Albion Rovers player sales give boss chance to start planning for next season

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Albion Rovers boss Sandy Clark has already started planning for next season’s assault on the Lowland League, and says the sale of Joe Bevan and Sean Fagan will help bring new stars to Cliftonhill.Bevan, 19, made the move to Burnley in January, and Fagan was bought by Lowland League champions-elect East Kilbride last week for an undisclosed fee.That move came in a busy week that also saw Canadian defender Ethan Brown join on loan from Kilmarnock, while goalkeeper Ross Connelly signed a contract extension until the end of next season.“It has been busy,” said Clark. “There have been a few changes over the last six or seven weeks, and that was instigated by Joe moving on and trying to improve our squad in the loan market, with people who aren’t getting enough game-time.“Sean was a difficult one.

I understand why East Kilbride want to sign him – not to win this league, because they’re going to do that anyway, but Sean will help them enormously in their challenge in the play-offs.“We didn’t want to lose our captain, but at the end of the day, he’s out of contract in the summer and we got a decent amount of money for him, so it was the right thing to do.“It will help, and so will the fee for Joe.

It’s not fortunes, but every little bit helps, and when you add all the little bits and pieces together it will help with our budget for next year.”Extending Connelly’s contract and bringing in Brown from Killie until the end of this season were simple decisions, Clark says.“We’re looking right through the club at what we want to do,” said the gaffer. “Ethan is a young lad who has done really well, along with our other two loan signings, and he looks a really good player.“I’ve known Ross for a wee bit of time, I thought him from East