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Daily Record
28-05-2025
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East Kilbride's potential is 'massive' says goals hero as he eyes League Two progress
Cami Elliott hopes to be sticking around as Kilby start life in the SPFL next season East Kilbride hero Cami Elliott reckons the club's potential is 'massive' now they have finally reached the SPFL. The Lowland League champions defeated Bonnyrigg Rose 3-1 on aggregate in the League Two play-off final last week to earn promotion to the professional ranks for the first time in their history. It opens the door for the club to keep climbing the leagues and they will be setting their sights on winning promotion from League Two next season. Elliott bagged a brace in the first leg against Bonnyrigg and is hoping he will be sticking around for the journey in the SPFL in what is his second spell at K-Park. He said: 'It feels brilliant to get the club up. I was here for a year-and-a-half the first time and we never managed to get up and it was so frustrating. 'We invested so much into last time and it is such a relief to get up this time and know we will be playing in the leagues [SPFL] next season. 'So this moment is for everybody in East Kilbride. 'And I really feel this club can go so massive, so quickly now. 'East Kilbride is such a big town so hopefully we can keep being successful and the fan base can keep growing as well. 'I haven't spoken to the club about next season. Before the play-offs a lot of us weren't sure about our futures – even Mick [Kennedy] and Si [Ferry, the management team]. 'But I think what we have achieved is massive and hopefully I'll be here to go again next season. 'I am glad to do this for everyone at the club and in the town.' Elliott's double and Jordan McGregor's strike helped EK earn a 3-1 first leg win at K-Park and Kilby's top scorer this season with an impressive 41 goals said they always believed the home tie would be the pivotal game. The 25-year-old said: 'We always knew it would be about doing a good job in the home game because we knew how hard the second leg would be on their pitch. 'We set up well and that is the first clean sheet we've kept in a while so it was good. 'Everybody dug in to get us the result we needed. Bonnyrigg never really looked like scoring so it was a good game plan from us to get over the line.' East Kilbride will learn their League Two fixtures for next season when the 2025/26 schedule is released on June 20.
Daily Record
12-05-2025
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- Daily Record
East Kilbride's 41-goal hero says promotion to SPFL would top personal accolades
Striker Cami Elliott was at the double as EK defeated Bonnyrigg Rose in the first leg of the League Two play-off final East Kilbride hero Cami Elliott hit his season's best goals tally to put Kilby on the cusp of promotion to the SPFL and insisted going up would mean everything. The striker, now in his second spell with the Lowland League club after returning from Dundalk in the League of Ireland in July, took his total to 41 goals after bagging a brace in Saturday's 3-1 win over Bonnyrigg Rose, which gives EK a strong advantage going into the second leg of the League Two play-off final at New Dundas Park this weekend. Elliott knows how much it would mean to the club to win promotion, having seen them try and fail three times in the play-offs over the last decade. And he insists it would mean so much more than any personal accolade. Elliott, who has helped the side win a treble already this season, said: "It was good, it was a great feeling because that was my 40th goal and then obviously I went and got my 41st in the second half. It was a good feeling because I've been on 39 goals for a few weeks now, so it was great to get my 40th. 'Hopefully I can get some more, try and get to 42, that's the aim anyway. 'It's my best ever goal return in a season. I'm enjoying it, I'm loving it. To get 41 goals for the season is a good achievement but I don't really care about it because it's just about getting the club up to League Two. 'And if we do then you don't know what this club can achieve after that. 'Ultimately the season has come down to these two games. The treble was brilliant but this is what we've all been brought to the club for, to take the club into League Two, so we're looking forward to the next game." While EK will be the favourites to progress at New Dundas Park, Elliott knows the tie is far from over. Kilby took a 4-1 lead to Brora Rangers in the semi-finals and were given a run for their money in the Highlands. Brora led the second leg 3-1 at one stage, making it just 5-4 in EK's favour on aggregate, before the visitors found two goals to earn a 3-3 draw and progress 7-4 over the two ties. He added: "The gaffer was saying it's only half-time now, so we need to be confident and go again. Obviously it will be a totally different game at Bonnyrigg's ground, but we just need to prepare right and see where it takes us. "We can't get complacent. We have to stay positive and stay strong and just see what happens, but hopefully we'll get the job done. "It's only half-time, but we've given ourselves a great platform being 3-1 up. Yet we know it's going to be difficult there. I've played there a few times and it's a really hard place to go to. "But as long as we go with a game plan and set up right, the way the coaching staff want us to go, then we'll be fine."
