Broxburn Athletic ace aiming to get one over Nairn County three years after missing defeat

Work commitments kept Broxburn Athletic winger Ross Nimmo out of the tie when they exited the Scottish Cup first round at the hands of Nairn County three years ago.

The Brox were edged out on Boxing Day in the Highlands on that occasion in a tie that went to penalties following a goalless draw. Greg Binnie had a seemingly perfect goal ruled out in the final stages, while the Brox saw keeper Connor Wallace and striker Gary Brass hospitalised.

So it’s perhaps no surprise that Nimmo is desperate to get the better of the Wee County when they make the trip down to West Lothian on Saturday.

The winger, who was part of the club’s epic run to the fourth round when they were knocked out by top flight St Mirren four years ago, says he would love to experience another magical cup run with the club.

Speaking to the West Lothian Courier, he said: “I never made that game because I was working but the boys obviously told me all about it. Binnie got a goal disallowed and a couple of the boys missed the bus because they got taken to hospital. We want to get the better of them on Saturday but we know it’s not going to be an easy game.

“The coaching staff will do all their homework and we’ll know more about them and what our gameplan is for Saturday. But it doesn’t matter who it is or what round it is, in the Scottish Cup you don’t get an easy game or can’t take anything for granted.

“You expect a tough game and a battle regardless of who you’re playing or what league they’re in and Saturday won’t be any different. It will be a case of rolling our sleeves up and if we do that I’d like to think we’ll have enough about us to get the job done.”

He added: “That cup run a few years ago was incredible for the club. It gave us a massive boost