Rutherglen Glencairn boss targets 'five or six' signings as he eyes title bid

Joe Pryce wants “five or six” summer signings to bolster his Rutherglen Glencairn squad, but says the club is strengthening in big ways this summer.

Glens are putting a team into the Lowland League Development League for next season, and Pryce reckons that will help both squads as they eye a West of Scotland First Division promotion slot.

And Pryce says bringing in the players he wants will give them every chance.

“We’re hoping to get five or six coming in, but the majority of the squad are going to stay,” said Pryce.

“We’ve only lost maybe one or two, which is normal for any team.

“It’s not going to be the huge rebuild that it was last summer, when the majority of the squad moved on.

“We’ve got this squad, it’s a young squad, but a lot of them now have a year’s more experience in them, and that will hopefully bear fruit next season.

"We’ve embedded all the structure that we want into the players, the new guys are going to have to get up to speed quickly to fit in with the group, but it’s an exciting season coming up.

“Hopefully if we get the signings that we’re looking at, then this will be a good squad and we’ll give it a go.”

Glencairn last week announced Roan Fitzpatrick had signed a new deal for season 2024-25, having scored eight goals in 36 games last season.

Pryce added: “Roan was excellent all season for us, and we’re delighted that he’s agreed to stay with him.

“It’s the right decision, I believe, for him as well as us. He’s got another year here to progress, and if he does that as well as he did last season, then there’s no stopping him.

“Roan was one of the best players in the league, but he’s still got plenty of room for improvement and this is the place for him to do it.

“There are still a couple more