Aberdeenshire Cup revenge is the dish on Buckie Thistle manager Graeme Stewart's menu tonight as Jags meet a Formartine United side who beat them on penalties last month
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BUCKIE Thistle will have to be at their best tonight when they host Formartine United in the Aberdeenshire Cup.
Formartine knocked the Jags out of last season’s Shire Cup on penalties just a couple of weeks ago, before losing the final against Fraserburgh.
Stewart said his side dominated that semi-final, but knows they will be up against an improved Formartine side tomorrow.
He said: “That was probably one of the most one-sided 0-0 draws I’ve ever been involved with – but we didn’t deserve to beat them because we didn’t score.
“They’ll have improved since then, too, but we want to get our own back.
“I wouldn’t say we are looking for revenge, but we should be beating them because we are a better team than them.
“I don’t like getting beaten ever but that one was tough. We’ve got a chance to put that result right.”
Stewart doesn’t believe his side are yet playing their best football – despite a comfortable 4-0 league win at Turriff United on Saturday.
Max Barry gave the Jags the lead at the Haughs with a 25-yard screamer, with a second half header from Jack Murray doubling the advantage.
Sam Urquhart’s penalty made the points safe, before Adam MacLeod put the icing on the cake in stoppage time.
While Stewart said there was lots to be pleased with, he still thinks his team can improve.
“We played some good football but we are still not playing to our capabilities,” he said.
“I don’t want to sound negative after a 4-0 win but I think we can play better and take more chances.
“We should have been three or four up at half-time on Saturday and until that third goal we weren’t comfortable.
“Scoring goals has been the problem – but we’ve still scored nine in two games.
“I tend to praise the positives and focus on the negative, because it’s my job to find areas we can improve on.
“I’m delighted with the attitude, the scoreline and the clean sheet.”
