Sunday Mail (UK)

Kiltie ready to go on the record

- Gavin Berry

Greg Kiltie is determined to continue Kilmarnock’s impressive home record against Rangers – and end their unbeaten start to the season.

The Ibrox side have won just once in their last EIGHT league visits to Ayrshire in a miserable run stretching back more than nine years.

And Kiltie hopes they can take confidence from the fact Gers have always found it tough at Rugby Park.

The 23-year-old said: “It speaks for itself that Rangers have not lost a game and not conceded too many goals this term. But we aim to go out there and change that

– to do exactly what we’ve done before. The boys play a certain way and that works against Rangers.

“It gives you confidence. We have done well against them but we also know that it will be a hard game.

“They have had a great start but we’ll be looking to take some points.”

Kiltie (right) made his topteam debut as a 16-year-old under Kenny Shiels but has spent three loan spells away from the club – including at Dunfermlin­e last season.

After signing a one-year extension in the summer he is looking to cement his place in the first team with Dyer admitting the attacker was like a new signing.

Kiltie said: “My aim was to get back in the team.

That’s gone to plan and I have started the last five games. Now my aim is to stay there. I want to be both scoring and making goals.

“Even when I went on loan I never wanted to leave the club. I’m happy still to be here.”

And Kiltie admits there is no better role model than Chris Burke who is still going strong just a few months short of turning 37. He said: “Burkey is a great role model and you learn so much from him.”

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