Airdrie 0-2 Livi - Tue 27th Aug '13

I've got no idea how we'll get on in this. Burke was raging at the team on Saturday so you would like to think that they'll not fancy another rollicking like that! The optimist in me says that Livi will win but the wee guy on the other shoulder isnie so sure.

Airdrie haven't got off to the greatest of starts either and are sitting bottom of the second division. I'm confident our boys will get a result tonight. We weren't as terrible as some have made out on Saturday and the players will be desperate to put that right plus try and set themselves up with a good tie in the next round.

Hopefully Sparky is available tonight after going off on Saturday. Think him and Barrowman have the potential to strike up a decent partnership. If not, I'd prefer to see Lander up there with Barrowman. He really impressed when he played against Dumbarton last season and I'd have him over Mullen.

Wee bit on the BBC website about the game - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23763948



Looking forward to it.

It's going to be 3-1 to the Livi Lions!

Watched their game on the tele the other night and they were absolutely battered by the rangers. Hoping that their confidence is in tatters and we can go there, beat them and get a tasty tie in the next round.

Hopefully someone boots that big coult guy into row z too - hes a right muppet.

2-1 Livi.

Good solid win. Could have been more.

Airdrie were right stubborn at times but our skill and determination saw us through.

We're still not perfect though, but hopefully tonight will give the boys a wee confidence boost.

One of their 'fans' was having a right go at their goalie, Colin Stewart, after the final whistle and Stewart had to be held back by a steward from going in after the guy. What is with fans who think that screaming the odds at players and managers during (or after) a game is the smart thing to do? Mental.

Not the greatest performance in the world but we were by far the better team. Airdrie were really, really poor and even at this early stage, I wouldn't be surprised to see them around the bottom of League 1 come the end of the season.

Was good to have Mampuya back in the defence - he gives us another attacking option going forward as he seems to like getting down the line. Thought Mensing and Dycey were absolutely rock solid last night - won ver near everything that came their way and didn't give Coult or Lister any chance at all to try and get involved.

Walker didn't have much to do in goals but seemed comfortable enough with what he did have to deal with.

Didn't think Doc and McDonald had particularly great games last night - think both might struggle to hold down a starting place when we have a full compliment to choose from.

I really like the look of Barrowman. Didn't have much to work with last night but ran the channels well, fought for everything and took his goal superbly. Think he'll do a job for us this season.

All in all, happy to be in the hat for the next round and hopefully the boys will take a bit of confidence from the win up to Dundee on Friday night.

Does anyone else think that the more games Coll Donaldson plays the better he gets. He's only about 18 or 19 but he looks like he's been in the team for ages. He was very accomplished last night but I noticed he was more in the middle of the park as opposed to the defence. He really stood out for me.

Winning can be infectious and I hope that is the case for our team.
Motherwell is a double edged sword.
Too good for us but do not bring enough supporters to fill the Almondale.
Hopefully we do well enough to earn a draw.