Tony McInally believes no stone has been left unturned as he strives to lead Pollok to Scottish Junior Cup glory for only the fourth time in their 108-year old history.

The seasoned gaffer - at the helm when Shotts Bon Accord lifted the coveted silverware in 2012 - honed his preparations for Sunday’s eagerly- awaited ETHXenergy Scottish Junior Cup Final clash with Beith with a Rugby Park training session for his players in midweek.

And afterwards he revealed himself happy with the mood in the Lok camp.

He said: "Preparations have gone as well as could be expected seeing as every player has declared themselves fit and ready, though that is not altogether surprising seeing as it’s cup final week.

“We thought it important for the players to familiarise themselves with the Astro-grass surface and playing dimensions ahead of Sunday and all that remains now is a light Saturday morning workout where we will outline how we intend to set out our stall.

“The bigger pitch and surface will come into our thoughts and for sure I have a huge selection headache in picking the right players to start the game as well as keeping ones in reserve who are capable of making an impact coming off the bench.

“It’s going to be a big call, but I trust our entire playing squad and feel comfortable with the qualities each and every one of them brings to the party.”

Macca has derided bookmakers odds depicting the Southsiders as outright favourites to come out on top against their Super Premier Division rivals.

He said: "This will be the same bookies who quoted Shotts as 9/1 no-hopers in our final victory over Auchinleck Talbot, so if you don’t mind I’ll take what they say with a pinch of salt.

“Alan McKenzie, Colin Williamson and Mark Sideserf played in that winning side while Jordan Longmuir - with Bathgate Thistle - and Finlay Frye - with Glenafton - have also graced the final stage.

"But our added experience will count for nothing unless we turn up on the day.

“I’ve told our guys to ignore bookmakers and my rationale is to point to Beith having played in Junior football’s top flight for more years than I care to remember whereas this Pollok team was only promoted at the start of this season and are still finding our feet amongst the big guns.

“Just getting to the final itself has been a massive achievement for everyone connected with the club and I’ll be proud of the players regardless of whether we win or lose.”

The Lok boss has done his homework on Beith having run the rule over the Ayrshiremen on no fewer than five occasions. However, he is not for revealing his playing hand just yet.

Much of the talk in and around Southside hostelries, though, reckons goalkeeper Jordan Longmuir and towering centre-back pair Chris Walker and skipper Paul Gallagher are shoe-ins to form a defensive shield along with full-backs Sideserf and Tam Hanlon.

Cultured playmaker Williamson is tipped to form an engine room partnership alongside the combative Frye with Kevin Bradley on the right flank.

However, opinion is split on the left side where Kieran McAleenan is bracketed with the strong running McKenzie as well as newcomer Liam Rowan who only signed from Falkirk in February but has struck a chord with a number of impressive performances.

Top scoring hitman Davie Winters is assured of the nod up front, but the identity of his striking partner has sparked the most debate with Lok fans split as to whether the best permutation should figure his brother Robbie, the talented Carlo Monti or indeed the physicality provided by McKenzie in a forward role.

Macca gave no hint of his selection thoughts in saying: "Pollok beat Beith 4-2 at Newlandsfield earlier in the season, but that game was an evenly- contested affair in which our finishing prowess made all the difference.

“But both teams are much changed personnel wise, our line-up considerably more than theirs when you think that neither Walker, Sideserf, Frye, Bradley, Monti or Davie Winters played back then.

“Tactically, we don’t expect any surprises as Beith play in a certain style that has served them well this season and the same goes for our guys.

“Nerves and the big game occasion can often drain players of energy so I just hope both teams can settle quickly and serve up a Junior cup classic to get people talking about the game.”