Neil Slooves: Last News

George Grierson accepted the blame for a shock defeat that ended Irvine Meadow’s cup hopes for the season.

Kilwinning Rangers on Saturday.Meadow slipped to a 3-1 defeat after David Syme's spot kick rounded off the scoring with 15 minutes left of the West of Scotland Premier Division clash.But co-boss Spence felt his players were on top until Neil Slooves brought down Gavin Millar for the penalty award.A stunning Jamie Martin strike had cut the Buffs lead to 2-1 before whistler Sean Henderson made the controversial call. And Spence reckons Medda were hard done by – despite admitting his side were poor in the opening 45 minutes.He said: “I thought it was a very soft penalty to say the least.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterColin Spence says the hunt is on for more hidden gems after tying down three of Irvine Meadow’s top performers on new deals.The Medda co-boss moved quickly this week to hand contract extensions to summer signings Connor Boyd and Martin Findlay which will keep them at the club until May, 2022.Centre half Neil Slooves will also be at Meadow Park until at least then too after committing to another year with the club.Spence reckons all three have been a revelation this season and insists it was important to move quickly to ward of preying eyes.Boyd in particular has raised eyebrows with six goals in eight competitive games having made the step-up