Clyde boss takes 'plenty of positives' from sinking Queen's Park in Glasgow Cup clash
Darren Young reckons there are plenty of positives to take after Clyde made it back-to-back pre-season wins with Saturday's Glasgow Cup victory over Queen's Park.
Clyde beat Championship side Spiders 1-0, courtesy of a strike from former Queen's Park man Scott Williamson at the Hamilton Community Stadium.
That followed on from a 2-0 win at Lowland League club Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill, with Redfern and a trialist on target.
Clyde will continue their programme at Kelty Hearts on Tuesday, ahead of their Premier Sports Cup kick-off.
On Saturday's win, boss Young said: 'It was a worthwhile run-out. We were struggling for bodies – we've got a few boys away, a few with wee niggles that we're not taking any chances with, but for the boys who played it was a really good, strong performance.
'I thought the shape was really good, the work-rate and desire from the boys is exactly what you're needing.
'The bonus is that we get the clean sheet at the 1-0 win. We had a couple of other wee chances that we could have done better with, but with rustiness that will happen, and by the time the League Cup section an the league come around, that will be out the system.
'There were a lot of positives to take, and from [last] Wednesday night's game against Albion Rovers as well, a 2-0 win there, and it's a case of getting boys game-time.
'The boys have come back in good shape, they've got the bit between their teeth, which is good to see, and there were a few trialists in who have shown up well, too.
'It has been a good week, a strong week, and the main thing is getting minutes into the boys' legs and making sure niggles don't become strains or pulls or anything, so it's positive.'
With Hamilton Accies having moved to Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld, Clyde will train at the Hamilton Community Stadium, which was formerly known as New Douglas Park.
Young said: 'It's always good to be able to train on the park that you're playing on. I've had that with a few different teams, and it does make a difference.
'It's good to be here, that we have a base, as such, and that we're not chopping and changing, and it's good for players for that wee bit of stability.
'Under the circumstances that have happened, we've managed to profit from it, being able to play and train here. It just gives you that wee bit of security.'
Meanwhile, Queen's Park boss Sean Crighton was disappointed with his side's 1-0 defeat against Clyde, but happy with their attitude.
Crighton got 90 minutes in captain Euan Murray, vice-captain Charlie Fox, who missed nine months of last season, and Louis Longridge.
But he was annoyed as a Scott Williamson strike gave Clyde the pre-season Glasgow Cup win.
That followed a 2-0 win over Annan Athletic at the City Stadium the previous Tuesday, and Crighton said: 'I'm obviously disappointed in the result. There was a lot of good stuff in the game, but also stuff that we'll look back at and try and make it better.
'I thought it was a really poor goal that we lost.
'The big thing for me is results in pre-season, you can look at what you want,but the most important thing is that you get minutes in the legs.
'I've had Euan Murray and Charlie Fox getting 90 minutes, Louis Longridge got 90 minutes.
'There are ones that got good minutes in their legs that I'm going to need to get good minutes, so it was a good exercise again.
'But I'm really disappointed with the result.
'We had a couple of chances, but nothing really clear-cut, and poor decision making in the final third and all over is stuff that we need to tidy up on.
'We gave Clyde something to hang onto, we lost a poor goal. In the final third we need to be better with our decisions, but it's basically a new group.
'On Tuesday night there were a lot of things I was happy with, and [on Saturday] there was a lot of stuff that I was happy with as well.
'It's going to come, it's just that we need to make sure the guys are getting fitness in their legs and getting what they need out of pre-season as well.'
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