But for a cup-tie with Celtic and the sale of Kevin MacDonald, things could have become extremely difficult.
This classic cup-tie featured missed penalties, red cards and one of the most memorable goals in recent football history.
The final act of the match was a brawl which centred around Haven prop Taani Lavulavu, who was dismissed as tempers boiled - a sad end to a fabulous cup-tie.
Last year South Africa beat Madagascar 1-0 in Durban in a World Cup warm-up and then narrowly edged the islanders in a penalty shootout in a Cosafa Castle Cup quarter-final tie played at Port Elizabeth.
Smith's side are next in action against Dundee United in Sunday's Scottish Cup quarter-final tie before Rangers face St Mirren in the League Cup final a week later.
Trailing from the first leg of their 1984 European Cup-Winners' Cup tie, David Hay's team beat Rapid 3-0 to apparently seal their place in the quarter-finals 4-3 on aggregate.
Next up for Gillingham is an FA Cup first-round tie at Bury but Stimson says, much as he would enjoy a good cup run, his priority is to secure promotion out of League Two.
Ninety-six Liverpool fans died following a crush on overcrowded terraces in Sheffield during an FA Cup semi-final tie on 15 April 1989.
Blackpool booked an FA Cup fifth-round tie at Everton after comfortably beating Sheffield Wednesday.
The team was on the way home from a European Cup quarter-final tie against Red Star Belgrade.
The team were on the way home from a European Cup quarter-final tie against Red Star Belgrade.
Hiddink will watch Chelsea's FA Cup fifth-round tie at Watford from the stands before officially taking charge on Monday.
And in a thrilling Kent league Cup tie - Tunbridge Wells beat Erith and Belvedere 6-4 to win 8-6 on aggregate.
About 300 officers will work at Saturday's FA Cup fifth-round tie between Luton Town and Millwall FC at Kenilworth Road, police said.
He will now be available for Friday's Super League clash with Catalans Dragons and the Challenge Cup fourth-round tie with Saints on 5 April.
April promises to be a hectic month for Rangers, with a Uefa Cup quarter-final tie against Sporting Lisbon to be played on the 3rd and 10th.
Stepanek, Novak and doubles pair Cyril Suk and Martin Damm will team up for the Czechs against Russia in the Davis Cup first-round tie starting on 7 February.
In his absence, assistant boss Evans and first team coach Steve Wigley took charge for the FA Cup third-round tie against Lincoln City on Saturday which they won 4-0.
Holbeach United face an FA Vase first-round replay after a 1-1 draw at home to Felixstowe and Walton, and there were no fewer than 10 goals at the Vic Couzens stadium, where Stamford came from behind three times against Lincoln United before going on to win their Unibond Challenge Cup first-round tie 6-4 after extra time.
There was certainly much to admire in an old-fashioned cup tie that started at a fast and frenetic piece, with both teams showing a willingness to attack from the opening whistle.
The venue for Great Britain's 7-9 February Davis Cup tie against Australia is yet to be confirmed, but it is expected to be held on a specially-constructed clay court in Sydney.
Meanwhile Aston Villa beat Blackburn Rovers 6-4 in a thrilling English League Cup semifinal second leg tie to go through 7-4 on aggregate and secure a Wembley final against either Manchester United or Manchester City.
Jewell will not take charge until after Wednesday's League Cup semi-final first leg tie with Arsenal at Portman Road.
Darius Henderson's late equaliser rescued a replay for Millwall in their fourth-round FA Cup tie against fellow Championship side Southampton.
The former Sheffield Wednesday striker was one of two changes made by Forest boss Billy Davies from last weekend's FA Cup tie with Preston - the other being midfielder Radoslaw Majewski.
Wednesday's match was a group-stage tie in the AFC Cup, the Asian Football Confederation's second-tier club tournament.
Paris topped his only previous World Cup win -- a dead heat tie for first with Hannes Reichelt in Bormio at the end of last year -- with a time of one minute 57.56 seconds.
The unpredictable Julio Baptista should have drawn Arsenal level five minutes later when he was played in by Adebayor, but the man who scored four at Anfield in a Carling Cup tie earlier this season side-footed tamely wide.
But were they worse than, say, the pitch invasion at the Birmingham City v Aston Villa tie in the Carling Cup quarter-final?
In cafes and houses either side of two countries' border, tens of millions will tune in for the stand-out tie of the Asian Cup so far.
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