Highland League Cup

They then beat Rora to get through to the semi-final of the North of Scotland Cup and then they've picked up three points in the league against a good Strathspeyside.

So I could see totally where Robbie Duncanson was coming from and I mean they've got guys, at the moment Clark that are in really good form Jordan McRae scored again I think he's up to 16 for the season now Shea Keogh's been scoring regularly of late he was also on target Craig Laurie got the other and a good three points for them and I don't think Strathspey had any complaints really Aaron Doran felt it was as poor a display or as disappointing a display as they've had all season in terms of sort of the cutting edge and the quality on the ball that he looks for given the players they've got he just felt it wasn't there and I was just disappointed with how it went but they'll get quite a chance soon enough to try and make up for that because the sides do it all again at Grant Street on Saturday in the first round of the our davidson bankery highland league cup so be interesting to see how the the rematch goes and you were mentioning forrest they beat invergordon 4-2 at ali mcgregor park and i think we're you know well he's invaduri have played half their games and a lot of teams now have played 15 or 16 games so we're almost at the halfway point and i think forrest For me, they've had a very good first half of the league season, 24 points from their 16 games and given, which has been spoken about here plenty, but given the changes in the summer and maybe the sort of youthfulness of Forest's squad and also it's quite, in terms of numbers, it's quite tight.

They maybe don't have the same depth as some other teams to be sitting eighth in the table with 24 points at this stage, I think.

Stephen McDonald the players have done very well clearly and I think Stephen McDonald the manager has done a fine job like he did I think I've said before I thought he did very well last season to you know bring silverware back to Mosset Park and then with the challenges he's faced this season I think he's continuing to do a really good job for Forrest and one person I think I would flag up for that on Saturday as well and it's easy saying that after he's scored a couple of goals but Matt Jamieson got two and he's somebody who in recent seasons has been a key player for Forrest and this season so far has probably been quite tough for him he's not really been maybe scoring the goals or creating the goals as regularly as he has in the past but he's kind of in the last few weeks he's kind of been coming back to sort of the levels he he expects himself and that for us expect from him and hopefully for him getting a couple of goals will just help him kick on again and for Invergordon Gary Campbell really disappointed with their showing defensively just felt it was too they were too easy to play against too easy to score against slack in the back and I mean they've scored two goals and they're two good finishes actually and they had their share especially first half by all accounts their share of the play and created chances but if you're conceding four goals it's always going to be very difficult for you and we will have shown you the goals on screen if you were watching them and wondering why you've only seen five rather than six goals we didn't have Forrest's first one because I believe that It was after five minutes or so and I believe the recording device wasn't switched on at that point, so I'm told.

One, being the cup holders, I'm sure they're obviously desperate to try and retain it if they can and that's them through to the semi-final now tie against either Ross County or Wick Academy to come.

Another reason I'd imagine they're probably delighted is because So far this season, Lossie Mouth have been a wee bit of a bogey team for them, beating McGrath Park in the Highland League and also one at Mosset Park in the R. Davidson Bunkery Highland League Cup.

So to actually reverse that trend and come through on Saturday was a good result for the Cancans and Sean McCarthy.

I think the goalkeeper proved his worth again 1-1 he made an important late save from Scott Docherty to force penalties and then in the shootout he's made the crucial save from Lewis McAndrew who'd actually scored a penalty past him in the 90 minutes but he saved for him and then 5 good Spock XFA Forest boys they scored all five to take them through and again in challenging conditions with the I think wind not so much rain but certainly wind at Grant Park credit to both teams for getting it on and credit to Forest for going through and sort of keeping alive those hopes of maybe lifting the cup again

You know, it's another...

I kind of lost last week but it's a positive step in the season for Strathspey and I know it's still early but like right now they're through in the Scottish Cup they're still in the North of Scotland Cup they've Highland League Cup first round to come as well and they're doing well in the league so as Aaron Dorn was making a point after was like sort of competing on a few fronts and it's like you want to keep that going and try and sort of keep the feel good factor going as long as you can and then the last team I mentioned got through there's going the distance and then there's aye I think to our length of time it was dragging on Banks maybe considering booking a hotel overnight Kirk and Tillich and coming back on the Sunday but they beat Kirk and Tillich Rob Roy away the home 9-8 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in most interesting probably Paul Lawson and Josh Winton sort of channeling a bit their inner Louis van Gaal in the build up to the penalty shootout but he did it mind the World Cup changed the goalie I think was it Tim Cooley put on changed the goalie and Holland got through well banks of D on Saturday and extra time Matthew Duncan came off, Daniel Holbein went on and he came up trumps and then because they were after Liam Jewell had a penalty saved, Kirk and Tillich had a penalty to knock Banks-Adee out, Holbein saved it back on level terms through sudden death.

One goes over the bar, Ramsay Davidson converts Banks-Adee's 10th penalty to send them through.

And after, you know, Paul Lawson said afterwards Banks-Adee didn't really play well.