Kilwinning Rangers crock crisis as boss Strain looks for tonic after Irvine Meadow derby-day blues

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Chris Strain admitted he was congratulating Irvine Meadow “through gritted teeth” after Kilwinning Rangers were sent tumbling out of the South Challenge Cup.

The Buffs boss picked the bones of a 5-3 reverse on Saturday as his team were unable to take advantage of a Medda side reduced to 10 men after the interval.

Strain had some sympathy for the referee and his assistants who had their hands full during a dramatic afternoon at Meadow Park – with Medda's Sean McIlroy red-carded and a plethora of bookings dished out.However, he felt his players were on the wrong end of some rough challenges as he counted the cost of a disappointing away day. “We’ve conceded too many cheap goals which has given us mountains to climb,” he said. “We haven’t