Derek McInnes not surprised at 'terrific' Killie fans selling out Belgian Europa games

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Derek McInnes has hailed 'terrific' Killie fans for selling out the away end for their Europa League match in Belgium.Kilmarnock will be backed by 2,500 loyal supporters on foreign soil as they face Cercle Brugge next week.And Rugby Park will be packed on Thursday night as Killie welcome the Bruges side for the first leg of the crunch tie.McInnes told the Standard: “The response has been terrific.

We’re a wee bit shy of being a sell-out at home just now but by the time it comes round that will be the case and, you know, I think it tells you exactly what a football club can do for a town and a community and the support has really responded.“To have 2,500 travelling fans highlights probably how rare European trips have been for a couple of generations to go and enjoy and, like when Scotland go Euros, you’ve got grandfathers and grandkids going to all these things and I’m sure it’ll be the same.“To take two and half thousand fans so quickly - and we probably could have taken more if they were available - and to get a full house here is no surprise to me.”While McInnes said the response from the fans is no huge surprise, he says he wants to send supporters to Belgium for the second leg full of hope.He added: “I think there’s been a real connection with a team.

I think that they’re proud of the team. I think they know roughly what they’re going to get from the team. I don’t think they feel the team’s going to let them down.

Of course we can’t win every game and there’s times we should be doing better, but you couldn’t aim that at these boys a lot last season.“I think the support sees a lot in the team and the team recognises the efforts of the the fans and hopefully we can have a really good Thursday night.“It’s not just