Rutherglen Glencairn boss eyes title tilt but says new players need to gel

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Rutherglen Glencairn boss Joe Pryce wants a West of Scotland First Division title push, but reckons his side will have to find their feet, first.A test of those credentials will come this week when Glens host newly-promoted Renfrew on Wednesday, before travelling to Drumchapel United on Saturday, who were one of the pre-season favourites.But Pryce says only one of his starting XI in the 2-2 draw at Maybole on Saturday also kicked off their 1-0 Scottish Junior Cup final defeat against Cumnock back in June, and need to gel.He said: “This season is a good opportunity for us and every team is going to want to make their mark on this division.“We know there are going to be some big-hitters in the league, and there will be surprises along the way, so we just have to concentrate on ourselves and what we do.“There have been a lot of changes in the team.“Our last competitive game was the Scottish Junior Cup final, and only one player who started on Saturday also started in that match [Sean McGuire] so it’s a complete turnaround.“We know there are going to be some ups and downs, but they still have to hit a certain standard.“The goals we lost on Saturday were not acceptable, whether it’s your first or your 101st game, but the game on Saturday also didn’t tell me anything I didn’t already know.“We’ve seen them in pre-season.

I know they’re a young group, there are a lot of new players in there, and it’s going to take them a wee bit of time to gel.”Pryce reckons teams are still shuffling for position as Glens head into this week’s games, with the visit of a Renfrew side that lost their opener 4-0 at home to Johnstone Burgh.He said: “It’s really early doors, we haven’t seen any other teams in the division, but obviously the aim is to