Rangers to host Inverness in Scottish League Cup last eight

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Rangers goalkeeper Neil Alexander poses with former Ibrox goalie Bobby Brown

Rangers have been drawn at home to Inverness CT in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Communities League Cup.

The tie should please Rangers manager Ally McCoist who, following his team's win over Motherwell in the previous round, said he hoped for a home tie.

St Mirren have an away tie against Aberdeen and Celtic will host St Johnstone.

The Dundee United-Hearts tie will be shown live on BBC One Scotland on 31 October, kick-off 1915 GMT.

The other matches will take place on 30 and 31 October.

The draw was held at Hampden Park by former Scotland manager Bobby Brown and Scottish sport minister Shona Robison.

Former goalkeeper Brown, now 91, won the Scottish League Cup with Rangers in the first season the tournament was played, in 1946/47.

Reacting to his team's pairing with St Johnstone, Celtic manager Neil Lennon said: "Tough draw but am grateful we are at home."

The Perth Saints boss Steve Lomas has been named Clydesdale Bank Premier League manager of the month for September.

St Johnstone defender Frazer Wright admitted to BBC Scotland that a tie against Celtic was not ideal but he feels his team can make it through to the semi-finals.

"When you get to the quarter-finals you just need to take what you get and hopefully we can progress," he said.

"The run we are on started with a win against Celtic so there is no reason why we can't do it again."

St Mirren manager Danny Lennon would have preferred a tie in Paisley and acknowledges that Craig Brown's Aberdeen side will present a considerable obstacle to their cup progress.

"It's going to be a difficult challenge for us and a great game," he said.

"This is now the fourth quarter-final in succession in my two years here.

"We are looking to get into the semi-final and we have a group of players who are itching to do that.

"We have to go up there and perform and at this stage of a cup competition there are no easy ties."

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  • Come on BBC - the number of Scottish football blogs/stories we can comment on is very poor. This is a classic example of a non-story upon which we can express our views. What is there to say? Let us comment on the more interesting/controversial subjects.

  • I'm assuming you're not a corporate lawyer No Mad TT AM? The creditors did make them sell their assets. Charles Green bought them and so now he owns them. If you had offered more you could be the owner - duh.

  • Those who bought Rangers must be laughing. The fans have stayed loyal and they are coming in numbers. The wage bill is vastly reduced but they can still pay more than most SPL clubs!!!

    I don't understand why the creditors didn't make them sell the assets e.g. Ibrox!

    It's a bit like me buying a 2 million pound house going bust then being allowed to keep living there with a nice weekly bonus!

  • #13. It's your "old club Rangers about to be liquidated" patter that is "so yesterday". Lord Nimmo Smith and his colleagues killed it when they confirmed that Rangers are the same club as before, just run by a different company now.

  • Hibs88
    "THIS DRAW SHOULD'VE BEEN MADE RIGHT AFTER THE GAMES WERE PLAYED!"
    Absolutely right.

    Only take issue with your 1st prediction - would love to see the classic headline reworked into
    Super Gers go ballistic - Caley are attrocious

    Not quite the same ring as the original though :-)


    Still, we've got this far in our first Scottish League Cup run - happy to be here

  • THIS DRAW SHOULD'VE BEEN MADE RIGHT AFTER THE GAMES WERE PLAYED!

    Ran vs Inv - I'd be happy either way seeing as neither have won it before ;-)
    Celt vs St J - I want Saints through, obviously.
    Abe vs St M - Aberdeen are due cup success.
    D.U vs Hear - Obviously I want Utd (check my name), but would rather neither made it to the final, as Utd have been over performing too much in recent years.

  • Still digging out those old ID's ADHD boy ?

    18 months after the demise of 606 and you still crave attention.

    I pity thee.

  • Some good ties with some interesting outcomes ahead with how recent results have gone. Just hope all goes well and we can begin to put Scottish football back on the map.

  • Great that Ally and the rest of the Rangers support get a home tie. At least it puts off the dilema Gers fans feeling as though they should boycott all SPL teams.

    This is not as easy as it might at first seem, as Caley seem to be coming onto some form and I still remember them winning at Ibrox, 1-0, after being completely dominated by Rangers.

  • Still baffled at why the draw was made over a week after the 3rd round matches!

    http://www.prestonpigeon.com/

  • Inverness will go there as underdogs after what happened to Motherwell in the last round!

  • #16
    As I and every true Rangers fans knows, our club is about to die and be killed by the liquidators. I like many Rangers fans are deeply ashamed that many schools, hospitals and public services were deprived of monies because of the actions of the people who governed the club. The club is dead, long live The Rangers FC as we march towards our first trophy

  • #10 You are thinking of that old club Rangers about to be liquidated: who only exist on paper. They are so yesterday. Us (The Rangers FC) fans will enjoy our first big cup run. Hopefully the players won't freeze on the night and we will do the third division and every other small team in Scotland proud. Love the positive spirit of Rangers fans as we come up against bigger teams.

  • Can no team man-up to the filth?
    Goodness......... they are just a team of has beens.

  • The Gers are going for their 29th win in the SLC (more than Celtic, Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibs and Dundee Utd., who only have 28 COMBINED !).

    I suspect we will have to visit an SPL ground in the next round, but as long as it's St.Johnston, St.Mirren or Hearts it won't be so bad.

  • By the time this game comes Rangers should have most of their players available. Should be a comfortable win for the home side, Inverness are a poor side.

  • rangers have been playing 'cup final' games every week in the third division since the season started.all though people think they should be winning them all they have come short now and again I think it has been good training for gers. rangers are learning how to battle for a win e.g. motherwell . caley thistle will be in for a shock come on the gers!!!!

  • Inverness have been a bogey team for Rangers at Ibrox over the last few years. I think Rangers actually have a better home record over the likes of Aberdeen and Celtic than they do Inverness. Possibly the hardest home draw they could have got.

  • Ah well. At least Caley will get the chance to play in front of a full house...indeed a crowd?

    C'mon the Rangers

  • As a Celtic fan, it is nice to see Rangers (and perhaps their first all-out attack minded team since the '70s) back competing with SPL clubs - occasionally. I suspect a stuffy Caley team are better suited to challenging them than the defensively suspect Motherwell. Nonetheless, the tie of the round has to be Dundee Utd. Vs. Hearts - even game, and a bit of a grudge match after the score last time.

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