
Paisley pattern -- tha's dead swirly! (Swatch from Braw Doocot.)
Morton visit St Mirren today for the Refrewshire Cup final. St Mirren have won it five years in a row and lead the all-time standings with 52 wins against Morton's 51. Based on the 2010-2011 league results St Mirren are the eleventh-best team in all the land, whereas Morton are nineteenth-best -- and the match is at St Mirren's home ground in Paisley -- so the Ton are decidely the underdogs. But you never know.
Morton reached the final by beating Carlton YMCA 4 - 0 in May, while St Mirren defeated Gourock Thistle 9 - 1. Morton and St Mirren are almost always the two teams in this cup final. Time was when each club had a strong cross-town rival to make the derby more interesting, but neither Port Glasgow Athletic (winners of five Renfrewshire Cups) nor Abercorn (five as well) fields a senior club today. Ditto two Cup Arthurlie of Barrhead.
The Renfrewshire Cup was the property of St Mirren FC in 1960 when Robin Hall and Jimmy Macgregor released this 45rpm recording, "Football Crazy".
Most of what follows I have lifted from Twitter:
Ninety minutes before kick-off and the term "soap dodger" has already been hurled by a St Mirren tweeter. A Morton supporter responds by referring to St Mirren Park as the Methadome.
Morton: Stewart, Graham, Forsyth, Smyth, McCafferty, Rachirou, Di Giacomo, Tidser, McDonald, Campbell, O'Brien.
St.Mirren: Samson, van Zanten, Tesselaar, McGregor, Mair, Goodwin, Teale, Thomson, Thompson, McGowan, Hasselbaink.
Two goals by Thompson put the Buddies up 2 - 0 at HT.
Now Thomson without the P has scored. 3 - 0.
McGowan scores. 4 - 0. I think I see the way this match is playing out.
Weatherson for Morton! 4 - 1. Weatherson again! 4 - 2. FT. Why wasn't Weatherson on in the first half?
St Mirren win the Renfrewshire Cup for the sixth year running. Scotzine match report.