NEW Haddington Athletic boss Scott Bonar insists his club have not achieved anything yet as he targets glory.

The Hi Hi’s impressive season, which saw them unbeaten in the league and enjoy a memorable debut Scottish Cup campaign, was cut short last term by the coronavirus.

Bonar was a key part of Joe Hamill’s backroom staff but, with the former Hearts midfielder moving on to Musselburgh Athletic (see story left), he now has a chance to make the manager’s job his own.

He spoke to Courier Sport less than 24 hours after being appointed manager and said: “I’m an ambitious person and I have got a vision in my head of how I want my team to play.

“I am striving for perfection.

“I don’t think I am better than anybody but I will endeavour to work harder than others to achieve the goals I set for myself, which in turn will help the players.

“It will give them a platform to play football.

“It is difficult, I’m not going to lie, but the good thing with Haddington is you get time to implement your ideas.

“I owe them something.

“For me, we have not achieved anything yet.

“We have improved and had a couple of good results but we have not really achieved anything.

“We need to achieve something before we can say the work has meant anything.”

Bonar (pictured above, by Haddington Athletic FC), who grew up in Germany, has been involved in youth football for a number of years.

Along the way, he has played a role in the career of stars such as Sam Nicholson, Jason Cummings and Adam King.

Now, he is getting ready to take his first steps as manager in the senior game, having previously been a coach at Ormiston.

The pandemic stalled Haddington’s promotion bid last term.

Bonar, who played for Dunbar United, was full of praise for Hamill and Davie Simmonds, who has also moved on to Musselburgh, but was keen to join them in the top flight of East of Scotland football.

The 46-year-old, who lives in Macmerry, said: “That’s the massive thing for me.

“We will strive to try to make things happen but we are under no illusions and know how hard it is going to be.

“Winning leagues. . . it does not matter what level you are at, once you have had that success you know the ingredients it takes to create that squad or environment to be a winner. I still think we are a wee bit short but not too far away.

“We are on our way. There is something stirring in Haddington. Even at the game the other night, there was a buzz.

“The crowds are getting bigger, the families and the kids are the future of the club.”