The Scotsman

Dyer believes he still has backing of Killie players

- By GAVIN MCCAFFERTY

Kilmarnock boss Alex Dyer is confident he has not lost the changing room.

A stoppage -time winner for Livingston on Saturday made it five defeats in a row for Killie and eight losses in nine Premiershi­p games.

Dyer admitted after Saturday's defeat that he would have no complaints if the Rugby Park board decided his time was up, although he believes he retains their backing, as well as his players' ."T he reality is if you don't win games then it's up to them to make a decision," he said ahead of tomorrow's trip to Motherwell.

"That's life, that's football, I am not naive to that situation. I have been in the game long enough. If you don't win enough games, or it don't look like you can win games, then obviously you are going to get moved on. That's facts.

"But it's not something I am concerned about because I know, while I am here, every day I come in and the players train well. We have still got each other's back, which is a good thing. I have not lost

that changing room. So I am all right with that.

"I want to turn it round, I want to be given time to turn it round, but if the owner, Billy (Bowie), who is a good man, says 'time is time' then I will shake his hand and move on because he is not going to sack me because he wants to sack me, he is

going to sack me because the results are not good enough.

"But I am giving it 100 per cent and the players are doing the same. They came in today and trained and the atmosphere was good and we look forward to Wednesday's game. They still want to climb the league and have that ambition."

 ??  ?? 0 Killie’s Chris Burke, right, after the defeat by Livingston.
0 Killie’s Chris Burke, right, after the defeat by Livingston.

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