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Article: Hard-working East Kilbride move upwards and onwards
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- October 6, 1998
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EAST Kilbride sit proudly on top of Premiership Division 3, their
42-21 victory over Stewart's-Melville at Inverleith sending out the
strongest possible signal that they still have some way to go to
find
their true level.
After all, it's only a few years ago that the Colleges were in
Division 1, while East Kilbride were scrapping it out in the
National
League, and that dramatic turnaround in fortunes was emphasised by
player-coach Steve Blair to his side on the bus home from
Inverleith.
"I remember some great games with Stewart's-Melville when I was
with West of Scotland and it meant a lot to me and the side when
their president, Fred McLeod, told us on Saturday that our display
was the best ...