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Thursday 14th July 2016

Betfred Cup - Group F preview

Motherwell face Rangers in the Betfred Cup at Fir Park on Saturday, live on BT Sport at 3.00pm – here’s our look at Group F.

Motherwell face Rangers in the Betfred Cup at Fir Park on Saturday, live on BT Sport at 3.00pm – here’s our look at Group F.

Motherwell
Manager: Mark McGhee
League Cup fact: Won their only League Cup back in 1950/51.
Last season: Lost 3-2 to Morton at Cappielow AET in round three
Betfred odds to win Group F: 7/4
Summer signings: Ben Heneghan (Chester), Richard Tait (Grimsby Town), Jacob Blyth (Leicester City), Dean Brill (Inverness Caley Thistle), Carl McHugh (Plymouth Argyle).

Rangers
Manager: Mark Warburton
League Cup fact: Have won the trophy a record 27 times.
Last season: Lost 3-1 at home to St Johnstone in round three.
Betfred odds to win Group F: 8/11
Summer signings: Josh Windass (Accrington Stanley), Matt Crooks (Accrington Stanley), Jordan Rossiter (Liverpool), Joey Barton (Burnley), Clint Hill (Queens Park Rangers), Niko Kranjcar (New York Cosmos), Matt Gilks (Burnley), Lee Hodson (MK Dons).

East Stirlingshire
Manager: John Sludden
League Cup fact: Are the Lowland League representatives this season.
Last season: Were beaten 5-0 by Falkirk at Broadwood in round one.
Betfred odds to win Group F: 28/1
Summer signings: Dylan McGuigan (Cumbernauld United), Derek Ure (Camelon Juniors), Paul Sludden (Stirling University), Graeme MacGregor (Linlithgow Rose).

Annan Athletic
Manager: Jim Chapman
League Cup fact: First tie was in August 2008 – lost to Dumbarton on penalties.
Last season: Beaten 4-3 by Queen of the South AET at Galabank.
Betfred odds to win Group F: 20/1
Summer signings: Max Wright (East Stirlingshire), David McKenna (East Stirlingshire), Alex Mitchell (Workington Reds), Raffi Krissian (Edusport Academy), Tony Ribeiro (Edusport Academy), Jean Guy Lucas (Edusport Academy), Przemyslaw Dachnowicz (Rangers), Barry Cuddihy (St Mirren), Willie Robertson (Stirling Albion),  Adam Asghar (Alloa Athletic), Stewart Sharkey.
 
Stranraer
Manager: Brian Reid
League Cup fact: Best performance was the quarter-finals in 1968/69.
Last season: Lost 1-0 away to Hibernian in the second round.
Betfred odds to win Group F: 9/1
Summer signings: Smart Osadolor (Annan Athletic), Scott Agnew (St Mirren), Cameron Belford (Wrexham), Frank McKeown (Morton), Liam Dick (Falkirk), Ross Barbour (Kilmarnock), Christian Nade (Dumbarton), Giuliano Morena.

Group F fixtures
 
Saturday July 16
Annan Athletic v Stranraer, 3.00pm
Motherwell v Rangers, 3.00pm (BT Sport)
 
Tuesday July 19
Rangers v Annan Athletic, 7.45pm
Stranraer v East Stirlingshire, 7.45pm
    
Friday July 22
East Stirlingshire v Rangers, 7.45pm (BT Sport)
 
Saturday July 23
Annan Athletic v Motherwell, 3.00pm
 
Monday July 25
Rangers v Stranraer, 7.45pm (BT Sport)
   
Tuesday July 26
Motherwell v East Stirlingshire, 7.45pm
 
Saturday July 30
East Stirlingshire v Annan Athletic, 3.00pm
Stranraer v Motherwell, 3.00pm

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