MICK KENNEDY HAS STRESSED KILBY WON'T BE SPLASHING THE CASH ON 'STELLAR' SIGNINGS OVER THE SUMMER AS HE AIMS TO STICK TO SUCCESSFUL MODEL THAT WON CLUB PROMOTION 07:52, 03 Jun

2025 East Kilbride boss Mick Kennedy has warned fans not to expect any glamour signings now the club is in the SPFL. But he has targeted six fresh faces to spearhead Kilby’s push for the

League Two title next season. The Lowland League champions won promotion to the fourth tier last month with a play-off victory over Bonnyrigg Rose to claim their place in the professional

ranks for the first time. Work is well underway to strengthen the side for a title-tilt but while Kennedy admits they will bring in plenty of fresh faces, he says he won’t be going for any

be boys about 23 or 24 who have played some degree of games in the SPFL. There will be nothing major happening. “It’s people we think we can coach well and develop, and who will give us the

best opportunity to get out of League Two. READ MORE: East Kilbride announce new deals for Mick Kennedy and Si Ferry after promotion gloryREAD MORE: East Kilbride stadium: James Kean

'will be in touch' with South Lanarkshire Council now Kilby has won promotion to SPFL “The squad during my time has always been made up like that. Now and again there have been

some experienced boys we’ve managed to get hold of. “But there will be nothing that will make you go ‘wow’, I can assure people of that. “I am not saying it isn’t possible for us, it is just

not my style. I really don’t think there will be anything significant in terms of a ‘name’, but we are confident that if we get the players we are trying to bring in, we will certainly have

one of the strongest squads in the league. “There are deals in place that we are hoping to announce shortly. We will bring in six players as we look for a squad around 20. “Once things

settle we will start to look at the loan market and see what is available. We are working away and hopefully we will start to get some over the line this week.” East Kilbride announced last

week who will be retained for next season and who has been released. The club has 13 players from the promotion winning squad sticking around with Sean Fagan, Jordan McGregor, Jamie

Hamilton, David Ferguson, Reegan Mimnaugh, Lewis Spence, Joao Balde, Nathan Flanagan, Cami Elliott, Luke Main, Broque Watson, John Robertson and skipper Jack Leitch all retained. Those being

released are Chris Truesdale, David Wilson, Adam Livingstone, Ian McShane and Scott Ferguson, while loan stars Matty Connelly (Motherwell), Daire O’Connor (Hamilton Accies), Cameron

McKinley (Stirling Albion) and Zander Craik (Kilmarnock) return to their parent clubs. There are names among the retained list who could attract interest from bigger clubs, with the likes of

ex-Hamilton Accies man Reegan Mimnaugh having a great campaign in 2024/25, but Kennedy is confident none of his key players will be going anywhere during the transfer window. He added: “The

retained players are those we’ve had conversations with and who all want to stay. I have a good enough relationship with the boys that if something came up they would speak to me. “I

wouldn’t imagine anyone on the retained list is going to go anywhere. They enjoy the environment, the style of play and how the club is run. No disrespect to other clubs, but I think many of

them would struggle to find something similar at this level. “East Kilbride is arguably the best-run part-time club in the country and everybody has said they are fully committed for next

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