WATCH: Oban Camanachd captain Daniel Sloss says they may have mental edge over Kingussie in Camanachd Cup final in shinty's showpiece in Inverness
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CAPTAIN Daniel Sloss says Oban Camanachd could have the mental edge over Kingussie in the Camanachd Cup final.
Oban beat Kingussie 2-1 to win the Macaulay Cup final in August and end Kingussie's hopes of winning a grand slam of trophies for a second successive year.
Now the two teams face each other in the Camanachd Cup final in Inverness on Saturday and Sloss wants to use their Macaulay Cup final victory as inspiration to achieve glory again this weekend.
"We are very confident and we have fared well.
"This has been our goal for years and we do not want to let it pass us by.
"Kingussie have usually got the better of us over the years, but to win the Macaulay Cup gives us a confidence boost going into the game."
Oban Camanachd are looking to secure a hat-trick of trophies this season, having won the Macaulay Cup and the Celtic Cup when they beat Glasgow Mid-Argyll in June.
After an impressive 4-1 against Kinlochshiel in Balmacara last weekend, Sloss believes Oban are peaking at the right time heading into the final.
"The form has been good all season, despite not playing a full strength team due to injuries.
"But we now have our full team that is fit and ready.
"Kingussie are a good team and got better over the years.
"They are similar to us but we need to give 100 per cent on the day."
Oban is arguably the biggest shinty town in Scotland and Sloss says he would love to end the 27-year wait to win the Camanachd Cup they last won in 1996.
He said: "There will be a big crowd and the whole town is buzzing as a lot of mini buses and coaches are coming up.
"To see that support could give us the edge on the day and bring the trophy back to them.
"It would be a great honour to pick the trophy back to the town and especially winning two trophies.
"It would be great for our under-14 and under-17 teams to see as you want them to see us win and that will keep them going.
"You want to give them something to strive to."
