Dyer axed as Rugby Park men crash yet again
Kilmarnock parted company with manager Alex Dyer last night after his team surrendered a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 to St Johnstone at Rugby Park.
It was their eighth defeat in 11 games, only two of which have been won. Killie are now only two points above Motherwell in the play-off position.
Dyer took charge of the team following the sacking of Angelo Alessio in December, 2019 and was confirmed as manager at the end of last season.
However, the Ayrshire club have struggled to find consistency and injuries to influential players have hampered their efforts. A statement on the club’s website confirmed that they will be seeking a new boss.
“Kilmarnock Football Club can confirm the departure of Manager Alex Dyer by mutual consent following today’s 3-2 defeat to St Johnstone,” it said.
“We are grateful to Alex for all he has achieved with the club since joining Killie in October 2017. However, recent results and performances have been disappointing and with 24 points from 25 Premiership matches, we believe this is the right time for a change.”
Although the decision to replace him had already been taken, Dyer had been allowed to appear at the post-match press conference.
“I’m disappointed,” he admitted. “We were 2-0 up and in control of the game and the second half came around and we weren’t at the races. I don’t know why.
“We stopped doing all the stuff we’d done well in the first half and if you do that against a side who are confident then you get punished.
“When it went 2-2, for me there was only going to be one winner and that was them because they were on the front foot.
“There is a fragile confidence about the team and that comes with not winning enough games and losing late goals like the we did the other night. Confidence is low.”