Saints boss Gus MacPherson will know all about that, as in the late 1990s Ayr put his Kilmarnock side out a few times, and a few years ago he scored an own goal as Ayr hammered Dunfermline Athletic 3-0.
Stranraer, on the other hand, lead the second division having won division three last season. They are ten points ahead of third placed Ayr, so we could well be facing them next season as well as in the cup.
Whoever we face we will probably end up against some former Saints. Stranraer have Stephen Donnachie, Graham Guy and Lee Sharp in their squad, as well as Stephen Aitken, who was extremely annoying when playing for Morton. Ayr have Ludovic Roy, Barry McLaughlin and John Hillcoat in their side, and are probably looking forward to the chance to face former United man Stewart Kean. Keano only made the move to Saints a month ago and scored two of the goals which saw us through. Andy Millen and Mark Crilly are other ex Ayr players, whilst Millen, MacPherson and Mark Reilly may be in for some abuse due to their Kilmarnock connections.
Whoever we play it should be interesting. It will also be a tough match, let's just hope we can progress into the quarter finals.
The full draw is:
Aberdeen v Inverness CT
Ross County or Airdrie Utd v Clyde
Queen of the South v Gretna or Dundee United
Ayr United or Stranraer v St Mirren
Partick Thistle or Heart of Midlothian v Kilmarnock
Alloa Athletic v Livingston or Morton
East Fife or Dunfermline v Celtic
Hibernian v Brechin City