Kyle Vassell believes Kilmarnock are able to make their presence felt on the “proper finish of the desk” subsequent season after they secured their cinch Premiership survival on the final day of a difficult first season again within the high flight.
The 30-year-old has beloved his time at Killie since initially becoming a member of in January on a short-term deal, a lot in order that he just lately agreed to a two-year contract extension protecting him at Rugby Park till 2025.
Vassell is massively excited concerning the future after notching his sixth objective of the marketing campaign in Sunday’s campaign-ending 3-1 win over relegation rivals Ross County in entrance of a buoyant dwelling assist.
“I’ve two extra years of this and hopefully we will get higher as a membership and stand up the opposite finish of the league subsequent season,” stated the striker.
“I knew we had what it takes to remain up, however you by no means know in soccer. They are saying it averages out over the season and the groups which are down there and those up the highest should be the place they’re.
“However you get video games like St Johnstone, the place we had a objective disallowed for one thing I’d by no means seen earlier than then we had a penalty not given.
“I genuinely imagine we by no means had a lot luck for just a few months, however we bought via it and made certain we didn’t depend on luck and that our performances had been there.
“We bought an excellent win final Wednesday at Dundee United and one other one towards Ross County.”
Requested if he anticipated Kilmarnock to kick on underneath Derek McInnes subsequent time period, Vassell stated: “Completely. That’s why I’m staying, as a result of I imagine in what he’s making an attempt to construct. I wish to be a part of what he’s constructing.
“You see the followers, they had been wonderful towards Ross County, from the beginning. The second half was in all probability some of the gratifying, even after their objective, as a result of the followers had been singing everybody’s identify and the environment was so good for us as gamers.
“If we will get as lots of them within the stadium subsequent season we are going to kick on. A day like that offers you a glimpse of what can occur but it surely’s on us. Now we have to play properly to make them wish to come. Now we have to get them within the stand.
“If we take that on board in pre-season and into the start of the season and ensure we’re on the proper finish of the desk, I’m certain much more will come as a result of the followers are there.”
