Irvine Meadow attract cup cash

Jan 9 2009 Irvine Herald

BOOKIES have made Pollok hot favourites to win the Premier Division title for the third year in a row but it’s Irvine Meadow who are shortest odds for the Scottish Cup.

The Newlandsfield men, who have won seven out of their eight games, have been cut to 4/9 with William Hill.

And they clearly see it as a one horse race as nearest challengers Beith are on offer at 6/1. Ayrshire trio Auchinleck, Glenafton and Irvine Meadow are all available at 12s. Largs, who are currently four points clear at the top of the First Division, are 2/1 favourites to fly the flag with Lanark next best at 9/2.

The race for the Ayrshire District League is the tightest to call. Hills don’t fancy leaders Kello to stay there and make the Kirkconnel men 7/2 third favourites behind Lugar (2/1) and Irvine Vics (3/1).

Title odds.

Premier Division: 4/9 Pollok; 6/1 Beith; 8/1 Petershill; 12/1 Auchinleck, Glenafton, Irvine Meadow; 25/1 Bellshill; 33/1 Rob Roy; 100/1 Arthurlie.

First Division: 2/1 Largs; 9/2 Lanark; 5/1 Kilbirnie; 6/1 Clydebank; 8/1 Shotts; 10/1 Girvan; 12/1 Kilsyth; 14/1 Maybole; 33/1 East Kilbride; 40/1 Annbank, Kilwinning, Renfrew; 100/1 Hurlford, Port Glasgow.

Ayrshire League: 2/1 Lugar; 3/1 Irvine Vics; 7/2: Kello; 6/1 Whitletts; 13/2 Winton; 14/1 Troon; 16/1 Dalry; 25/1 Darvel; 50/1 Craigmark.

Saturday’s odds.

Citylink Scottish Cup third round: St Rochs (11/4) v Montrose Roselea (8/13) draw 16/5.

Premier Division: Arthurlie (4/9) v Neilston (4/1) draw 10/3; Vale of Clyde (7/4) v Rob Roy (11/10) draw 5/2; Petershill (4/9) v Bellshill (4/1) draw 10/3; Beith (evs) v Glenafton (2/1) draw 12/5; Pollok (8/11) v Irvine Meadow (11/4) draw 13/5; Cumnock (6/4) v Auchinleck (5/4) draw 13/5.

First Division: Lanark (5/4) v Kilbirnie (6/4) draw 13/5; Maybole (8/11) v Renfrew (11/4) draw 13/5; Annbank (2/1) v Shotts (evs) draw 12/5; Clydebank (5/4) v Largs (6/4) draw 13/5; Port Glasgow (7/5) v Kilsyth (7/5) draw 12/5; Girvan (4/6) v East Kilbride (3/1) draw 13/5; Hurlford (7/4) v Kilwinning (11/10) draw 5/2.

Citylink Scottish Cup: 9/2 Irvine Meadow; 5/1 Pollok; 9/1 Beith, Whitburn; 12/1 Auchinleck, Camelon, Petershill; 14/1 Rob Roy; 16/1 Arthurlie; 20/1 Carnoustie; 25/1 Ballingry, Clydebank, Glenrothes, Newtongrange, Shotts; 33/1 Kilsyth, Lanark, Penicuik; 50/1 Larkhall; 66/1 Maybole, Thorniewood; 100/1 Annbank, Ashfield, Dundee Violet, Girvan, Maryhill, Montrose Roselea, Thornton; 150/1 Carluke, St Anthony’s; 250/1 Dunipace, Dyce; 500/1: St Rochs.

Half the odds the first two.