Shotts No.2 Martin Devlin was thrilled along with his aspect’s 6-0 cup demolition of Burntisland Shipyard, as they search to exorcise the demons of a 4-1 hammering by Cumbernauld United of their earlier outing.
Devlin nonetheless desires a response to that defeat after they head to Man’s Meadow within the Scottish Junior Cup first spherical, however says the 6-0 win helps.
Shotts blasted their method to a South Problem Cup second spherical assembly with Rossvale Academy on September 10, and Devlin was delighted.
He mentioned: “It was the primary of two cup video games, and I mentioned to the blokes earlier than that it’s an opportunity to get a wee little bit of consistency in our type earlier than we begin again within the league in a few weeks.
“It wasn’t only a win we have been searching for, we wished a efficiency as nicely, particularly after the Cumbernauld recreation the earlier week, once we have been poor throughout the board.
“However truthful play to them – six objectives and a clear sheet, I don’t assume we are able to ask for an excessive amount of extra!
“I didn’t need it to be a kind of video games the place we scraped a 1-0, it was a wee bit stuffy and we don’t actually get something from it.
“However we scored six actually good objectives and stored a clear sheet, in order that helps with the boldness within the squad.”
Devlin says just one participant acquired credit score for the 4-1 defeat, however hopes for various fortunes this time.
He mentioned: “Usually you get two or three gamers having a foul recreation in a defeat, however we had 11.
“PJ O’Donnell got here on for half-hour and confirmed that he most likely ought to have began the sport.
“The blokes wish to exit and put it proper themselves, they don’t want John [McKeown, the manager] or I to encourage them.
“It’s not a lot a degree to show, however I've nice confidence that it was only a unhealthy day.”
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