Ex-Rangers defender joins as Clyde boss Ian McCall pens new deal

Clyde boss Ian McCall immediately targeted a top-four League Two finish next season, after committing his future to the club.

And he has already started summer rebuilding with the signing of former Rangers and Ayr United defender Jordan Houston.

The 24-year-old right-back joins on a two-year deal, once his current deal at Queen of the South expires.

McCall and his management team of Neil Scally and Mark Kerr have all signed new deals, as have several of the current squad.

A delighted McCall told the club’s website: “As I said immediately after the Elgin match, a lot of things weren’t right throughout the club, and not just on the playing side.

“That wasn’t me putting pressure on anyone and the chairman knew all of these things too.

“Rome wasn’t built in a day and we know it’s a long-term project; the club have been able to facilitate a lot of things that we want to do. With that in mind myself, Neil and Mark are all absolutely thrilled to stay and that’s what we wanted all along.

“Our immediate target for the new season is to finish in the top four.

“If you finish there you can either be champions or go up via the playoffs, and we want to achieve that promotion.

“We don’t want another season like the last one, it was incredibly tough physically and mentally and we are determined to kick on with the form we’ve shown recently.

“The next three months are incredibly important as we look to build a team the fans can get behind and enjoy the football shown on the park.

“The type of football I enjoy the most is simply winning and we want to make it a season to remember for all the right reasons.”

On the signing of Houston, McCall added: “I’m very pleased to welcome Jordan to the club. I signed him on loan at Ayr, and then Mark