European achievement out of this world for Killie's Wright

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Europa League achievement out of this world for Kilmarnock's Joe Wright.

You could say that it’s a dream come true for one-time spaceman wannabe Joe Wright. The 29-year-old's sights are firmly set on some big European nights at

“When you’re young it’s important to have those dreams. When you get older, they probably drift and it’s not something that you do expect. For us to achieve that is brilliant.”“I think I got as far as putting a lid on my head,” he conceded when asked about his potential career as an astronaut. “I just learned about the planets and that was about it.

He’s put his long-term injury woes firmly behind him in Ayrshire, and this season highlights the rewards of believing in himself. “Over the years you hear these things, but it’s one thing saying it, it’s another thing coming in every day and driving those standards which has been here. We’ve achieved that.

“I’ll be honest, even myself before I came up here I was thinking ‘Scottish football, it’s not the same level,’ but I think there’s so many players that have come up here and found out the hard way.

 

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