SAINTS HAVE NO FIXTURE THIS WEEKEND
Last Saturday at Glencruitten Saints were edged out of the West of Scotland Amateur Cup by many people's favourites to lift the trophy Colville Park. Saints lost a very close match by two goals to one but can take encouragement from an excellent all round team performance against a Colville Park side widely considered to be the current top Amateur team in Scotland. Saints failure to squeeze past Colville denied them a mouthwatering home sixth round tie against cup holders and old Scottish Amateur Football League rivals Greenock High School Former Pupils. With their old friends from the tail o' the bank already out of the Scottish Amateur Cup Saints will now have to wait until their annual pre-season friendly for the chance to exact revenge for the 5 - 1 defeat at the hands of "the High" in the Rhu Amateurs tournament last August.
The Scottish Amateur Football League's hopes of West of Scotland Cup success now rest with Saints fellow Premier Division title hopefuls East Kilbride FC Amateurs. Finnart and Goldenhill. The "Gowdie" host Central Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division side Bannockburn in the sixth round this Saturday while Finnart wait on the outcome of the fourth round tie between Kilbirnie and St Mungo's to learn who they must face for the right to visit East Kilbride FC Amateurs in the sixth round.
As was strongly suspected during the game last Saturday's Referee Kevin Nolan suffered two cracked ribs in the collision with Ross Maitland and Colville's Thomas Airlie. Full credit to Kevin who bravely soldiered on for the remaining twenty five minutes or so despite being in obvious discomfort. Winning In The Rain wishes Kevin a speedy recovery.
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Referee Kevin Nolan gets clattered by Thomas Airlie and Ross Maitland. It only hurts when he laughs.
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| James Miller heads the opening goal |
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| Donald Campbell draws Saints level from the penalty spot after he had been brought down by Michael Brown |
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| Robbie Peebles heads home James Miller's cross to restore Colville's advantage |
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| Ross Maitland with Robbie Peebles and Lance Pearce in close attendance |
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| On-line TV channel Affinity TV sent cameraman Graeme Alexander to cover last Saturday's match. You can watch the match highlights on Affinity's subscription channel Scottish Amateur Football Network at www.affinitytv.co.uk |
Upcoming Fixtures
Next weekend's fixture has yet to be announced however, with away league fixtures against East Kilbride Rolls Royce and East Kilbride FC Amateurs together with a Jimmy Marshall Trophy second round away tie against East Kilbride FC Amateurs still to be played, the odds are weighted heavily in favour of a trip to Scotland's oldest "new town".
The following Saturday see's Saints welcome Caledonian Amateur Football League Premier Division runaway leaders Doune Castle to Glencruitten in the seventh round of the Scottish Amateur Cup. Awaiting the winners of that match is a home quarter finals tie against either Shotlees, St. Mungo's or Shotts Victoria.
Scottish Amateur Football League Jimmy Marshall Trophy
In the draw for the third round of the Jimmy Marshall Trophy the winner of Saints second round away tie against East Kilbride FC Amateurs face an away trip to FC Clydebank of Premier Division Two. FC Clydebank secured their place in round three last Saturday with a 5 - 4 penalty shoot-out win over fellow Premier Division Two side Rutherglen after a 3 - 3 draw at Douglas Academy, Milngavie.
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Oban Saints Scottish Amateur Football League Jimmy Marshall Trophy Winners 2013-14
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Scottish Amateur Football Association Select
Saints Player/Assistant Manager Donald Campbell will join up with the Scottish Amateur Football Select this Sunday for a squad training session ahead of Wednesday's proposed friendly match full details of which have still to be announced.
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| Donald Campbell |
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