Bo'ness head out west looking to make it a scottish cup hat-trick

Last season's East Region Super League champions have already won at Yoker and Bellshill in this season's competition.

Now they take on Petershill, penalty shoot-out winners over Dunbar last weekend, in Glasgow tomorrow with a prize in the quarter-finals at stake.

"If you're going to win the Scottish Cup, you're going to have to go to places like this and get results," sad Newbigging of the fact his side are being made to do things the hard way to lift the trophy. "Like our last two rounds, this is another tough tie and it's also on an astroturf pitch."

Not that the latter will be anything new to Bo'ness, who also played on an artificial pitch when winning 2-1 at Bellshill in the last round.

"We have also been training on astroturf pitches for the last four months, so that shouldn't hinder us," added the manager.

"In fact, it should suit as because we're a team that likes to get the ball down and pass it."

Newbigging is also hoping the "frightening" pace his team now possesses as a result of Nicky Walker being joined in recent weeks by both Grant Plenderleith and Graham McLaren will pose real problems for Petershill.

McLaren made his debut against Tayport last weekend following a move from Bathgate and made an instant impression in a 4-0 win.

"He scored twice and added some more pace to the side alongside Nicky and Grant," said Newbigging.

"With Graham on one side, Nicky on the other and Grant through the middle alongside Chris McFadyen, it was frightening to see.

"Pace is a great asset and, standing on the touchlines, you could see the Tayport players thinking, 'here we go again' as we used that to good effect last weekend."

McFadyen and substitute Martin Ure were also on target as Bo'ness bounced back immediately from their defeat at the hands of local rivals Linlithgow the previous weekend.

"I still believe we were unlucky against Linlithgow but the reaction from the boys last Saturday was great," said Newbigging.

"We missed a penalty before we went in front and, overall, it was the best we have played since the winter shutdown.

"We had someone through at the Petershill game last Saturday while Chris McFadyen works near there, so we'll also be looking at the local papers to see if we can find anything else about them.

"Hopefully we'll have done enough homework to help us secure that place in the quarter-final draw."

That's also the target for Musselburgh, who entertain Renfrew tomorrow as a reward for their 3-0 win at Broughty Athletic last weekend. "It's great to get a home tie after being away in previous rounds and hopefully we'll get a decent crowd along," said Burgh boss David McGlynn. "This is probably the biggest game at Olivebank since the re-development work and we'll be aiming to put on a show for the fans."

Paul Tansey's hat-trick accounted for Broughty Athletic, the little winger settling back in again after his disappointing spell at East Fife earlier in the season.

"It's great to see Paul playing with a smile on his face again," admitted his manager. "His first goal on Saturday came after 31 seconds before adding two more late on and he could have had another three.

"We played him in a different position than normal, getting him further forward to get close to the strikers."

Asked what he knew about Renfrew, McGlynn added: "I've been talking to people I know through in Glasgow to get as much information as possible about them.

"They beat Lochee earlier in the season and also won 2-1 at Kilwinning last weekend, so are on a bit of a purple patch."

Chris King is available again for Musselburgh after he served a one-match suspension for his straight red card against Bathgate after swearing at a fan.

"Chris is a great player to have at your disposal and I know he'll do a job for me," said McGlynn.