Sean Kenney is relishing a contemporary problem in a brand new league.
Ardeer Thistle will compete within the West of Scotland League Second Division – and with key gamers leaving, it’s set to be an fascinating 12 months for the North Ayrshire aspect.
There was drama off the pitch when it seemed as if the membership was going to be taken over by businessman and former Junior footballer Hugh Clarke.
Nevertheless, the deal was formally rejected at an AGM with the present committee persevering with of their positions. There had been considerations after a lot of organisations claimed they'd not obtained sponsorship monies from Mr Clarke.
With the mud now settled, Kenney instructed the Irvine Herald: “It’s going in addition to it may be, we misplaced necessary gamers from final season.
“We misplaced our prime scorer, our captain, our goalscoring midfielder in addition to a few boys leaving for work.
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“We’ve added eight or 9 boys so it’s taking a wee little bit of time getting used to one another. We misplaced too many targets final 12 months so we're engaged on that making an attempt to be a wee bit extra stable.
“But it surely all appears to be coming collectively. We’ve been first rate in pre-season however that doesn’t rely for a lot apart from constructing good habits.”
He added: “It’s a tricky league that’s for certain.
“We predict we are able to go and have a great season however we have to get issues completed correctly.
“Everybody within the league might be considering that although, there are some actually robust groups within the league.
“There’s loads of high quality, groups have added good gamers so it will likely be a very good league.”
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