Michael Kennedy says Darvel must mud themselves down and go once more after lacking out on promotion to the Lowland League.
Boss Kennedy watched his aspect lose 2-0 to Tranent at Recreation Park in Saturday's decider.
‘Vale defeated South of Scotland League prime weapons St Cuthbert Wanderers 3-1 final Wednesday night time to arrange a winner-takes-all promotion play-off with the East of Scotland League champions.
Nevertheless, it wasn’t to be for formidable Darvel who might want to try to win the West of Scotland League Premier Division for a second time if they're to aim to achieve the fifth tier.
Deflated gaffer Kennedy admits his staff weren’t adequate on the day as targets from Wayne McIntosh and Jamie Docherty have been sufficient to see Tranent to victory.
He advised the Kilmarnock Customary: “I don’t suppose it was a very nice sport to be sincere.
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“We perhaps had a 15 to 20-minute spell the place we may have equalised however I simply don’t suppose we performed nicely sufficient.
“I used to be upset with the efficiency, but it surely’s exhausting to be exhausting on the boys, it has been such a protracted, demanding season.
“The boys have been drained, lifeless on their toes, however you’ve bought to be higher – and the fact is we fell quick.
“I've been saying for weeks that Tranent are a extremely good aspect; that they'd compete on the prime finish of our league.”
However Kennedy admits he'll stay upbeat after successful the West Premier on the first time of asking.
And Darvel will bid to retain their crown and bid to avenge their play-off defeat subsequent time period.
“Typically it's essential to keep in mind how far you’ve come,” mentioned Kennedy. “The membership and the gamers have been on an incredible journey.
“We simply must prepare for subsequent yr and reset, that’s all we are able to do.
“It’s not the primary time I’ve misplaced a sport of soccer or confronted a little bit of adversity. We'll mud ourselves down and are available again in the summertime.
“When you’d have mentioned to us we're going to win our league the primary yr being in it, we’d have taken it.
“In fact, there's a wider plan we now have, however this sport exhibits us we now have to be higher.
“No matter I'm in I need to win, I need to go and win the league once more.
“It will likely be a large problem, the groups round us can be strengthening, it’s one of the vital tough leagues within the nation.
“However there's nothing for it aside from regrouping, we'll see how a lot fireplace and starvation is within the bellies after we go once more.”
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