Kilmarnock skipper hopeful Europa League qualification is start of special spell for club

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Kyle Vassell fired Kilmarnock into the Europa League and promptly declared that this could just be the start of a special spell of the club.The 31-year-old netted his 11th goal of the campaign to spark scenes of delight at the SMISA Stadium in Paisley as they secured fourth place in the Premiership.The Englishman has tasted promotion success down south at both Blackpool and Rotherham United - including a play-off win at Wembley with the former.But he insists qualifying for Europe with Killie, coming just 12 months after scrambling to survive in the top flight, is every bit as good and he’s confident this won’t be the end of the journey for the Rugby Park side.He said: “I’ve had a few promotions and I’ve won at Wembley but finishing fourth with Kilmarnock is like a promotion, with the teams in this league and how hard it is.“This is right up there for me – perfect way, perfect place, perfect day.

I’m so happy for everyone involved – the players, fans, staff, everyone at the club.“I can’t explain how hard the season has been.

For me personally, I’ve been playing with injuries for quite a while now.“It’s been a dream, an ambition to play in Europe, and now I’ll be able to tell my family and kids when they grow up that hopefully I’ll play in the Europa League.

It’s a dream come true.”Asked if there could be plenty more to come for this group of players, he said: “I hope so. We can’t get ahead of ourselves.