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BBC News
5 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Livi visit East Fife in season opener
Livingston will begin the 2025-26 season with a trip to East Fife in their Premier Sports Cup Group H opener on 12 then meet fellow Premiership side Kilmarnock at Rugby Park before welcoming Brora Rangers and Kelty Hearts to the Home of the Set Fare Arena.
BBC News
5 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Kettlewell's Killie debut at Brora Rangers
Stuart Kettlewell will take charge of his first competitive Killie game away to Brora Rangers in the Premier Sports Cup on Saturday 12 new manager's home debut, against Livingston four days later, will be live on Premier then visit Kelty Hearts before completing Group H at home to East Fife.
Daily Record
5 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Kilmarnock set to kick season off with trip to the Highlands as Premier Sports Cup fixtures announced
The Premier Sports Cup group stage fixtures have been released The Stuart Kettlewell era at Kilmarnock will get underway with a trip to the Highlands as they kick-off their Premier Sports Cup group stage fixtures away to Brora Rangers. The near-500 mile round trip gets their Group H campaign up and running on July 12 before the new boss takes on Livingston four days later in his first home game. That game, which is a 7.45pm kick-off, will be televised live on Premier Sports. It's the only fixture across the entire group stage between two top flight teams. Killie's next fixture is away to League One side Kelty Hearts on Tuesday, July 22 before concluding the group stage by welcoming East Fife to East Ayrshire on July 26. The group winners, along with the three best runners-up across the eight groups, will progress to the knockout stages. They'll be joined there by Scotland's five European representatives, who have all received a bye. GROUP H FIXTURES July 12: Brora Rangers v Kilmarnock, East Fife v Livingston (3pm). July 15: Brora Rangers v Kelty Hearts (7.45pm). July 16: Kilmarnock v Livingston (7.45pm). July 19: Kelty Hearts v East Fife, Livingston v Brora Rangers (3pm). July 22: East Fife v Brora Rangers, Kelty Hearts v Kilmarnock (7.45pm). July 26: Kilmarnock v East Fife, Livingston v Kelty Hearts (3pm).
BBC News
28-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Who will Killie face in Premier Sports Cup?
Kilmarnock have drawn top-flight newcomers Livingston as well as Kelty Hearts, East Fife and Brora Rangers in Group H of the 2025-26 Premier Sports tournament will mark Stuart Kettlewell's first game in charge of the Rugby Park club, with the opening fixture on 12-13 July and further matchdays on 15-16 July, 19-20 July, 22-23 July and 26-27 eight group winners and three best runners-up will join Scotland's five European entrants - Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen, Hibernian and Dundee United - in the last 16 on the weekend of 16-17 were beaten by Motherwell in the second round last season and last lifted the trophy in 2012.
Daily Record
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
Kelty Hearts chance was too good to turn down, says ex-Albion Rovers ace
Michael Paton is assistant manager at the League One club Michael Paton says leaving Albion Rovers was difficult, but an assistant manager's role at Kelty Hearts was too good to knock back. Paton, 36, left a player-coach role at Cliftonhill and hung up his boots after a three-year spell in Coatbridge. The opportunity came up to join Tom O'Ware at League One Kelty, utilising experience gained from a seven-month spell as Brechin City boss in 2020-21, and former Aberdeen and Dunfermline midfielder Paton can't wait to get started. He said: 'It was too good a chance to knock back. 'It's no different from a footballer – if an opportunity arises at a higher level, you're going to take it. 'Me coming towards the end of my playing, it was a really good opportunity, and I'm just really looking forward to the season starting, now. 'I fully understand the pressures of management, because I've been in it myself at Brechin, and I know how important it is that you've got someone at the side who takes the responsibility, so he can focus on playing on a Saturday. 'I think he knows I understand the process, and I know the parts that I need to take away from him, so he can fully focus on the game on Saturday. 'I have a lot of playing experience in this league, I've won it twice, so I know what's required to get up the top of the table.' Paton added: 'I've got a great connection with Albion Rovers. I was there the last three years, went as a player to being on the management team and helping the success and development from there. 'We were building a squad nearly every season and trying to get somewhere with Rovers – I have a real connection with the board, management team and fans.' Midfielder Kai Kirkpatrick has also joined Kelty Hearts, while Paul Kennedy moved to Lowland League rivals Linlithgow Rose, amid some serious financial hardships at Rovers that will see them expenses only next season. Paton said: 'It's a shame what has happened, but they have a lot of good people at the club who want to make this right, so I have no doubt you'll see Albion Rovers turn the corner in the next year or so. 'I thank them for everything I did for the last three years, but now my full focus is on progressing with Kelty.'
