Published: Thursday, 18th June, 2009 12:00pm

KILLIE NEW BOY

by Stewart McConnell

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A GIFTED young former Premiership starlet has been attracting interest from a number of English Championship clubs has been snapped up by Kilmarnock boss Jim Jefferies.

And the Rugby Park boss hopes 21-year-old Graeme Owens, who had been training with Killie at the end of the season, will quickly challenge for a first-team place after hadning the former Middlesborough winger a contract.