East Kilbride Thistle coach John Lennox says his aspect ‘barely underachieved’ this season, however nonetheless did properly to complete eleventh within the West of Scotland League Convention C.
Ten-man Thistle performed out their last league sport on Saturday, with a 3-2 defeat at residence to Vale of Clyde by which David McKean netted each of Thistle’s objectives.
The defeat means the Showpark membership will begin in Division Three subsequent season, however Lennox says it wasn’t the best of begins to the marketing campaign, with boss Iain Diack leaving for Rossvale.
With neither co-bosses Alan Paterson or Russell Craig obtainable, Lennox and Colin Hutchison took the crew for his or her final 90 minutes this time period.
Lennox mentioned: “They had been 2-0 up and had been in all probability the higher crew within the first half, however we pulled it again to 2-2.
“Within the second half we had been barely the higher crew, we had been attempting to play soccer and construct from the again, whereas they had been extra direct – for some motive, groups on this league need to play lengthy balls.
“I believed we shaded the sport, however not the end result.”
On the season general, Lennox mentioned: “I believe we barely underachieved, however on the identical time we did very well.
“It was by means of particular person errors that we acquired beat, it was our personal downfall, throwing away some extent right here, three factors there.
“Personally, I believe we went in there, we knew it was going to be laborious.
“I’ve been in juniors all my days, I used to be at Hearts for 15 years, and Hamilton Accies, so I do know all about it.
“We matched all the highest groups, these spherical about us tended to select up factors in opposition to us, however should you have a look at the desk, there’s solely one thing like 5 - 6 factors’ distinction from us being in one other league.
“We might have been one or two locations greater up, however firstly of the season we didn’t have a look at that – we seemed to get off the underside of the league and win video games.”
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