DAVE GORMLEY wish he knew how he's managed to emerge as Clyde’s Scottish Cup hero this season.

The striker has ten goals to his name with seven coming in a tournament his fourth tier club is now just one game away from reaching a quarter-final; if they can take care of Ayr United in a replay at Broadwood tonight.

Gormley was at it again in Saturday’s match, scoring the opener and while he got a pat on his back from manager Barry Ferguson, it’s only when he starts finding the net in the league that he just might get a full man-hug.

“He’s a hard man to please,” Gormley said with a smile. “I don’t know how or why but it seems to be happening for me in the Scottish Cup. I just have to take it into the league and hopefully I’ll do that at the weekend when we play Elgin.

"It was good to get a goal against one of my old teams. I’ve managed to do well in the Scottish Cup this season. There were mixed emotions at the end when Ayr equalised but we look forward to the replay.”

The name on everyone’s lips after the first match, a highly entertaining 1-1 draw, was Connor Quinn, freed by Livingston, signed by Clyde on the Friday and who then turned in a superb performance at Somerset Park which had both sides singing his praises.

Ferguson now has a decision to make as first choice keeper John Gibson is available after missing out at the weekend through suspension.

Gormley said: “I didn’t know much about Connor if I’m honest. He trained with us on the Tuesday and Thursday of this week and he looked pretty good.

“But on Saturday he was unbelievable. He kept us in it and we said that at half-time. Unfortunately I was to blame for the goal he lost.”

An away tie to Scottish Cup holders Hibernian or Hearts is the prize for whoever wins this evening and Clyde manager Ferguson knows his side are still underdogs.

“Their attitude on Saturday was first class and a draw was the right result,” he said. “Ayr have a good number of creative players but in the second half in particular we had some very good moments where we scored and then hit the post.

“We have nothing to lose as Ayr will be expected to win the replay as well. I am not a great believer in saying go out and enjoy the occasion because it should all be about winning. It will be a difficult game especially if we continue showing the form that we have in the cup.”

As for Ayr and their manager Ian McCall, the chance of a quarter-final is a tantalising prospect for a team which have rather battled their way into the last eight.

McCall said: “Whether we go to Tynecastle or Easter Road in the next round has not come into my thoughts at all. All I am concentrating on is beating Clyde at Broadwood. They put in a really battling performance to get a draw at our place and I am looking into getting the better of them as opposed to looking at anything else.

“We had a sense of disappointment at not winning on Saturday. Clyde did play well but we had the chances to win the tie then however we came up against a goalkeeper who was in inspired form.

“We had three one on one situations and never took one of them. Our players actually got decent shots in but they were all saved.

“We made life difficult for ourselves in the last round before getting the better of Queen’s Park on penalties. We have made it difficult for ourselves again but getting through is the main thing.”