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Alloa have Ryan Davidson, Robbie Neilson and Derek Soutar all eligible for inclusion having missed Round Three through being ineligible..... Falkirk are still without Andy Lawrie, Kevin Christie, Kevin James and Brian Reid through long term injury...but will field the same team that beat St Mirren last week.
Ayr v Rangers
Campbell Money will again be without defender Paul Lovering who has been missing since the Third Round victory over Peterhead through injury...Aaron Black is doubtful while James Grady may start.
Craig Moore and Neil McCann are back for Rangers..Ricksen is doubtful while Maurice Ross is out.
Clyde v Motherwell
Clyde will once again be missing Pat Keogh through injury. Keogh hasn't played since New Year's Day.
Alan Kernaghan will be able to field the same side that defeated Arbroath 2-1 in the Bully Wee's last outing a fortnight ago.
Motherwell manager Terry Butcher has a double fitness boost before their Tennent's Scottish Cup tie at Clyde.
Strike duo James McFadden and Dirk Lehmann return to the squad after suspension and an ankle knock respectively.
Richard Offiong is also close to a comeback, but skipper Scott Leitch is still ruled out with knee injury.
Dundee v Aberdeen
Aberdeen will be without striker Leigh Hinds for the Scottish Cup fourth round tie at Dundee.
The former Clyde man is cup tied after playing for the First Division side against Gretna in an earlier round.
Meanwhile for Dundee, defender Tom Hutchinson has returned to fitness but lacks match fitness. Steve Lovell has recovered from an ankle injury and is in the squad.
Dunfermilne v Hibs
Chris McGroarty , Andre Karnebeek, Scott Thomson and Lee Bullen are all out.
Jimmy Calderwood welcomes back Ged Brannan who returns from suspension.
Hibs make one change to their squad for the Scottish Cup fourth round tie. Gary Smith returns from suspension to bolster the Easter Road club for the game.But Bobby Williamson has no fresh injury or suspension worries.
Inverness CT v Hamilton
John Robertson's men get a break from their stuttering league campaign and will be looking to get some confidence back against Second Division basement boys Hamilton Accies.
Richard Hart is ruled out with tonsillitis, but Inverness are otherwise at full strength.
Hamilton wait on striker Brian McPhee who was suffering from a 'flu virus earlier in the week but coach Chris Hillcoat is hopeful he will make it.
Eddie Cunnington is still sidelined but Ian Dobbins and Jim Sherry are both fit and the team head north in good spirits.
Morton v Stranraer
Ton boss John McCormack says that the club is buzzing ahead of the match. His only injury doubt is over Eddie Annand who will face a late fitness test.
He is expecting a tough match against Stranraer but added that having a big home support behind them will help their chances of progressing.
Stranraer have a few bumps and bruises from Monday's cup win over Forfar but manager Billy McLaren is hopeful he will have a full squad to choose from.
He has had Morton watched twice and states: "They are a well-organised side and it will be a difficult game for us."
Celtic v St Johnstone
Both Mark Reilly and Grant Murray are suspended for the trip to Parkhead, and on-loan Mark Robertson is inelligible.
Mark Baxter is recovering from flu and Keigan Parker is nursing an ankle injury, but both may still be fit.
Stanislav Varga is set to make his debut. He could replace Bobo Balde who has a back injury. Javier Sanchez Broto is also poised for his home debut. John Hartson returns from a Uefa suspension...plus Magnus Hedman has been ruled out for 8 weeks with his twisted knee injury.
For those who like low odds banker bets, I cannot see any reason why inverness with a full team and Wyness up front will not cuff Hamilton who miss two first team players. This is a certain win for me and would confidently bet on them as a single or in accies. Available around 1.35
Jhim thats why i made a small table and went round some places for info
February 22 2003, 7:34 AM
god knows what the BBC have done i could find no team news whatsoever plus it isn't as easy to navigate as it used to be..no Scottish Cup news was on at all befroe i went to my kip last night...will put my picks up in around 30 mins just typing it out.
Forfar take on Stenhousemuir today in what will be a game which both teams want to pick up the points to climb away from mid to bottom of the table...Forfar have a good home record of 5-1-2 while Stenhousemuir have won only 1 game away from home this season and there away record reads 1-2-6.
Forfar have Iain Godde , Neal Ferrie and Alan Rattray srtuggling to shake off ankle injuries that they picked up throught the week.
Stenhousemuir have Des McKeown and Craig Martin out through injury and Stewart Easton is suspended for this game.
The fact that you can get odds of over 2.00 for a team with such a decent home record is enough to sway me to Forfar in this game and will make them my pick for this one.
Pick: Forfar Athletic @2.10 Bet 365.com
Montrose v Queens Park
Not a game you would normally expect to get involved in but with Queens Park recently there has been a bit of an improvement and they travel to a Montrose team who like themselves have been not altogether inspiring this season.
Montrose have lost 6 at home this season and have won 3.... while Queens Park have won or drawn 6 of there 10 away games this season not the worst record in the world for a team sitting in 7th place.
Montrose have no injury worries while Queens have only one player to worry about and that is Kenny Brannigan who will take a late test.
For me Queens Park who are on offer generally around 2.50 are worth a bet to me.
Pick: Queens Park @ 2.10 Bet 365
One more bet i will be having today and which for me is rare is in the Scottish Cup it is in the Dundee v Aberdeen game if this was a league game i would be on Aberdeen as they have a great record at Dens Park no matter how bad they are playing at the time in the league and i am hoping they transform this in the cup game and Gambookers are offering 1.79 on the X2 so i will take that price .
The only game I like the look of is Inverness so included them in a double inmy picks, don't like any other game today in Scotland, too dodgy. I think Kilmarnock will win at home though.
threw it away they led in 1st min went behind 2-1 went 3-2 up with 6 mins left then gave away another goal..wish i had stuck to my own rules i will NEVER NEVER EVER have a bet in Cup games again...one game i had as best bet was East Fife but price was too short for me so never took it... ah well thats the way it goes.
Jhim i don't know if you are going to back Kilmarnock
February 22 2003, 6:19 PM
just to let you know that tomorrow will be John Lambies last game in charge of Partick Thistle and that Gerry Collins takes over the reins on Tuesday...i imagine that the players will be up for it to see if they can send Lambie off with a win..just to let you know mate. Hibs have just went 1 up with Ian Murray.
I heard that Partick were to be announcing who would be taking over from Lambie at the END of the season and not now, if they are saying teusday then maybe the guy is coming in to work alongside as on BBC they said Lambie was ending his managerial career at the end of the season.
Kilmarnock 1-0 up just now. I wasn't backing them though, just fancied them.
