Andy_K_97

Having watched Hearts yesterday, I know they can definitely play better than they did - it certainly was an off-day, and I can only hope that the JTs have another day like that on Saturday. The two games at Tynecastle have been close affairs and we arguably could have won both games on another day, but the LC QF at RP saw us switch off at the worst possible time, and the match in December was a poor one where we once again shot ourselves in the foot. On our day, we can certainly match Hearts - but will we finally get a win against them this season? I'm quietly confident that we'll take something from this one.

Very good result and performance, going by the sounds of it. I'm just surprised that's only our third away win of the season in the league given our league placing. Glad to have got things over the line and with results going the other way, I think it's safe to start dreaming now.

Back to the subject of the game, I'd like to think we'll get the job done, but it'll be far from easy. Would take a repeat of last week's events.

A hell of a lot riding on this one - a Killie win, coupled with a St. Mirren loss to Celtic and fourth place is basically ours to lose. Even a draw (given our away form) coupled with a St. Mirren loss isn't bad from our perspective, but it would be amazing to go and do the business to really cement fourth place. I suspect Levein will have Saints up for this after last weekend's win against Hibs, and I expect a stuffy game. Could end up being a bit like Saturday's match in terms of playing style. I won't be going up to Perth, but I'm glad to see a big away support will be there. Why Saints didn't start off with just the north stand for away fans I don't know, but ultimately it doesn't really matter too much as everyone who wants to go should hopefully be able to get tickets one way or another.

Not the best game to watch by any stretch of the imagination, but we played well enough and deserved the win. Pleased for Vassell as I thought that the ball was starting to go out a bit too wide for him to get a shot away but he took it well enough. I don't know what Wickens was doing, though - that's a dreadful error to make. A win next week coupled with a St Mirren defeat and I think 4th place is ours to lose.

On paper, we should win. However, this game won't be played on paper - it will be played on (plastic) grass. 2-1 to the stripes.

Connah's Quay Nomads is the obvious one - but over the past decade and a bit, there's been a number of quarter finals that we've royally shat the bed in. The most painful of these was probably in 2018 when we took the lead against Aberdeen, only to have them beat us on penalties. The quarter final at RP against Hibs in 2013 was also a sore one - big crowd in the place and a good large away support, and we just didn't turn up at all. On that note, the whole time that Rangers were in the seaside leagues can be considered a time when we shat it and underperformed under poor management. I was disappointed when we sacked Kenny Shiels (although some people may not have been), but we should have found a better replacement than Allan Johnston. In turn, we also should have done better than getting Gary Locke to be his replacement. I still don't really know what to make of Lee Clark's time in charge given he kept us up in the playoff final, but the style of football wasn't exactly eye-catching and I suspect that we'd have finished around 7th or 8th. During the time Rangers were absent from the Premiership, teams like Motherwell and Dundee United managed to capitalise on this and reached Europe - instead, we were floundering in our own mediocrity due to poor decisions made by our weasel of a former chairman. Even when things were bad for us in the Championship, things still seemed a lot more positive than they were around ten years ago when the weasel was sucking the very life and soul out of the club. His leaving of the club, never to return, has turned the club around and made being a Kilmarnock fan much more bearable - I lay the blame for our mediocrity from 2013-18 solely at his door.

I've seen my team win both the Scottish and League cups in my lifetime, so I'm not doing too badly compared to some. I really thought this might be the year to do something given that Celtic are flaky and Rangers can also be beaten on the right day too, so getting put out with such a tame performance at Pittodrie was a huge disappointment. Ah well, like I say every year, there's always next year.

Killie 4 QotS 5. A very odd game indeed as we raced into the lead only to go back to 2-2 within the space of a few minutes. Once the first team players went off, Queens took advantage of some poor play and got the winner in the last minute of normal time.

Rangers had better get the finger out, didn't realise they were so rubbish! I'm afraid you're correct, both have been shut for a while now. However, there's a few other places that you can go such as Fanny By Gaslight, the Tartan Sheep, Mack's Bar... Most places will be welcoming towards away fans provided you're sound and I certainly wouldn't object to seeing away fans such as yourselves if I was in a boozer beforehand. Very tough test ahead, and we need a big result after the bitter disappointment of losing to relegation fodder in Aberdeen. While a loss would be damaging for our morale and charge for the European places, I would say that the Buddies have a tougher run-in before the split - we both have still to play Hearts, but we've then got Ross County and St. Johnstone while St. Mirren have Celtic to play before the split. I suspect the Buddies will get something against Motherwell. Big away support is always good to see - I just hope that they leave disappointed (but not too disappointed, because I don't have anything against St. Mirren).

I really enjoyed your challenge last year. I'd like to do it one day, but finding the time isn't always easy.

Ticket bought, bus booked - just got to hope the team turn up now. This time last week, I was feeling a lot more confident about our chances, but for some reason the doubt is starting the creep in. I hope that I'm proved wrong.

Both teams coming off defeats in midweek - a narrow one for us, yet a chastening blow for Dundee at Parkhead. These things can happen, though. Quietly confident about this one, but both league games have been tight with late goals for Dundee. Would far prefer a start along the lines of the Scottish Cup tie, but that's unlikely to happen. Dundee have impressed me this season and I expect a tough task, especially with the whole Docherty v McInnes factor attached. Let's see how it pans out.

Fair assessment - Rangers deserved the win for making the changes at the break (proof the Clement is actually a good manager unlike the previous incumbent in the Ibrox hot seat) but had we taken our chances, we could have had the game wrapped up by half time. Going in 1-0 at the break was the least we deserved at the time, and had it not been for Butland's superb save I think the best Rangers could have hoped for would have been a draw. The chance that Kennedy had just after the break could also have been crucial, but five minutes of sloppy play cost us the game. When Danny Armstrong went off for Rory McKenzie, we definitely lost an outlet going forward on the right side that GMS might have been able to keep going. Overall, the performance was good tonight (especially in the first half) and on the whole there's very little to be despondent about as a Killie fan these days. We were competitive once again against an opponent with far greater resources in title-winning form, and it's a far cry from last season where I was questioning if we would ever be able to beat the Old Firm sides ever again. We have a great chance to bounce back at Dens on Saturday, and I'd expect a few changes. Still, that's one of the toughest runs of fixtures for us out the way with. If you'd told me that we'd get 4 points from Celtic away, Aberdeen at home and Rangers at home before this run began, I'd have taken that. Onwards - the season has some tantalising fixtures and potentially rewards still on offer, and two or three more victories should see us over the line and confirm the top six place.

This list will be mainly restricted to Premiership, but I'll try to think of all the grounds I've been to. Premiership grounds first: Aberdeen - never been, although I'm going up for the cup game a week on Saturday. I'll leave this for now. Celtic - been to Celtic Park on two occasions, once for a 2-0 defeat under Allan Johnston's tenure that proved to be the beginning of the end for him, and the other time was for the Scotland v England game where they won 3-1 and Robertson scored his first Scotland goal. Not a good record for me. Dundee - been once for a Scottish Cup tie and despite being up 1-0 we drew 1-1 and beat Dundee in the replay at RP. That's a no, then. Hearts - umpteen times. A very happy hunting ground and one of the best stadiums in the country. Hibs - been many a time, but only witnessed one Killie win on the last day of the season ten years ago that kept us out of the playoffs. A cracking day. Livingston - yes, but many moons ago when either Paul Lambert or Richard Gough was in charge of Livi. Motherwell - the first ever away day I was taken to was at Motherwell, and it was a 2-1 win for Killie on New Year's Day in 1999. Seen a few wins there. Rangers - no. Been three times for Killie games and the best I've been at was the 1-1 draw where Chris Burke scored the late equaliser in Steve Clarke's first game in charge. Was at Ibrox for the 1997 SCF so at least I've seen my team win at Ibrox, but I won't count that since it was a neutral venue. Ross County - never been to a game there despite having visited the stadium before. Would like to experience the full Dingwall away day at some point. St. Johnstone - yes. One of my least-favourite away days, so not much to say here. St. Mirren - yes, both at Love Street and the current ground. Miss that big steep away stand, the current facilities are good but the rake on the stands is too shallow for my liking and it's not always the easiest to see what's going on up the far end of the park even in the back few rows. Of the grounds I've been to that are currently Premiership grounds, that's three I've not seen wins at. Now for the rest of the leagues, as best as I can remember: Airdrie: yes Ayr United: yes Dundee United: yes Dunfermline: yes Morton: yes ICT: no (went once, last year for the cup quarter final debacle. May be a while before I get a chance to break this particular hoodoo) Partick Thistle: yes Falkirk: yes Hamilton: yes Queen of the South: yes Dumbarton: yes The Spartans: yes Overall, I'd say my record isn't too bad at most places I've been to. We'll see if my good record continues in the Scottish Cup.