Mick Kennedy, the man who masterminded the biggest shock in the history of the Scottish Cup earlier this year, has quit as manager of the Ayrshire giant-killers Darvel. The sixth-tier Recreation Park outfit hit the headlines back in January when they defeated Aberdeen 1-0 in a fourth-round clash shown live on BBC television.
the only goal for the sixth tier club came from an own goal and after they had a player sent off, falkirk capitliased, scoring three times in 10 minutes. darvel boss mick kennedy says they re disappointed but proud of what they ve achieved. i think we believe we can compete in the professional leagues, i think that s shown during this run. it s been a remarkable achievement for the players, it s been a fantastic journey to be on. listen, we re really humbled with the amount of attention and congratulation we ve had. but tonight was just a step too far. yesterday was a historic day for women s cricket, with the women s premier league auction taking place. it s the women s equivalent of the men s indian premier league and seven of england s players were bought, for life changing sums of money. on the field england maintained their 100% record at the t20 world cup