Kevin Rutkiewicz has warned his East Kilbride facet that Rangers 'B' "may need their knickers in a twist" and hearth of their stomach once they go to Ok-Park within the Lowland League this night.
The Ibrox membership fell to a shock 2-1 defeat to Civil Service Strollers of their league opener on Friday night, and Rutkiewicz says his facet may should be cautious of a backlash to that.
Kilby boss Rutkiewicz admits East Kilbride’s begin to the season shall be a significant check of their Lowland League title credentials.
However he says as much as eight groups within the 19-team league are prone to have a say in the place the trophy finally ends up.
Kilby obtained off to a terrific begin with a 3-2 win at Tranent final weekend, with back-to-back dwelling video games towards Rangers ‘B’ tonight and Hearts ‘B’ on Saturday.
Rutkiewicz reckons few may have predicted Strollers' win, however says there shall be a whole lot of shock outcomes, and Kilby have to ensure they don’t endure.
“We’ve obtained six video games within the first 19 days, and so they’re all robust video games,” he mentioned.
“We’ve drawn fairly a stern check instantly, and it's going to be a check of our credentials, nevertheless it’s not going to be the ultimate consequence.
“If we come out of this with 5 wins out of 5, it doesn’t imply we’re going to win the following 29 video games – but when we come out of it and we’ve misplaced a little bit of floor, it doesn’t imply we are able to’t make that again up.
“Will probably be a check of the credentials, nevertheless it’s definitely not going to color the image of what's going to are available April or Might.
“For my part, together with the ‘B’ groups, there are six or seven groups, possibly eight, which can be going to have an enormous say.
“The league is loads tighter, and lots of people have billed us as favourites.
“I’ll take the praise, however there’s nothing received or misplaced on the primary Saturday of the season, and we’re definitely not getting carried away with one victory.”
Rutkiewicz added: “Tranent are a implausible facet and are positively going to have a giant say in what occurs this season.
“Broomhill are off to a terrific begin with 2-1 towards Spartans, who should not anyone’s mugs.
“Hearts took a whole lot of targets [6-0] off a Berwick group that have been all the way down to 10 males, and so they’re going to bounce again from that, little doubt.
“We’ve obtained Rangers on Tuesday, who may need their knickers in a twist about Friday evening, so that they’re going to come back with a bit of fireplace of their stomach.
“I believe Friday evening was a terrific instance of what this league may probably be, with Civil turning over Rangers.
“With the best of respect to Civil, I don’t assume a whole lot of us would have seen that consequence coming.
“I do really feel that this league will throw up outcomes, and we’ve obtained to strive and ensure we’re not on the tip of them.”
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