Duo go out on loan

Jimmy Nicholl has agreed a loan deal with Bellshill Athletic that will see promising young central defenders Mark Smith and Seven Bennett join the west region junior side until January 2011 and gain some valuable first team experience.

Smith (19) joined the club in the summer from Motherwell and made his debut as a second half substitute in the defeat away to Falkirk last weekend.

Bennett (18) is part of the full-time youth set up at Central Park after joining the club from Syngenta B.C. and has been a regular for the under 19s over the last two seasons.