SCOTTISH FA CUP SPONSORED BY HOMECOMING SCOTLAND.

Tuesday 28 October 2008

SCOTTISH FA CUP SPONSORED BY HOMECOMING SCOTLAND.

SCOTTISH FA CUP SPONSORED BY HOMECOMING SCOTLAND.

SCOTTISH FA CUP SPONSORED BY HOMECOMING SCOTLAND.

This years Scottish FA Cup will be sponsored by the Homecoming Scotland 2009 Event, we must congratulate the people who have made this possible as it shows great forethought and imagination as this is one of the biggest events for any homegrown, ex-pat or overseas Scottish Football Fans.

This sponsorship deal has been greatly helped by Mr Haughey who will put up the sponsorship money, about £800,000 over three years, but he does not want the name of his company "City Refrigeration" attached to the name of the said cup.

Mr Haughey is a well respected figure in Scottish Football circles and once served as a Director of the world famous Celtic Football Club it is thought that after ongoing talks between the Scottish Government and Mr Haughey the preferred name of the cup should be the Homecoming Cup.

For those of you unfamiliar with the SFA Cups schedule here is this years competition format.

ROUND 2.

Clachnacuddin v Crichton FC Edinburgh City v Wick Academy Cove Rangers v Whitehill Welfare Dalbeattie Star v Selkirk Montrose v Huntly East Stirlingshire v Preston Athletic Fraserburgh v Dumbarton Berwick Rangers v Albion Rovers Civil Service Strollers v Vale Of Leithen Inverurie Locos v Banks O'Dee Stenhousemuir v Threave Rovers Annan Athletic v Spartans Brora Rangers v Forfar Athletic Lochee United v Buckie Thistle Cowdenbeath v Elgin City Forres Mechanics v Keith.

Third round - Saturday 29 November 2008.

32 clubs (16 ties) 16 second round winners16 clubs in the Scottish Football League Division 1 & 2:

Airdrie United, Alloa Athletic, Arbroath, Ayr United, Brechin City, Clyde, East Fife, Greenock Morton, Livingston, Partick Thistle; Peterhead, Queen’s Park, Raith Rovers, Ross County, Stranraer, Stirling Albion.

Fourth Round.

32 clubs (16 ties). Saturday 10 January 2009 - 16 third round winners 11 clubs in the Scottish Premier League last season:

Aberdeen FC, Celtic FC, Dundee United FC, Falkirk FC, Heart of Midlothian FC, Hibernian FC, Inverness CT, Kilmarnock FC, Motherwell FC, Rangers FC, St Mirren FC.

5 clubs in positions 1 – 5 in Scottish Football League Division 1 last season:Dundee FC, Dunfermline Athletic, Hamilton Academical, Queen of the South, St Johnstone FC.

Fifth round.

Saturday 7 February 2009
16 fourth round winners,

Sixth Round.

Saturday 7 March 2009
8 fifth round winners.

Semi-finals.

Weekend of Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 April 2009
Both at Hampden Park, No replays which means after extra time their will be penalty shoot outs!

Final.

Date yet to be confirmed?

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Homecoming Scotland 2014 - ALL ROADS LEAD TO HOME

ALL ROADS LEAD TO HOME First Minister, Alex Salmond celebrates Scotland at launch of ‘exceptional’ Homecoming 2014 programme An all-star concert to herald the opening of the Ryder Cup, a huge flotilla to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Forth Road Bridge, Europe’s biggest brass band festival and a thrilling re-enactment of the Battle of Bannockburn are just some of the spectacular events that will form Scotland’s 2014 Year of Homecoming, it was announced today. Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond officially unveiled the first phase of the year-long programme of events at Hopetoun House, near South Queensferry, alongside Mike Cantlay, Chairman of VisitScotland. VisitScotland and EventScotland are working in partnership with the Scottish Government to deliver Homecoming 2014 - an opportunity for communities nationally and internationally to explore Scotland and celebrate the very best of Scottish culture. Around 100 events were unveiled at the launch, with hundreds more expected to be unveiled over the next few months. This includes many new events, established events which will have a new homecoming element for 2014 and those that have joined through the partner programme to benefit from in-kind marketing. The five themes for Homecoming 2014 - active, food and drink, creative, natural and ancestry are all represented. Brand new events include the John Muir Festival in East Lothian to herald the opening of the John Muir coast to coast route, the Forth Bridges Festival to mark its 50th anniversary, a spectacular Ryder Cup Opening Concert, the Findhorn Bay Arts Festival in Moray, the World Sheepdog Trials in Tain and the European Festival of Brass based in Perthshire. Many existing events, including Hogmanay, Edinburgh Festivals, the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, the Edinburgh Mela Festival, the Royal National MOD, the Turriff Show, the East Neuk Festival, the Outdoor Orkney Festival and Tweedlove Bike Festival will receive funding for new and exciting Homecoming additions to their planned programmes for 2014. With around 50 million people around the world claiming Scottish heritage, diaspora and clan-related events form a key part of Homecoming. These include around 30 events, including the celebrations to mark the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, the Aboyne Highland Games, the Inverness Highland Meeting 2014, the 10th Clan Munro International Gathering, the Dunfermline Bruce Festival and Piping Live!. An events fund of £3m will provide a stunning all-year-round programme of activity to complement the Ryder Cup and Commonwealth Games and it will be backed by a £1.75m marketing campaign by VisitScotland which will promote Homecoming 2014 at home and abroad.

HOMECOMING SCOTLAND - VISIT SCOTLAND OFFICIAL ACCOMODATION TELEPHONE BOOKING NUMBERS.

Visit Scotland Contact Centre have set up two "Hotline", telephone numbers for booking accommodation for overseas visitors and U.K. based residents.
The Visit Scotland Contact Centre telephone numbers have been set-up especially for Homecoming Scotland 2009 overseas visitors and U.K. residents. These numbers are also for every day tourists to our beautiful Scotland wishing to find the best holiday accommodation guided by the Visit Scotland reputation.
The telephone numbers will inform the enquirer about all types of accommodation including costs, and can give general information on all aspects of anything Scottish.
Overseas visitors please telephone;
0044 1506 832121 which is a direct line.
U.K. residents please telephone local rate;
0845 2255121
http://www.visitscotland.com
For more general information to Homecoming Scotland events;
http://www.homecomingscotland2009blog.com/HOMECOMING_SCOTLAND_2009_EVENTS_PROGRAMME.htm
PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A TRAVEL PLANNER FOR LOCAL SCOTTISH TRANSPORT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.