I needed a HELICOPTER to face Rangers for Fraserburgh in last Scottish Cup tie - I was knackered but their players moaned

When you’re almost 200km away and in the middle of the North Sea you’d be forgiven for missing a game of football.

But last time Fraserburgh faced Rangers, Jamie Beagrie was having none of it. Working offshore on a rig wasn’t going to deter him, so the midfielder got on a helicopter to ensure he’d make it. Beagrie feared it would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in 2018. But it turns out the 33-year-old is getting another bite at the cherry.

And the fact the game’s at Ibrox this time puts that cherry on top of the cake. Highland League Fraserburgh go into the biggest game of their lives in Govan on Sunday when they tackle Philippe Clement’s side in the Scottish Cup. Club stalwart Beagrie wouldn’t miss it for the world. He’s just glad, seven years later, that he doesn’t have to jump on a chopper to be there in time for kick-off. Beagrie works as an operations supervisor on the rigs but thankfully for Fraserburgh gaffer Mark Cowie he’s onshore this weekend.

As he reflected on their previous tie with Gers – which they lost 3-0 at Bellslea Park – their anchorman said: “The game in 2018 was supposed to be on the weekend when I wasn’t working. But it got postponed and rescheduled for a Wednesday night when I was away.

"Thankfully, I managed to get the helicopter back for the game. You don’t hear that story often. It was me who initiated it, I basically had to speak to my manager at work.

"I told my manager it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me. I asked if there was anything that could be done and, to be fair to him, he pulled a few strings and got me a seat on a flight.

“It took about an hour and a half in the helicopter as I was 190km away from Aberdeen in the North Sea. I got a crew-change flight, they picked me