East Kilbride boss Mick Kennedy challenges side to stay on course for league title

East Kilbride have soared to the summit of the Lowland League and boss Mick Kennedy has challenged his side to stay there.

A 2-1 win over Celtic B last midweek and a 4-2 victory over Cowdenbeath on Saturday has Kilby two points clear of Hearts B at the top of the fifth tier, with a game in hand.

But this weekend they travel to an Edinburgh University side who have often proved a thorn in their side.

The Students lost their last meeting with EK 6-1 last term, but they won two of the previous three encounters, drawing the other one.

Uni have been a bit of a bogey team down the years, so Mick Kennedy will be taking nothing for granted against the league’s bottom side, who picked up their first point of the season on Saturday against fifth-place Linlithgow.

After going top of the table, Kennedy said: “The plan now is to stay there.

“At the weekend some results went our way, so it is about trying to keep winning games and try to build some kind of lead, if we can.

“It is still pretty tight. I know we are a few points ahead of some teams but in a league as tight as this, you can lose that in a couple of weeks, so it is important we stay focused against Edinburgh Uni.

“When you get to this point of the season and you haven’t started well, you just need a performance to galvanise you and I see Uni went to Linlithgow Rose and drew 2-2, which nobody would have expected.

“I’m sure that will give them a bit of confidence and belief.

“On paper, it is a game people expect us to win but what we are seeing already is that it doesn’t always pan out that way.

“We need to make sure we turn up with the right attitude and desire to make sure we get another three points.”

With Kilby the only unbeaten side in the division now, Kennedy’s men