Clyde boss Ian McCall hoping for 'five, six, seven' new signings as he builds squad

Ian McCall hopes to make up to seven new signings as he tries to take his new-look Clyde up the League Two table.

And the Clyde boss says the 3-2 win over Bonnyrigg Rose – his first league win since taking over – sets the standard and has to kick-start their struggling season.

After Rose’s Conor Doan had struck the bar, Connor Young tapped in Logan Dunachie’s cross to open the scoring in 12 minutes and Dunachie doubled that lead in 30 minutes, becoming only the fourth defender in Clyde’s history to score in three consecutive games as he headed in Liam Scullion’s corner.

Alex King fired in a long-range effort to put Clyde 3-0 up, to end his current Morton loan spell on a high, and it looked like the Bully Wee were high and dry.

Smart Osadolar netted what looked like a consolation strike in 78 minutes when he mugged Ross Lyon and beat Jack Leighfield, before prodding the ball home from close range a minute into stoppage time.

However, Clyde held out for what was only their second league win all season, reducing the gap on second-bottom Forfar to five points, though the Hamilton-based club have a game in hand.

New signings Lee Hamilton, Craig Howie and Robbie Leitch were handed their first starts, while Raymond Grant returned to the club, alongside Barry Cuddihy.

McCall says more signings are in the pipeline, while others may leave.

He said: “We had three new players – or five, because Cuddihy and Grant are now back.

“There will be high hopes of another five, six or seven coming in.

“There might be one or two others going out.

“I thought all the new players did well, and the standard has been set now, we need to kick on.

“We need to use this as a kick-start.

“We made it hard, it could have been four, five or six nothing but