Motherwell missed a late penalty as they were held to a goalless draw at Fir Park by ten-man Rangers. The Gers were fortunate to maintain their unbeaten start to the new SPL season, although their 100 per cent record did go. With just four minutes to go, Madjid Bougherra brought down Lukas Jutkiewicz and a [...]
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Saturday’s league match between Hearts and Kilmarnock at Tynecastle has been postponed due to travel problems on the M8 motorway eastbound. The whole of the eastbound carriageway was closed following a lorry fire near the Kirk O’Shotts exit. The incident caused lengthy tailbacks and the Kilmarnock team bus was unable to make it to Tynecastle [...]
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Kilmarnock have taken goalkeeper Mark Brown on loan from Celtic until mid-January as cover for their injured number one Alan Combe. Combe has been ruled out of action for up to three months as he prepares to undergo surgery on a hip complaint. “In Mark we have a player who has plenty of SPL experience,” [...]
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Kilmarnock are in the market for a new goalkeeper now that Alan Combe needs surgery on a persistent hip injury. The 35-year-old has been dogged by the problem for some time and missed the season’s kick off. Combe has featured in Killie’s last two outings but has been experiencing pain after matches. “It’s something that [...]
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Old Firm rivals Rangers and Celtic started the new SPL season with comfortable wins as St Johnstone marked their return to the top flight with a draw. Hibernian were forced to battle back to overcome St Mirren at home, while Kilmarnock enjoyed an easy win over Hamilton Academical. Celtic enjoyed the perfect start to their [...]
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Striker Kevin Kyle hopes scoring goals for Kilmarnock this season can force him back into the Scotland squad. The towering forward won the last of his nine caps in 2004 after being thrust into the international arena by Berti Vogts as an untried 20-year-old. Now 28, Kyle had a new lease of life at the [...]
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Conor Sammon is ready impress at Kilmarnock this season after joining from Derry City last summer. The 22-year-old striker joined the SPL club last season, but only mustered one goal in 19 league appearances under Jim Jefferies. Sammon believes he is now settled in Scotland and remains as hungry as ever to make his SPL [...]
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Kilmarnock boss Jim Jefferies fears he could be without first-choice keeper Alan Combe for much of the first half of the season. Although Combe is back in training after undergoing a double hernia operation over the summer, he is now struggling with a hip injury. Killie’s boss has confirmed kicking is a problem for the [...]
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BBC Scotland has learned that a number of Kilmarnock players are threatening strike action over the club’s decision to release former player Gary Locke. Locke, 34, retired at the end of the season and the former captain was in line to join the club’s backroom staff. Manager Jim Jefferies said the decision was made following [...]
Continue reading …Kilmarnock manager Jim Jefferies says a reduction in revenue from television has forced his club to withdraw their offer of a coaching post to Gary Locke. Locke, 34, retired from playing at the end of the season and Jefferies had lined up his former captain for a prominent coaching role this season. “We wanted to [...]
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