LEFT-BACK Andy Paterson says Clydebank’s target is to win every competition they enter this season.

The defender is entering his sixth season with the Bankies, and thinks that while the main aim is promotion out of the league, they can give any team in their league a run for their money — as well as the Premier Division sides.

He said: “Our aim is definitely promotion and any cups we’re playing in as well, we don’t fear anybody.

“Keeping the majority of the boys this season and adding, we don’t fear anybody — top division or any team we come up against — we know we can match them or better them.

“We were very unlucky against Talbot last year and they won the top league, so they had to put us out on penalties. Our aim this year is to win.”

Clydebank drew 1-1 with Auchinleck Talbot last year in the quarter-final stages of the West of Scotland Cup, eventually losing the tie on penalties.

And running the current Super League Premier Division champions close has given the side belief, says Paterson.

He said: “Obviously the aim is to get promoted after coming so close last year. It’s going to be a tough again, this league is very hard to get out of. Our aim is promotion — but to win the league, or come second or third, would be massive.”

And the defender highlighted the three teams that were relegated from the Premier Division as their main rivals for a top-three spot, although he thinks there are not going to be many easy fixture.

He said: “Petershill are adding a few players, they’ll be good this year I think, there’s a lot of decent teams.

“Irvine Meadow have come down and they’re a massive team. There’s a few teams in this league, Shettleston were relegated as well, they’re a good team as well.

“I don’t think there’s any bad teams in this league. Petershill, Irvine Meadow, and Shettleston we’ll need to beat.”

The left-back is the longest-serving player in the Clydebank squad and when he looks back at his time, there will be a lot of positives to look back on — but there is one blot on the record book.

“There’s been more ups than downs, but obviously the season we got relegated was a bad season. But I’ve loved being at Clydebank.

“I was with Drumchapel before I came here, I had my work commitments before and then Clydebank came along, my shifts changed so I was able to commit — it was ideal.”