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Daily Record
a day ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
East Kilbride boss on major injury blows as new signing could miss entire season
Mick Kennedy's preparations for the League Two campaign have been hampered by injuries East Kilbride have been hit with some major injury blows ahead of next weekend's big League Two kick-off against Spartans. The newly-promoted SPFL side will be without summer signing Ouzy See after a knee injury in last week's Premier Sports Cup group stage win at Raith Rovers looks set to rule him out of the season completely, while star striker Cami Elliott is expected to still be sidelined with the Achilles injury that has kept him out over the summer. Defenders Jamie Hamilton and Jordan McGregor are also struggling, while midfielder Joao Balde also faces a race to be fit. These blows come after the bizarre news that new strikers Josh O'Connor and Mouhamed Niang have left the club just weeks after signing, with regular starting slots not guaranteed. They have now joined League Two rivals Elgin City and Clyde, respectively. All of this has lead to boss Mick Kennedy dipping back into the transfer market ahead of welcoming Spartans to K-Park on August 2, with former Celtic striker Lewis Dobbie joining earlier this week. But he still has his sights set on another addition before next weekend. Kennedy - whose side lost 6-2 to Inverness last night in their final Premier Sports League Cup match, said: 'We thought the squad was settled, but we are a wee bit short of where we want to be now due to injuries and some players leaving. 'Ouzy See got a really bad injury against Raith Rovers last Tuesday night and he is waiting for a scan on that. 'That could require an operation and that would finish his season. That is a real concern and his injury looks really serious. 'He has got an issue with his knee and it is an injury he's had previously. 'Cami is already out injured as well with his Achilles so we definitely need to address that area quickly. Cami is so athletic and he does a lot of running, so we wanted to bring someone in too give him more support this season. 'Ouzy was the perfect foil for him and has been great in the games he's played, but it's just sheer bad luck with his injury. 'We have been working on a defender for the last six weeks and we need a few things to fall into place, but it looks like that might happen this week.' On those with a chance of making the opener, Kennedy added: 'Joao is probably a wee bit away but I think he will make the start of the season. 'Jamie Hamilton will make the start of the season, but I don't think Cami will and Jordan McGregor definitely won't. 'We only had 13/14 players against Elgin at the weekend there, so we were very short.'
BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
East Kilbride v Inverness CT
Update: Date: 5' Title: Booking Content: Liam Sole (Inverness CT) is shown the yellow card. Update: Date: 2' Title: Post Content: Corner,Inverness CT. Conceded by Joe Morrison. Update: Date: 1' Title: Post Content: Billy Mckay (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Update: Date: 1' Title: Post Content: Foul by David Ferguson (East Kilbride). Update: Date: 1' Title: Kick Off Content: First Half begins. Update: Date: 1' Title: Post Content: Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
SPFL manager reveals why he let two players quit club without kicking a ball just weeks after signing them
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THREE weeks ago, SPFL newcomers East Kilbride announced the signing of a couple players to bolster their squad. But BOTH of them are now already signed by different clubs. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Mick Kennedy lost two players just three weeks after signing them Credit: Michael Schofield, News Group Newspapers Ltd 3 Ex-Airdrie striker Josh O'Connor moved on to Elgin City Credit: Kenny Ramsay 3 Mouhamed Niang also left after a brief spell Credit: The Sun Boss Mick Kennedy has been busy adding players to his squad ahead of East Kilbride's first crack at the SPFL. Kilby were promoted to League Two last season after coming through the play-offs. Former Edinburgh City striker - and Love Island star - Ouzy See, ex-Celtic kid Lewis Dobbie and former Stirling Albion defender Erik Sula are among the players to have arrived. East Kilbride also snapped up Josh O'Connor and Mouhamed Niang three weeks ago. Former Hibs kid O'Connor - son of former Hibees and Scotland star Garry - joined from Crusaders in Northern Ireland while Niang arrived from Dumbarton. But just a few weeks on, NONE of them are East Kilbride players. O'Connor, in fact, has already played for Elgin City - even featuring AGAINST East Kilbride at the weekend there. Niang has just been signed by Clyde. Now, East Kilbride boss Mick Kennedy has explained why both players left the club just weeks after signing up. He's revealed he couldn't give either player a guarantee they'd be starters. Darvel manager Mick Kennedy inspires players ahead of Aberdeen Scottish Cup shock After further conversations with the players, Kennedy agreed that both could move on. He told East Kilbride News: "When the boys came in, we had conversations quite early on and they were concerned about their ability to play once they were in amongst the group, and we were just honest with them. "Niang, in particular, was looking for assurances that he was going to be guaranteed to play every week but I just explained to him that wasn't going to happen. "I don't think anyone gets those assurances at East Kilbride. "So he just asked that, if that was the case, could he move on? And I said: 'Yeah, of course.' "Josh was slightly behind the group when he came in and, after conversations with his agent, there was just a bit of concern that he was going to take a bit of time to get up to speed and be in a position to play. "There was a nervousness there that with his next move he had to be playing week in, week out, and we weren't convinced that would happen, especially early on. "So they asked if they could pursue another option and we said 'of course'. "Ultimately, I just want people to be happy playing football, whether that is at East Kilbride or somewhere else. "There certainly was no-one forcing them out the club or asking them to leave. "I think they've maybe come in and assessed the standard that is here, the boys just felt that they wanted to be guaranteed to play. "With the window still open, we felt it was best to give them another option and gives us time to get one or two players in." Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Gutted': Much-loved attraction announces its sudden closure
A much-loved attraction just outside East Kilbride has announced its sudden closure. High Cleughearn Fishery (HCF) on High Cleughearn Road revealed the gutting news on Facebook on July 19. In the post, the fishing spot said they had 'unfortunately' made the 'difficult decision' to close down. READ MORE: Glasgow cafe announced shock closure after eight years READ MORE: Major retailer announces shock closure of Glasgow city centre store The fishery said: "Unfortunately, we've had to make the difficult decision to close the fishery. "We'd like to thank all of those who supported us during our time at HCF." Following the news, devastated fishers flocked to the comments of the post to share their sadness about it. One said: "So sorry to read this news. Good luck with your next chapter." A second chimed: "Gutted is an understatement. Gave it your best shot, guys, all the best for the future." A third added: "So sorry to hear this. Great fishery." Meanwhile, another person wrote: "Sorry to hear this. I loved coming up and getting chats, and a bit of fishing."
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Gutted': Much-loved attraction announces its sudden closure
A much-loved attraction just outside East Kilbride has announced its sudden closure. High Cleughearn Fishery (HCF) on High Cleughearn Road revealed the gutting news on Facebook on July 19. In the post, the fishing spot said they had 'unfortunately' made the 'difficult decision' to close down. READ MORE: Glasgow cafe announced shock closure after eight years READ MORE: Major retailer announces shock closure of Glasgow city centre store The fishery said: "Unfortunately, we've had to make the difficult decision to close the fishery. "We'd like to thank all of those who supported us during our time at HCF." Following the news, devastated fishers flocked to the comments of the post to share their sadness about it. One said: "So sorry to read this news. Good luck with your next chapter." A second chimed: "Gutted is an understatement. Gave it your best shot, guys, all the best for the future." A third added: "So sorry to hear this. Great fishery." Meanwhile, another person wrote: "Sorry to hear this. I loved coming up and getting chats, and a bit of fishing."
