Richard King feels the St Mirren love after impressive home debut
Richard King says he felt the love from the St Mirren fans after a memorable home debut at the weekend.
The Jamaican international netted from the penalty spot during the 8-2 Premier Sports Cup mauling of Annan Athletic.
And it was a game the centre-back, who was on international duty at the Concacaf Gold Cup in the United States recently, certainly enjoyed being part of.
Despite finishing international duty just two weeks ago, the highly-rated star made his debut against Forfar Athletic on Tuesday night before being thrown into the starting XI against Annan.
'It feels good,' the 23-year-old said after the game on Saturday. 'I felt the love by the fans, so it was a really good feeling.
'It is a really high level, fast, quick thinking, physical, so yeah, I really like it. It's a good feeling to score on my debut at home. It is a wonderful feeling.'
Having moved to Paisley this summer on a two-year deal from Jamaican Premier League outfit Cavalier, King is hoping to help the Saints break into the top six for the fourth time in a row.
Paisley boss Stephen Robinson has already made his mark on the defender and King says getting a sitdown chat with the manager allowed him to gain a good understanding of the Scottish game.
He also learned from former Buddies wing-back Elvis Bwomono, whom he spent a season-long loan with in Iceland at IBV. King added: 'He's a good coach, a good manager, so he really does that very well [helping people settle in].
'I knew Elvis so I got some good thoughts on the game here. He told me it was a good club, it's wonderful here and it's like a family here; because I knew Elvis was here, and I watched a few games, I saw he was in a good team.'
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