St Johnstone Scottish Cup winner has 'same desire' to lift South Challenge Cup with East Kilbride

Chris Millar lifted the Scottish Cup with St Johnstone in 2014 and he insists he has just as much desire to go and lift the South Challenge Cup with Lowland League East Kilbride this season.

The Kilby skipper will lead his side into a last 16 tie against Lanarkshire rivals Cumbernauld Colts at Broadwood on Saturday, and he hopes it will be the next step on the road to some silverware this season.

EK had a valiant exit from the Scottish Cup fourth round late last month as they were beaten by League One Peterhead on penalties and, despite being pre-season title favourites, Millar’s side find themselves fifth in the league and 16 points off runaway leaders Bonnyrigg Rose.

The South Challenge Cup represents a major opportunity for EK to salvage something from a disappointing season and Millar said: “No matter what level I’m playing at, any cup competition I’m in I want to win it.

”It doesn’t matter if it’s the Scottish Cup or the South Challenge Cup.

”It’s something instilled in me as a player that I want to win every game and every trophy I can.

“I’ve still got that desire to go and be successful and win trophies. It’s something that’s always been in me as a player.

“It’s important we do something this season. The league looks like it’s out of reach now and we are out of the Scottish Cup, so we want to try and make it some form of successful season.”

EK go into the clash off the back of a shock 0-0 draw with bottom of the table Vale of Leithen at K-Park on Saturday.

And Millar is looking for a reaction to that disappointment, as Kilby battle on following the loss of some key players during the last couple of months.

He added: “We didn’t perform to the levels we know we are capable of and we were massively disappointed not