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Saints secretary David Buchanan was part of a group from Aulay's Bar in Oban who travelled to Cameron House Hotel to meet the Scotland squad before the European Championship qualifying game against Italy at Hampden Park on Saturday 17th November, 2007. The trip, organised by SFA sponsors Tennents, included lunch at Cameron House, before meeting the players and then travelling to Strathclyde Homes Stadium in Dumbarton to watch the squad train
before the big match.
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Oban Saints line up in a new all white kit donated by one of their sponsors AMP Electrical Services. Back Row (L to R): Iain Jackson (manager), Dante Lopez, Myles McAulay, Bertie Gemmell, Willie Gemmell, Graham Douglas, Donald Campbell, Alex Craik, Joe Lopez, Craig Campbell and Peter MacCallum (coach). Front Row (L to R): Allan MacKay, Stephen Fox, Sean Ford, Ross Maitland,
Darin Bryars, Keith Millar and Marc MacCallum.
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Oban Saints line up in their new playing kit supplied by one of their sponsors AMP Electrical Services before the Scottish Cup game against Harestanes. Back Row (L to R): Iain Jackson (manager), Myles McAulay, Bertie Gemmell, Alex Craik, Joe Lopez, Willie
Gemmell, Craig Campbell, Dante Lopez, David Dunlop. Front Row (L to R): Alllan MacKay, Marc MacCallum, Keith Millar, Graham Douglas, Sean Ford, Darin Bryars and Ross Mailtland. Photo: Jackie Grant, The Oban Times
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Oban Saints winners of the 2007 Argyll and Bute Cup Tournament held at Glencruitten Parks, Oban, on Saturday 4th August, 2007.
Back Row (L to R): David Buchanan (Secretary), Peter MacCallum (coach), Alex Craik, Joe Lopez, Craaig Campbell, Bertie Gemmel, Graham Douglas, Willie Gemmell, Myles McAuley, John Carmichael, Ross Maitland, Daante Lopez, Iain Jackson (manager). Front Row (L to R): Keith Millar, Darin Bryars, Sean Ford, Ross Graham, Stephen Fox, Donald Campbell, Allan MacKay and Marc MacCallum.
Photo: Euan Paterson, The Oban Times
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Some of the Oban Saints squad pictured wearing new tracksuits kindly donated by
sponsor Angus MacPhee of AMP Electrical Services (Scotland) Ltd. As well as donating
the tracksuits Angus will be sponsoring the travel costs incurred by the team this season.
Photo: Jackie Grant, The Oban Times
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The Scottish Football Association in partnership with Argyll and Bute Council held a successful
Summer Coaching Camp on the new 3rd generation astro grass community pitch at Oban
High School. Football Development Officer Dylan Kerr, the former Leeds and Kilmarnock
defender and his team of coaches, Joe Lopez, Craig Anderson, Derek Millar, Jim Lynch
and Duncan MacKinnon put 52 children through their paces during the week long course.
Oban Saints now run five teams - Under 13, Under 15, Under 16, Under 17 and the Senior team
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Allan MacKay sends Kings Park Rangers goalkeeper Craig Lowe the wrong way as he slots home
a penalty to give Saints a 2-1 lead during the SAFL Premier Division league match
held at Glencruitten on Saturday 25th August, 2007. Saints won the game 3-1.
Photos: Hugh Ross, The Oban Times
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Darin Bryars waits to see if Allan MacKay can knock the ball down to him during this aerial battle.
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Dante Lopez drives into the Kings Park penalty area with Stuart McNaughton ready to make a challenge
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Allan MacKay takes on a Kings Park Rangers defender.
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Dante Lopez gets a cross in from the right
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Referee John Scott has to step in after Dante Lopez was felled by a strong challenge near
the end of Saturday's game
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St Pat's striker Domonic D'Annunzio holds off this challenge from Joe Lopez
during the SAFL Premier Division league match held at Posties Park, Dumbarton,
on Saturday 1st September. The game ended in a 0-0 draw. Photos: John Rodgers
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The Saints defence - Marc MacCallum, Dante Lopez, Alex Craik and Bertie Gemmell
do a tight marking job on St Pat's players Tony McGrogan, Thomas Smith,
Domonic D'Annunzio and Paul Bell.
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Wrong game lads - rugby's played at Murrayfield. Alex Craik and Tony McGrogan tussle for the ball.
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Eyes on the ball - Craig Campbell and Dante Lopez ready to clear their lines.
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Sean Ford clears the ball of the goal line much to the relief of his colleagues
Graham Douglas, Bertie Gemmell and Donald Campbell. Domonic D'Annunzio
waits in case there are an slip-ups
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Craig Campbell, Alex Craik and Dante Lopez wait for this St Pat's free kick to be played into the box
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Dante Lopez clears his lines during the Premier Division league match against Postal United on Saturday 27th October, 2007. He is watched by team mates Alex Craik, Myles McAulay and brother Joe. The game was played in horrendous weather conditions of
driving wind and rain. Saints won the match 1-0 thanks to a Darin Bryars goal. Photos: Hugh Ross, The Oban Times
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Myles McAulay (No 6) ushers the ball back to goalkeeper Graham Douglas with Willie Gemmell standing guard on the line.
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Grounded Saints keeper Graham Douglas thinks the worst as the ball is knocked past him and heading for the net, but Dante Lopez rescues the situation.
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Alex Craik finds Graham Douglas with a pass back.
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All eyes on the ball as Saints defend a corner.
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Busby's Ross Cumming slots home a controversial penalty to make the score 1-1 during the Premier Division league game between Oban Saints and Busby held at Mossfield Stadium, Oban, on Saturday 15th December, 2007. Busby won 3-2
Photos: Hugh Ross, The Oban Times
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Keith Millar moves in to block this shot
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Craig Campbell holds off Andy Hicks but just fails to keep the ball in play as Ian Bruce raises his flag
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Busby's Scott Gilbertson shields the ball from Marc MacCallum
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Cammy Radford scores the only goal of the game from the penalty spot as Inverclyde defeated Saints 1-0 at Glencruitten on Saturday 16th February, 2008. Photos: Hugh Ross, The Oban Times
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Ross Maitland passes to colleague Myles McAuley during the midfield battle against Inverclyde.
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Jamie Bradley (6), the best player on the park, heads clear watched by a couple of team mates and Saints striker Darin Bryars
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Inverclyde's Gerard Hoey drives goalwards tracked by Dante Lopez and Ross Graham
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Left: Willie Gemmell charges down a Cammy Radford cross. Right: Keith Millar waits for a through ball from Alex Rawcliffe.
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Saints players congratulate Donald Campbell after he had opened the scoring against St Pat's on Sunday 8th June, 2008, the final league game of the season. The match ended in a 3-3 draw which was good enough
to give St Pat's the Premier Division title
Photos by Grant Nicholson and John Rodgers
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St Pat's defenders clear the danger as Darin Bryars, Joe Lopez and Donald Campbell are ready to pounce on any mistake
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Darin Bryars goes for the ball with a St Pat's defender as Donald Campbell anticipates the next phase of play
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Darin Bryars and Joe Lopez are crowded out in the St Pat's penalty area by seven defenders
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Referee Jim Pearson has to step in as the players get a bit over excited in this tense match. The expereinced whistler soon calmed things down and the teams got down to playing some excellent football, much
appreciated by the large crowd of spectators.
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Allan MacKay sheilds the ball from St Pat's defender Graeme Galloway
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Joe Lopez and Darren MacKinnon fight for the ball at the edge of the St Pat's penalty area
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St Pat's keeper Kevin Connor punches clear from this dangerous corner.
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Ross Maitland (7) knocks the ball in for Allan MacKay
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St Pat's keeper Kevin Connor collects this cross ball with Joe Lopez in close attendance
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Thought this was a football match guys - not a ballet class! Donald Campbell and St Pat's skipper Paul Bell in a somewhat unorthodox pose.
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St Pat's midfielder Darren MacKinnon gets a wee word of 'advice' from referee Jim Pearson.
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Saints skipper Bertie Gemmell and John Deeley race for the ball.
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Domonic D'Annunzio shields the ball from Myles McAuley
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No backing out of this tackle as Joe Lopez and Domonic D'Annunzio go for the ball in midfield.
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Alex Craik keeps a close watch on St Pat's dangerman 'Tucker' Smith.
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Oban Saints players and part of the large crowd applaud St Pat's after they had won the SAFL Premier Division championship. The Dumbarton side needed a draw to lift the league title and they got the point required
after the 3-3 draw at Glencruitten with the Saints from Oban.
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