Omnishambles

Lot of new players bedding into our squad but they have looked capable enough in pre-season. Don't doubt tomorrow will be a tough trip. First time up, looking forward to it!

The proper business starts tomorrow then. What we reckoning about the season ahead? Know we've lost a few solid players in the Summer but we seem to have recruited well. Across the pitch on paper (minus injuries) the squad probably looks better covered than it's been for a while. Hoping we can at least have a crack at the top end of the league and stay close to whoever's in the mix. Tomorrow's a tough trip but hopefully can get 3 points on the board to kick off. Our away form last year, in the league, was pretty on the ball for the most part. It's our home form that needs sorting out this campaign IMO.

Is Cammy Ross injured for Saturday? Know he went off in the Talbot game a couple of weeks back and don't think he played at Dunbar in the last game.

Apparently Hearts' B team have signed Jamie MacDonald (38) on for a season. Another young prospective starlet getting their invaluable pathway to top flight/international football is it?

Would hope for a challenge around the top of the league. Realistically expecting top 3/4 with the squad we've got.

Essentially, do other managers without Kennedy's profile at tier 5/6 level do a better job at East Kilbride with the squad and resources they've got? Almost certainly. His reputation seems to have gotten off scot free in what was fundamentally a complete failure in not getting that EK team out the LL last year and into League 2 even when handed a big slice of fortune with the Buckie scenario. As much as he can brush it aside, that squad/spending/season last year was a total kitchen sink job with one goal in mind that wasn't met even at a huge advantage almost the entire way through.

Mick Kennedy, a heavy defeat, a stiff bevvy and Twitter access. One of life's great combos.

We are down arguably the best/most consistent player in the league in Skip going to Bonnyrigg, but agree that we look to have recruited well and plugged some gaps in the squad that were there before. Consistency will be the big question mark for us this season. Never quite hit a proper decent string of form last year and fell away because of it.

"Would be easy to sit in and be hard to beat" - if you're playing a side three leagues above you maybe try it?

Will be first time up at Central Park next week. Know it's a fairly short walk from the station to the ground. Is there anywhere half decent for a couple of drinks en route that are fine with under 18s in?

Trouble in paradise?

There or thereabouts? Who's a more likely league winner?

In what feels like about the 27th time we'll have played them in the past year

Announcing the fixtures 3 weeks before the start of the season?! Steady on.