Kilby equal the World record
EK gaffer is full of praise for support from Ajax and reckons a pre-season friendly at Amsterdam Arena would be a fitting finale if Kilby beat their world record
Dutch of class as Ajax congratulate boss Lauchy
East Kilbride gaffer Martin Lauchlan hopes he can land a pre-season friendly with Dutch giants Ajax and meet their class of 1971/72 if his side beat their world record on Saturday.
Kilby caused a sensation at the weekend as they came from 2-1 down to beat Vale of Leithen 4-2 with a couple of late goals and record their 26th straight victory.
That equaled the world record achieved by the late Johan Cruyff and his Ajax side in 1971/72.
And it prompted the Amsterdam outfit to tweet Kilby their congratulations on social media.
This weekend the Lowland League leaders can beat the world record – although it won’t be officially recognised by Guinness World Records – if they see off BSC Glasgow at K-Park. And Lauchlan is dreaming big. He told the News: “The tweet from Ajax was unbelievable and a great touch from
them.Guinness World Records have said they won’t recognise us so Ajax didn’t need to do that.
“They could have just ignored it but it shows they’ve been following our progress. That’s amazing for a team like us to be thought of by a club with such history.
“Hopefully, if we beat the record, Ajax will invite us over to Amsterdam for a wee pre-season friendly next year.
“I’d love it if we could meet the remaining members of that great team from the seventies as well.
“That would be pretty special and an incredible experience for us. You never know.”
The News understands Sky Sports and BBC will have their cameras at Saturday’s clash and with all the attention East Kilbride have received this week, it’s worth remembering Kilby are aiming to win a league title.
They are currently 13 points clear of nearest rivals Spartans with 12 wins from 12 so far and after putting all their efforts into matching Ajax last week, Lauchlan insisted: “I feel like the pressure has been lifted after equaling the record.
“The boys have been buzzing all this week whereas last week was a bit different.
“I think the pressure got to them a wee bit and you could see that with the first half of the Vale of Leithen game.
“It would have been terrible if we’d failed with one game to go.
“We didn’t mention the record all last week but, with all the attention, the story was everywhere and we couldn’t ignore it.
“This week I can see the players are fully focused on winning the next game.
“It will be tough because BSC beat Whitehill Welfare 5-1 last week and will be feeling confident.
“Although they’ve been a bit inconsistent, they can give anybody a