culter; 10/1 Girvan

Joe Crilly
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