Cup Final Preview

It's the Cup Final Preview, Mr. Preview!

 

 

 

This Sunday 2nd June Saints travel to Somervell Park, Cambuslang home of Scottish Junior Football League West Region side Cambuslang Rangers where they will face Hillington AFC in the Final of the Jimmy Marshall Trophy.

 

 

 

Somervell Park



Saints Route To The Final

Round 1 - Saints 4 - 1 Port Glasgow OBU, Saturday 8th December 2012. With the grass parks frozen solid goals from Ross Maitland, Willie Gemmell, Craig MacEwan and Lewis Cameron gave Saints a convincing home win on the all weather 3G pitch at Oban High School.

Round 2 - Saints 9 - 1 Carlton YM, Sunday 7th April 2013. Playing their second home match of that particular weekend Saints had little trouble in overcoming their Premier Division 2 opposition. A blistering start saw Saints race into a 4 - 0 lead after 20 minutes from which they never looked back. Scorers for Saints were Donald Campbell (4), Willie Gemmell (2), Paul Kerr, Keith Millar and, with his first goal for the club, Sonin Kurishita.

Round 3 - Saints 2 - 1 Postal United, Saturday 13th April 2013. For the 3rd consecutive round Saints were drawn at home only this time against far more formidable opposition. Postal United came to Oban, not only as holders of the Jimmy Marshall Trophy, but as treble winners which makes the Saints win all the more impressive. Scorers for Saints were Donald Campbell and Willie Gemmell, the latter keeping up his record of having scored in every round.

Semi-Final - Saints 2 - 0 Haldane United, Wednesday 8th May 2013. Saints took to the road for the first time in the competition to face Haldane United of the Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division 1 at the neutral venue of McKenna Park, Glasgow home of St. Anthony's Junior Football Club. Haldane, who had progressed to the semi-final by virtue of home victories over Shawlands (7 - 2), Rutherglen (3 - 1) and Paisley (4 - 0) provided a stiff test for Saints. Despite having the majority of possession Saints had to endure some anxious moments before late goals from Dene Cassells and Donald Campbell eventually cemented their place in the final.

Donald Campbell secures victory in the semi-final with his sixth goal in the competition thus far.

 

 

The Opposition

 

 

Hillington AFC

 

 

Formed in 2008, Hillington AFC joined the Paisley and District Amateur Football Association. Following a successful four year period during which time they became 2nd Division Champions in 2010, won the CIBA Cup in 2011 and the MacLean/Lothian cup in 2012, Hillington left the Paisley and District League for the Scottish Amateur Football League. Entering the SAFL at Premier Division 2, Hillington secured promotion to Premier Division 1 at the first time of asking narrowly missing out on the league title to the undefeated Campbeltown Pupils.

 

Hillington's progress to the final has been impressive securing home wins over Inverclyde (4 - 2), Clydebank (2 - 0) and Aikenhead Thistle (5 - 3 on penalties after a 3 - 3 draw), before defeating league rivals Campbeltown Pupils 3 - 2 on penalties following a 1 - 1 draw after extra time in the semi-final.

 

  

How To Get There

 

 

 

 

Somervell Park is located on Somervell Street, Cambuslang, Glasgow G72 7EB. If your Sat Nav is like mine and doesn't recognise the new section of the M74, try the following directions:-

 

 

 

 

If all else fails find this Mini Bus and follow it!

 

 



 

Saints will be desperate to get their hands on some silverware having missed out narrowly in the Centenary Cup earlier this season. With Hillington likely to be strong opposition it should be an exciting match. Hope to see you there!

 

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Kicking Off Early

A controversial late change of kick off time sparked outrage amongst Saints fans at the weekend. Saints final home match of the season had been scheduled to kick off at the traditional starting time of 2.00 p.m. on Saturday but, in an unprecedented move, the Club chose to bring the kick off forward to 1.30 p.m.

The decision was announced on Friday night to shocked supporter's groups who immediately commenced formulating a protest to this flagrant flouting of the Club's traditions.

A boycott of the first 45 minutes of Saturday's match was arranged and a picket line set up at the gate.

With the first half boycott impeccably observed, the match against relegation threatened Inverclyde kicked off at a virtually deserted Oban High School 3G pitch. In an amazing display of solidarity with the disgruntled fans the Saints players initially refused to take the field and only relented upon being threatened with disciplinary action by the referee.

The match eventually got underway and it soon became apparent that the Saints players had opted to continue their recalcitrance on the field of play. To cries from the bench of "c'mon, we haven't started yet" the players proceeded to concede possession at every opportunity and no attempt was made to progress beyond the half way line.

On their first foray into the Inverclyde half Saints were awarded a free kick on the edge of the box. As Saints midfielder Willie Gemmell attempted to lump the ball over the fence behind the goal and into the adjacent Games Park disaster struck and he miss-hit the ball into the Inverclyde net. There were no celebrations from the Saints players and the suitably embarrassed goal scorer trudged red faced back to his own half for the re-start.

It took the normally reliable dead ball expert only three minutes to atone for his error. Inverclyde won a corner which was flighted gently into the Saints box. Seizing his opportunity Gemmell, instead of nodding the ball to safety, stood statuesque in the penalty area affording Inverclyde a free header and a simple equaliser. As the half wore on the Saints players continued their protest this time with defender Alex Craik allowing Inverclyde's centre forward to easily turn away from him and shoot into the bottom corner of Saints 'keeper Daniel Cassells' goal.

The referee blew the whistle for half-time which was the signal for the Saints fans to end their protest. As the supporters streamed into the ground they were greeted by the sight and sound of Saints Manager Iain Jackson launching a tirade in the direction of his players, reminding them in no uncertain terms that places in next weeks cup final were at stake so they had better start playing to their capabilities.

Saints took the field for the second half with an altogether different attitude and were on the front foot straight from the kick off. Saints had the visitors under constant pressure and the beleaguered Inverclyde rear guard were reduced to punting the ball aimlessly up field. On one such occassion the ball fell kindly for 'Clyde's lone front man who hit a hopeful shot goal bound. Saints goalkeeper Daniel Cassells, clearly under the impression that the players' protest was to last the full 90 minutes, allowed the ball to sail easily over his head and into the net.

3 - 1 to Inverclyde and that really should have been game over however Saints Manager Iain Jackson had other ideas and in an attempt to win back the wavering Saints fans he opted for an audacious switch to an all out attack 2 - 3 - 5 formation. The switch quickly paid off and Saints dragged themselves level with goals from Assen Gaydarzhiev and Captain Keith Millar. Indeed Saints should have won the match in stoppage time but the "goal" was inexplicably ruled out by the referee.

The full time whistle was blown and the Inverclyde players celebrated wildly as a share of the points was enough to secure their Premier Division status for another season.

After the match a supporter's group representative implored Saints Secretary Davie Buchanan not to make the change of kick off time a permanent feature. To which Davie replied........

#monthesaints.

High and Dry

As the MS Serenissima perched on a sand bank in Oban Bay, back to back defeats against Castlemilk and St. Joseph's left Saints league title hopes in a similarly perilous predicament. While the navigationally challenged Skipper of the luxury cruise liner pinned his hopes of rescue on the rising tide and the RNLI, Saints had to put their faith in title rivals Aikenhead Thistle. A win for Aikenhead over Postal United on Tuesday night would have kept their own and Saints title hopes alive. Alas, it was not to be. As the safely re-floated cruise ship sailed happily out of the bay and into the sunset Postal defeated Aikenhead by two goals to nil and Saints title aspirations were on the rocks once again.

A bitterly disappointed Saints Manager Iain Jackson lamented the soft goals conceded against Castlemilk and Aikenhead but praised the work rate and fitness of his players. The line between success and failure in the Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division is an extremely fine one and Saints recent punishing fixture schedule cannot have helped their cause.

Saints certainly have.

Saints must now battle it out with Aikenhead Thistle in a bid to overhaul Castlemilk and secure second place. Saints have three league fixtures remaining commencing tomorrow against old rivals Inverclyde at the Oban High School 3G pitch, kick off 1.30 pm. This is Saints last home game of the season which will hopefully attract a good turn-out of supporters. Saints won the reverse fixture in January 5 - 0 with goals from Mattie Rippon, Willie Gemmell (2), Donald Campbell and Lewis Cameron. A similar victory would be a great morale booster ahead of next Sunday's Jimmy Marshall Trophy Final against Hillington AFC at Somervell Park, Cambuslang.

#monthesaints.

Costly Congestion

Good runs in the cup competitions this season have come at a heavy price for Saints as league fixture congestion looks set to finally de-rail their title charge. A physically and mentally demanding schedule of 7 matches in 16 days concluded at the weekend with fixtures against Castlemilk AFC and St. Joseph's for which Saints were unable to reach the levels necessary for victory.

On Saturday Saints put their unbeaten away record on the line against a resurgent Castlemilk at the Barlia 3G pitch. Castlemilk, who had defeated Saints title rivals Aikenhead Thistle 4 - 1 in midweek, were in no mood to do Saints any favours and soon raced into a two goal lead. Saints pulled one back before half time courtesy of Alex Craik's fourth goal of the season but were unable to make any further progress and the hosts ran out 2 - 1 winners.

Worse was to follow on Sunday as Saints slumped to a third home defeat of the season. Saints can consider themselves unlucky not to have taken at least a point from this fixture as a string of excellent saves by the St. Joseph's goalkeeper and two efforts off the woodwork prevented them from scoring. However, thanks to some slack marking at a set piece Saints conceded a killer goal and with it the initiative in the title race.

Saints must now place their faint title hopes in the hands of title rivals Aikenhead Thistle who tonight entertain Postal United in what could be the league title decider. A draw or a win for Postal will see them crowned champions for the second consecutive season. A win for Aikenhead followed by wins over Finnart and Saints will see them regain the league title which they lost to Postal last season. A win for Aikenhead would also let Saints back into the title race. Maximum points for Saints from their three remaining league fixtures, including an away win at Aikenhead, would give them a final points haul of 38 which would equal Postal's total. Saints would also require to overhaul Postal's slightly superior goal difference which currently has Postal  seven goals better off than Saints. A nervous night for players and fans of all three teams is certain.

Keep the faith.

#monthesaints

Weekend Preview

"It's the weekend preview Mr. Preview" 

Saints were afforded an uexpected midweek rest when their Wednesday evening match against Thorn Athletic was called off at 0930 hours on Wednesday morning due to a waterlogged pitch.

McMaster Park, Johnstone

Saints Manager Iain Jacksonb was in Glasgow on the morning of the match to seal a deal with sportswear giants Speedo to supply Saints kit for next season. On hearing the news from Johnstone he made a quick trip along the M8 to inspect the pitch for himself. Iain was bitterly disappointed at the decision of the ground staff as, in his opinion, the pitch was perfectly playable and would have been ideal for striker Asen Gaydardzhiev to whom he planned to hand a starting role.

 Saints new kit suppliers "Ideal sportswear for the Oban weather."

While the Saints players were sat at home watching the Europa League Final on T.V. title rivals Aikenhead Thistle and Postal United were both involved in crucial league matches. Encouragingly for Saints both slumped to unexpected defeats, Aikenhead losing 4 - 1 at home to Castlemilk AFC and Postal losing 3 - 2 away at Finnart. The blow of dropping two points at home to Rolls Royce EK on Sunday was softened considerably by this news and thoughts turned quickly again to possible final league standings.

After several hours of deliberation and head scratching it is still too early to say where the league title wiil end up but it is clear that the thee remaining contenders Aikenhead, Postal and Saints are all still firmly in the hunt going into this weekend's fixtures.

Saints continue their pursuit of league glory with yet another weekend double header. On Saturday Saints travel to Glasgow to face Castlemilk AFC at the Barlia 3G. Castlemilk, buoyed by their excellent 4 - 1 victory at Aikenhead Thistle and playing their final home fixture of the season, will be looking to go out on a high. The midweek win over Aikenhead lifted  Castlemilk to third in the SAFL Premier Division and had their home form not been so patchy (losing 4 out of 8 home fixtures so far) they may well have been challenging for top spot themselves. Saints will look to extend their very impressive undefeated away record which has seen them win 5 and draw 1 of their 6 away fixtures thus far. This should be a cracking match so if you're thinking of coming along the address is as follows:-

Castlemilk AFC
Barlia 3G
Glenwood Path
Castlemilk
Glasgow
G45 9DL

On Sunday Saints are at home to St. Joseph's. The match will take place at Glencruitten or on the 3G pitch at Oban High School if the grass park at Glencruitten is deemed unplayable. St. Joseph's come to Oban with an impressive away record having lost only 2 of their 7 away games, they are currently 5th in the table and like Castlemilk will be disappointed not to be challenging for the title themselves.

With Aikenhead and Postal both in action on Saturday and in direct opposition on Tuesday night, the bar will be set in terms of number of points required to secure the league title. Until then it's up to saints to keep the pressure on.

Good luck lads.

#monthesaints

Rolly Leave Saints Feeling Ruff

Saints Striker Eddie Swift

With their passage to the Jimmy Marshall Trophy Final safely secured Saints returned to league action on Saturday with a tricky away match at Glagow Green against Finnart. Saints, without the injured duo of Donald Campbell and Allan Miller, and with Eddie Swift at a wedding, were pleased to welcome back to the squad Sommin and Sonin Kurishita. Finnart's home form belies their lowly league position and Saints can be reasonably satisfied with their 1 - 0 victory courtesy of a first half Ross Maitland strike.

The recent heavy rain forced a switch of venue for Sunday's home match with Rolls Royce East Kilbride. With the grass park at Glencruitten unplayable the match went ahead on the 3G pitch at Oban High School.

Rolly

Rolls Royce, or the Rolly as they like to be known, arrived early for the match and their management team of Den and Angie Watts had some time to take in the delights of top Oban hostelry "The Lochavullin".

Leaving Angie under strict instructions to stay off the gin, Den proceeded to the High School to put his charges through their pre-match warm-up routine. The warm up complete, Den was concerned there was no sign of Angie and asked the referee to delay kick off until she arrived.

Saints meantime had their own absentee problems to address as Saturday's goal hero Ross Maitland had failed to return from Glasgow in time for kick off. It later emerged that Ross, currently in training to run the West Highland Way, had gone to inspect the route and become distracted by some of the sites.

Running The West Highland Way

Eventually a "tired and emotional" Angie arrived and match got underway The match, played in attrocious weather conditions, was dominated by Saints but despite having the vast majority of possession they were unable to create much in the way of chances. On the few occassions that Saints did manage to penetrate the Rolly rearguard they were thwarted by some questionable refereeing decisions much to the displeasure of all in the Saints camp.

Early in the second half Saints Manager Iain Jackson decided on a change of formation withdrawing a midfielder and introducing striker Asen Gaydardzhiev to the forawrd line.

 Asen, who lists his sporting heroes as compatriot and footballing legend Hristo Stoichkov and Olympic diving champion Tom Daley, had an early opportunity to open the scoring. When through on goal with the chance to emulate his hero Asen chose the wrong one and, instead of shooting for goal, dived head long in the penalty area.

The dive fooled nobody, least of all the referee. Saints continued to press and got their reward when Asen flicked on a Willie Gemmell throw-in and Keith Millar netted with a diving header at the back post. As the Saints players and staff celebrated wildly the Rolly players surrounded the referee complaining that the Saints captain had been off-side. On the sidelines Den and Angie were incandescent with rage and continued their complaints for several minutes before the referee's patience finally snapped and Angie was ordered from the touchline. Clearly upset, Angie seized this opportunity to return to the Lochavullin for one last dance with local dance sensation James Bowie.

The match resumed but not before Den had delivered a chilling warning for the referee to "mind his back". Clearly shaken by this threat, and mindful of Den's East End Gangland connections, the referee proceeded to give every decision in the Rolly's favour.

"You had better mind your back referee!"

With the Saints bench screaming for the full time whistle, in the 94th minute the referee finally seized his opportunity to appease Den by awarding the visitors the softest of penalties for an innocuous Alex Craik challenge in the box. The penalty was smartly dispatched giving Saints goalkeeper Daniel Cassells no chance. Incredibly play continued for another five minutes but neither team could manage an effort on goal. The match ended all square with Saints dropping two precious points to the Rolly for the second time this season.

With the dust finally settled news emerged this morning that a sozzled Angie had agreed to buy the Lochavullin.

"What do you mean you can't remember? I've got a letter here from Kenny Evans accepting your offer!"

 



Den was unavailable for comment.

Angie, Rolly and the Saints were all said to be feeling ruff.

#monthesaints

Back to League Business

With a second cup final appearance of the season safely secured in mid-week, Saints resume their title challenge this weekend with yet another league double header.

Today Saints are bask on their travels with a tricky away fixture at Glasgow Green against Finnart. Finnart may be 3rd from bottom of the SAFL Premier Division with only 15 points to show from their 15 games played but their home form is decent and only Aikenhead Thistle and St. Joseph's have managed  to secure victories there so far this season. Saints will be hoping for a repeat of their 4 - 1 victory in the reverse fixture on 3rd November where goals from Ross Maitland, Donald Campbell, Alex Craik and Willie Gemmell secured all three points.

On Sunday Saints are at home to Rolls Royce EK and will be desperate to atone for the two points dropped againt their oponents at East Kilbride on the 20th of April. Saints had been leading 2 - 0 at half time with goals from Donald Campbell and Dene Cassells and should have won the match comfortably but a disasterous second half collapse which Saints Manager Iain Jackson described as "totally unacceptable" allowed Rolls Royce to snatch a share of the points.

Saints remain firmly in the title hunt with Postal United and Aikenhead Thistle. Postal have no fixture this weekend while Aikenhead are away today at Inverclyde. Saints know that maximum points from their remaining 7 fixtures will secure the league title. It's a tall order but with luck on their side hopefully achievable.

#monthesaints

Saints March On in the Jimmy Marshall Trophy

Saints played their Jimmy Marshall Trophy semi-final on Wednesday night at McKenna Park, Glasgow home of St. Anthony's Junior Football Club and just along the road from the former stomping ground of Sir Alex Ferguson in Govan.

With the sensational news from Old Trafford that Sir Alex was about to hang up his stopwatch still reverbarating around the football world, Oban Saints Manager Iain Jackson launched a late bid to succeed the septuagenarian supremo in the Manchester United hot seat by leading his side into this crucial semi-final tie with Haldane United.

Knowing that only a victory would keep his hopes of ascension to the Old Trafford throne alive the Saints Manager named his strongest available starting line up and for good measure named three strikers amongst his substitutes.

Saints started strongly comfortably knocking the ball around on the excellent playing surface. As early as the third minute Saints had their first scoring opportunity when, after and excellent turn in the box, Craig MacEwan saw his shot hit the post and go out for a goal kick. The game soon settled into a pattern of good Saints possession but little penetration. As the half wore on the breeze blowing in Haldane's favour started to increase in force and their long balls from the back had the Saints defence in trouble on a couple of occassions. Saints had one more good chance when Donald Campbell curled a shot over the bar from the edge of the box after good work by his strike partner Craig MacEwan. Half time arrived without any scoring and the match officials retired to the pavillion for a cup of tea leaving the teams on the sidelines to prepare for the second half.

 

Half time team talk and the Saints player look on incredulous as Manager Iain Jackson implores them to keep his Old Trafford dream alive.

 

With their Manager's words still ringing in their ears the Saints players took the field for the second half but had to endure a frustrating five minute wait while the match officials polished off the last of the Hobnobs back in the pavillion. Eventually the second half got underway and the Saints were immediately on the front foot. Chances fell to Donald Campbell and Ross Maitland both of whom were thwarted by either the woodwork or the Haldane goalkeeper. With frustration building on the sidelines Saints eventually found a break through with Dene Cassells netting on 70 minutes from just inside the box.

 

Haldane who had offered nothing until this point were stung into action and started pressing for an equaliser. Some nervous moments in the Saints defence were giving encouragement to their opponents so Manager Jackson decided to strengthen the midfield by replacing the tiring Ross Maitland with Paul Kerr. The change brought immediate reward with Donald Campbell landing the killer second goal on 82 minutes. Saints comfortably saw out the remaining minutes to secure a place in the final against Hillington AFC.

 

The palyers head back to the pavillion.

As the players headed back to the pavillion to see if the match officials had left any tea and biscuits news began emerging from Old Trafford that the soon to be out of contract Everton Manager David Moyes would succeed Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United Manager. Sources at Manchester United revealed that Saints Manager Iain Jackson had been very much in United's thoughts but the compensation package payable to Saints would probably be beyond United's budget. Saints Secretary Davie Buchanan later confirmed that he would have settled for two new match balls and a years subscription to MUTV.

 

  

Our source at Manchester United.

 

 



With news of his appointment at Old Trafford now confirmed we can reveal that David Moyes rates his appearance for Celtic against Oban Saints at Mossfield in 1982 as his greatest achievement in football to date. Moyes was alleged to have said "to complete 90 minutes against Peter MacCallum and not be hospitalised is surely my proudest moment".

 

So with Manager Iain Jackson still at the helm the Saints go marching ON, ON, ON!

Thanks for reading.

 

Getting To The Semi Final

Tomorrow night Saints take on Haldane United of the SAFL Premier Division 1 in the Semi Final of The Jimmy Marshall Trophy at McKenna Park, Glagow.

Saints Route to the Semi Final

Round 1 - Saints 4 - 1 Port Glagow OBU, 8th December 2012. With the grass parks frozen solid goals from Ross Maitland, Willie Gemmell, Craig MacEwan and Lewis Cameron gave Saints a convincing home win on the all weather 3G pitch at Oban High School.

 

Round 2 - Saints 9 - 1 Carlton YM, 7th April 2013. Playing their second home match of that particular weekend Saints had little trouble in overcoming their Premier Division 2 opposition. A blistering start saw Saints race into a 4 - 0 lead after 20 minutes from which they never looked back. Scorers for Saints were Donald Campbell (4), Willie Gemmell (2), Paul Kerr, Keith Millar and, with his first for the club, Sonin Kurishita. 

 

Round 3 - Saints 2 - 1 Postal United. For the 3rd consecutive round Saints were drawn at home but this time against far more formidable opposition. Postal United came to Oban, not only as holders of The Jimmy Marshall Trophy, but as treble winners which makes the Saints win all the more impressive. Scorers for Saints were Donald Campbell and Willie Gemmell taking their goals haul in this competition to 5 and 4 respectively.

 

 

The oppostion

Looking rather menacing in the image above, Haldane United from Balloch compete in the SAFL Premier Division 1 and are still firmly in the hunt for promotion to the Premier Division. Haldane's passage to the semi-final has been relatively comfortable with convincing home wins over Shawlands (7 - 2), Rutherglen (3 - 1) and Paisley (4 - 0).

How to YOU get there?

That's how the teams managed it but how do you get there?

McKenna Park is on Fulbar Road in the Cardonald area of Glasgow. Just tap G51 4HU into your SAT-NAV and follow the friendly voice's instructions.

If you don't have that technology follow your own nose along the M8 to the Braehead turn off. McKenna park is just along the road from there.

If all else fails find this mini-bus and follow it!

Hope to see you there! #monthesaints

Winning In The Rain

Welcome to the inaugural Saints Blog starting with a brief round up of the matches played on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May.

As always, full match reports will appear on the Club website www.sportfocus.com/webpro/obansaints


Saints put last weekend's "totally unacceptable" second half performance at Rolls Royce EK behind them with a maximum points haul from their double header against Aikenhead Thistle and Eaglesham.

First up at Glencruitten were AIkenhead Thistle where Saints ran out convincing 3 - 1 winners. After a goalless first half Saints took total control of the second half with goals from Alex Craik, Ross Maitland and Donald Campbell. Aikenhead's only reward for their efforts was a last minute penalty despatched past Saints keeper Daniel Cassells.

Sunday's match was a somewhat "after the Lord Mayor's show" performance as Saints struggled in heavy rain to break down a resolute Eaglesham defence. With the weather conditions proving as big an obstacle as the Eaglesham defence, Saints managed few attempts on goal and the first half ended 0 - 0. Saints began the second half in a similar vein and, with time rapidly running out, nerves were getting the better of the team and tempers were rising on and off the pitch. Eventually Saints put their passing game together and Captain Keith Millar headed his team into the lead. The relief amongst the players, staff and the handful of supporters who had braved the elements was tangible. The three points were finally secured with a Craig MacEwan goal deep into stoppage time.

With their title charge still firmly on track Saints now turn their attentions to cup duty with a semi-final tie against Haldane United in the Jimmy Marshall Trophy. The tie will be played at McKenna Park, Fulbar Road, Glasgow G51 4HU home of St. Anthony's Junior Football Club. The match kicks off at 7p.m. and penalty kicks will decide the winner if the sides are level after 90 minutes. Saints opponents, Haldane United of the SAFL Premier Division 1 are currently involved in a three way scrap with Kilbowie Union and Busby to decide who will finish runner up to League Champions Alba Thistle. This will be a difficult match for Saints but hopefully they will prevail and progress to the final where Hillington lie in wait.

That's all for now but there will be more random musings on Twitter @OBANSAINTSAFC