Just A Boys' Game

Saturday 5th October 2013
Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division
Inverclyde AFC v  Oban Saints AFC
Battery Park, Greenock, Kick off 2pm
Referee - Mr Gordon Hay

After last Saturday's September weekend holiday Saints head for the Tail O' The Bank to take on Inverclyde at Battery Park. Last weekend's enforced lay-off could hardly have come at a worse time for Saints as they had finally recovered from a run of three straight draws with a thumping 9 - 2 victory  at Busby. Saints will hope that the lay-off won't upset their momentum too much and they can continue their excellent run of victories in their last five visits to Inverclyde.

Saints recent record at Inverclyde:-

13th September 2008 Inverclyde 1 -  2 Oban Saints
5th September 2009   Inverclyde 2 - 3 Oban Saints
16th October 2010     Inverclyde 2 - 4 Oban Saints
28th April 2012         Inverclyde 3 - 4 Oban Saints
12th January 2013     Inverclyde 0 - 5 Oban Saints

Willie Gemmell opens the scoring for Saints on their last visit to Inverclyde

 

 

 

Donald Campbell makes it 4 - 0

 

 

 

 

 

Inverclyde currently sit one place below Saints occupying 5th place in the SAFL Premier Division with seven points from their five games.

 

Inverclyde's league season thus far:-

 

17th August Busby 0 - 4 Inverclyde

24th August Inverclyde 2 - 6 Finnart

31st August Castlemilk 3 - 0 Inverclyde

14th September Inverclyde 5 - 4 Kilbowie Union

21st September Inverclyde 2 - 2 Thorn Athletic

 

 

 

 

Inverclyde AFC 2011 - 12

 

 

Inverclyde's recent record in the SAFL:-

 

2006/07 Premier Division One 2nd Promoted

2007/08 Premier Division 2nd behind Champions St Pats on goal difference

2008/09 Premier Division 7th

2009/10 Premier Division 5th

2010/11 Premier Division 5th

2011/12 Premier Division 8th

2012/13 Premier Division 6th

 

 

So far this season Inverclyde have been involved in some pretty high scoring matches and with Saints having rediscovered their scoring touch an entertaining and high scoring match is in prospect.

 

 

Douglas Harvey Memorial Match

 

Last weekend wasn't a holiday for all of the Saints contingent as Skipper Marc MacCallum, Donald Campbell, Dene Cassells, Willie Gemmell and Myles MacAulay travelled to Paisley to join up with the SAFL Select for this annual fixture with Carlton YM. The match, the 7th in the series, was played at the Kibble Complex, Paisley and all five Saints players acquitted themselves admirably in a 4 - 0 victory for the league select.



 



 



Just A Boys' Game

 

 

Finally the title of this post comes from the Peter McDougall play first aired on BBC's Play For Today series in 1979. I'm sure Greenock has some delights to offer nowadays but my abiding memory is of the stark picture painted by this astounding play featuring some of the most violent scenes and strongest language the BBC has ever dared to broadcast at that time. It starred singer Frankie Miller as hard man Jake McQuillan desperate to earn the respect of his dying grandfather and former "hardest man in Greenock" played by comedian Hector Nicol. Jake's life of alcohol and violence ultimately leads to the death of his only friend Dancer played by Ken Hutchison. A young Gregor Fisher also makes an appearance. Check it out if you can, you won't be disappointed.

 

 

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