ALLOA boss Danny Lennon says he loves the romance of the Scottish Cup and admits he cannot wait to get going in the competition.

The Wasps will travel to face rivals Dumbarton in an all SPFL Championship clash in the third round of the competition, but the gaffer is confident his men can prevail and setup a clash with one of the big boys.

Lennon said: “The romance of the cup is something that I love with the excitement it brings and it will be a very welcome break from the hustle and bustle of the league for us. It is a one off game and the prize at the end of that is to try and get in amongst the big boys in the next round. We certainly won't fear going down there having already won there this season, but we also know it will be a fiercely competitive tie.

“We will look forward to that one when it comes around, but that is four weeks away yet and we have some massive games between then and now as we try to pick up as many points as we can heading into that one.”