#scottish-cup

#scottish-cup

It's a free hit. We know it is going to be a huge task. It is a home tie, Prestonfield is a tight park as well so we can hopefully make it an uncomfortable night for Queen's Park. We will treat Queen's Park with respect, but we're no going to sit in. That's not how we do it. This one I feel we have got a big chance.

Rory McAllister must be the most famous plumber in Scottish football. Lauded by Ally McCoist no less, the 38-year-old goalscoring phenomenon is plotting more Scottish Cup success as his Formartine United side take on Highland League rivals Buckie Thistle in front of the BBC cameras in the second round of the Scottish Cup. More about plumbing and McCoist in a moment, but how different this story could have been had McAllister decided to keep goal rather than score them.

Celtic's deep-rooted love affair with the Scottish Cup began in 1892, and they aim for a record third consecutive title at Hampden this Sunday.

"The first red, you couldn't really argue; the second, there's no intent from Devlin, he's just trying to hook the ball away... it looked like they would get to penalties."

Valakari sees potential for surprise victories, saying that 'miracles can happen' and that 'heroes can be born' on the cup final day.

"I was in a coma for 16 days... I just remember arriving at the hospital and being really sick and then I woke up and I was at zero."