Kevin Rutkiewicz admits East Kilbride’s shock defeat to lowly Edinburgh Uni has taken some of the sheen off their start to the Lowland League.
Kilby went down 3-2 at home to the students after they failed to heed their gaffer’s warning the previous week about not letting complacency set in against the so-called smaller teams in the league.
The loss is hot on the heels of a 1-1 draw at home to East Stirling and EK have been knocked off the top of the table by Rangers B and are level on points with third-place Caledonian Braves.
It’s now three weeks before they can fully get it out of their system, with cup business the focus for the next fortnight. And Rutkiewicz said: “This has definitely taken a bit of shine off the good start we’ve had, there’s no doubt about it. “The last two results at home have definitely hurt us but overall it has still been a decent start and we need to stay positive. “There’s a long way to go.