Jagsadopt professional outlook

East KilbrideThistle boss Iain Diackhas praised theclub’scommittee for raising fundsthat will help them to be more professional.

Plans are afoot to liftthe pitch to solve drainage problems, create a pathwaybetween community clubs and the first-team, and will payfor ‘doing up’their dressing rooms last summer.

Diack saysthere’s a certain level of professionalism atevery club he has been at, and wantsthesame forThistle.

He said:“Brian McMillan, Garry O’Hanlon and Kris MacKinnonhave beenworking reallyhard to get sponsors.

“Slowly butsurelywe’ve started to fill up the boards we have around the pitch, which is definitelywelcomeand something that is needed attheclub.

“Behind the scenes we’re looking to start a community clubs pathway to get tothe first team, sothere is a lot going on.

“The waywe wantto move is ina more professional manner, sothat’s going to bea massive help.

“It’ssomething I’ve wanted to do since I camein.

“Thelevels I’ve played at, it has always beenprofessionaland that’sthe way Iwant usto be.Thecommittee guys havealways fullybackedmeon that.

“In the last twosummers, theclub has movedforward quite drastically, and we wantto keep looking to push it forward.”

East Kilbride Thistle have ambitious plans to lift their pitch in a bid to solve long-standing drainage problems.

Money has come in to the club via sponsorship, and manager Iain Diack hopes it can let them play games.

He said: “Drastic work needs to be done to the pitch.

“It rains and games are off.

“The bottom corner collects water, and no matter what we do we just can’t seem to get on top of it.

“There’s no fault in that, it’s just the way it is.

“The only thing we can do is lift the pitch, fix the problem underneath and relay the surface.”