I know how it goes. If you lose those two games, I'm not in the conversation at all. I think we had two relatively-positive performances. Again, still so much about those that I'm not entirely happy about and want to keep improving on, but I think we've got things moving in a decent direction.
Officers and stewards were faced with extreme hostility and violence over a sustained period, with many individuals having armed themselves with items clearly intended to cause harm. Officers and members of the public have been injured in this despicable display and I want to express my thanks to all officers and staff deployed.
Oscar Priestman was red carded after he impeded Lyall Cameron as he was through on goal, allowing Aberdeen forward Kevin Nisbet to find the bottom corner from the resulting free-kick. Dons debutant Dennis Geiger's high and wild tackle to the groin of Lukas Fadinger eventually resulted in a dismissal and numerical parity but Well's Liam Gordon was ordered off moments after the restart for a foul on Toyosi Olusanya.
Image source, SNS Falkirk against either Dundee United or Spartans and Partick Thistle's trip to St Mirren in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals will be shown live across the BBC. The Falkirk game will be televised on Friday, 6 March with a 19:45 GMT kick-off while the tie at League Cup holders St Mirren will be on Sunday, 8 March (19:30).
Stranraer have missed out on a major pay day against Rangers after being expelled from the Scottish Cup for fielding an ineligible player in last week's victory over Queen's Park. The League 2 club have estimated they will lose out on 200,000 that would "keep the club running for three or four years". Stranraer have revealed the findings of a Scottish FA tribunal on their club website.
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.
The first Scottish Cup semi-final is level after a highly eventful first half at Hampden, with the scoreline at 1-1, stemming from an own goal by Hearts keeper Craig Gordon.
