Michael Kennedy says it’s Darvel’s job to fend off hungry title challengers.
A complete host of groups will likely be coming for the Irvine Valley aspect’s West of Scotland League Premier Division crown – and boss Kennedy is aware of it’s going to be an uphill process fending them off.
‘Vale missed out on promotion to the Lowland League final season in order that they’ll must go once more in tier six.
Kennedy is relishing the possibility to do battle as soon as once more in what he reckons is without doubt one of the best leagues within the nation.
Auchinleck Talbot will likely be aiming to mount a cost to win the title again, and the likes of Pollok, Clydebank, Kilwinning Rangers and Hurlford United will all be trying up.
He informed the Kilmarnock Normal: “We completed above some actually good groups. They may come again hungry and can attempt to compete.
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"Auchinleck will definitely be coming to try to win their title again, groups like Pollok and Kilwinning have strengthened, as have others.
“It’s thrilling to be a part of it once more, it’ll be fascinating to see what dynamics the 16-team league brings.”
He continued: “It brings a unique problem this season. I’ve all the time felt any time I’ve been profitable anyplace that the second 12 months is the toughest.
“It may be straightforward to get complacent, take your eye off the ball and suppose you’re already ok.
“I don’t suppose how we performed final 12 months will win us the league, we'll should be higher. However hopefully with everybody again we will push on.”
In the meantime, Kennedy has secured numerous final season’s Darvel squad on longer-term contracts. He has retained most of his common starters, with a lot of them penning two-year offers.
He stated: “I feel everybody would have stated final season earlier than a ball was kicked that we had a extremely sturdy squad.
“Because the season progressed we had just a few points with accidents and issues which diluted it a bit, however in the principle I feel we had one of many strongest squads at this stage.
“I didn’t really feel there was a lot want to vary issues over, I feel if we are able to get everybody again match and add one other couple of faces it'll hopefully go to plan.”
He added: “There’s all the time this notion that boys are coming for giant sums of cash they usually’re solely right here to get again into the SPFL.
“I don’t suppose that’s the case for both to be trustworthy, clearly when the problem of promotion is there you wish to achieve success although.
“We didn’t handle that sadly, however the entire crew is dedicated to the undertaking, you seen that with the very fact they’ve signed two-year offers in the principle.”
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