'Something to really be excited about at Killie'

Derek McInnes is "really building something" at Rugby Park, according to former Killie midfielder Stephen McGinn.

After finishing 10th in their first season back in the top flight, McInnes' side sit fourth having just claimed a point at Celtic Park.

"[Kevin] Van Veen and Greg Stewart came in in January but they've actually got a lot of young Scottish players, who they brought in from the lower leagues in Scotland," the Ayr captain said on the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast.

"Guys like James Mayo, Robbie Deas, obviously gave David Watson a chance out of the youth system.

"Now all of a sudden you just look at their squad and you think, it's as good as anything out there, and he's really building something.

"He says himself he didn't love [last] season, it was all about just staying in the league. But I just think the recruitment and the opportunity to bring European football back to Rugby Park is something to be really excited about."