Elated Eglinton boss William Shearer reckons the membership’s election to the West of Scotland League could be the beginning of one thing particular.
Ayrshire’s latest non-league facet have been accepted as members of Division 4 on the league’s annual assembly final week.
They may play their soccer at Kilwinning Sports activities Membership with simply the width of a fence separating them from Buffs Park, the house of Premier cracks Kilwinning Rangers.
However Shearer isn’t prepared to simply accept life within the shadow of their extra illustrious neighbours.
He reckons that is only the start of a journey for Eglinton, who take their identify from a former Kilwinning Junior facet defunct since 1936. And he desires to take the folks of Kilwinning alongside for the journey.
“We're beginning proper on the backside of the pyramid, however we're formidable,” stated Shearer.
“It actually has the chance to be a traditional romantic soccer story and what higher time to get supporting us than proper now.
“Eglinton have been a really profitable senior crew earlier than folding in 1936 and we hope, by time, to emulate that.
“It’s a tricky problem and a protracted highway forward, however one we’ll relish and study from. God solely is aware of the place we’ll find yourself in 10, 20, 30 years time.
“It will be nice to get the folks of Kilwinning in addition to Irvine and the Three Cities all the way down to assist us and let’s see the place it takes us."
Shearer managed Kilwinning Rangers amateurs final season and imported his squad to get Eglinton off the bottom.
He now plans so as to add some new faces forward of subsequent month’s massive kick off.
He stated: “Quite a lot of gamers have been uneasy about committing as we hadn’t been confirmed as a WOSFL crew. Now the wheels could be put in movement with regard to signings.
"We’re trying to get a gaggle of gamers collectively who're hungry to show themselves at this stage. We wish to be aggressive in opposition to whoever we play and see the place it takes us.”
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