New Kilwinning Rangers boss David Gormley lifts lid on vision for club and Broomhill exit

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New Kilwinning Rangers manager David Gormley is ready to put his faith in youth as he plots a summer overhaul at Buffs Park.The 33-year-old was unveiled as Chris Strain’s successor on Monday, penning a two-year deal to kick-start a new era at the club.Gormley will officially take up the role at the end of the season when he is due to step down as manager of Lowland League outfit Broomhill.But this week he revealed his vision for Kilwinning - with the club’s youth system at the very heart of his rebuilding plans.Gormley, who cut his managerial teeth at Rossvale in 2019 before moving to Broomhill last July, said: “There’s young boys at 17, 18 and 19 already at the club and a pathway for them to progress.“It’s about trying to give boys first team opportunities and showing them what the man’s game is all about.“It won’t be a case of shoving them in at the deep end.

We’ll drip feed them in slowly. But we can make footballers out of them and by bringing them through, potentially make money for the club in the long run.“That’s one side of it.

The budget is also good and that’s something we’ll look to use.“There are seven players already signed up for next season and five currently in talks.“That potentially gives me 12 players as a base and I think we’ll look at bringing in another 10 players to give us a squad of 22 to begin with.“We’ll need a big squad to cope with the demands of the season.”Gormley, who will be joined at Kilwinning by his backroom team of coaches Davy Adams and Bill Reside, admits it’s a project that excites him, having been denied the opportunity to build something similar at Broomhill.And he says the Buffs committee’s shared vision for the future made accepting the job a ‘no-brainer.’“We had similar plans