RESILIENT

That goes for you too, the supporters, who have demonstrated remarkable levels of support, resilience, colour and noise since I arrived.

A moment that sticks out for me, is Kilmarnock away. It was my first game as permanent manager and, as I’m sure you’ll all remember, Callum Slattery knocked in a free-kick in stoppage time to earn us a valuable point.

Although the goal was a special moment, what stood out to me more was, almost a third of our season ticket holders were in that away stand, backing the team, even when we went a goal down. To have those kind of numbers travelling on the road, is outstanding.

I can only thank every single one of you, who have supported from within the stadium, or from afar, as I know that backing seriously helps the players on a match day.

That’s why your support has been so important, it has been a major factor in us picking up valuable points at home and on the road.

Although results and performances have improved, in my eyes, we haven’t achieved anything yet. The staff here are tirelessly working behind the scenes to build a successful future for this club and we need you with us to help us reach our goals and aspirations.

If we work hard and show ourselves in the correct fashion on the pitch, I know you will get behind us. I speak to the players constantly about being together, but one thing that’s for sure, you are on this journey with us.

I want to offer my profound thanks to everyone and I hope you can continue to back the lads next season as we look to push on to a successful campaign together.

Stuart Kettlewell Manager