East Kilbride star Scott Ferguson: Serial winner Mick Kennedy is man to get Kilby to SPFL

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Scott Ferguson reckons Mick Kennedy is the man to finally fulfil East Kilbride’s SPFL promotion dream.The 28-year-old attacker joined Kilby earlier this month and it is the third time he has linked up with the K-Park gaffer.They enjoyed success together at amateur outfit Colville Park before their Darvel days, which brought West of Scotland Premier Division title success in 2021/22 and a Scottish Cup shock over Premiership Aberdeen last season.Now reunited at East Kilbride, Motherwell native Ferguson believes Kennedy’s winning mentality will bring the success the club has craved for a decade.Billy Ogilvie, Martin Lauchlan, Billy Stark, Stuart Malcolm and Kevin Rutkiewicz have all tried and failed to get the club into the professional ranks.But Ferguson, who made his Kilby debut last Wednesday night and scored the winner as EK came from behind to beat Linlithgow Rose 2-1, said: “I think Mick can be the man to get the team up.“He gets players playing for him.

You want to win and you want to be successful when you are part of his teams.“He is a successful person [Kennedy co-owns successful chicken restaurant, Black Rooster] and he wins everywhere he goes, so I think he can do that at East Kilbride as well.“I’ve been with Mick before Darvel.

I played under him at Colville Park back in the days when you had to pay to play, so we’ve been on a bit of a journey together, the two of us!“He has brought in some remarkable signings this season, to be fair, and the players will be here to win trophies.“Nobody is dropping down from the leagues above or coming here for anything else.“Everyone’s aim is to win the league and get into League Two through the play-offs.”Despite being part of Kennedy’s famous squad that toppled the Dons in