Sticking The Knife In! 

Anyone picking up a copy of today's Scottish Sun could be forgiven for not realising that the civilised world is hovering on the brink of war or that closer to home a six year old was bludgeoned to death with a hammer. Apparently a faux pas in Killie's half time draw is considered more newsworthy by the powers that be who own this rag...to be truthful though I can't say I'm all that surprised...when have they ever let the truth get in the way of a good story? The coverage in the Daily Retard wasn't much better but at least they had the decency to run with a real story on their front page despite their reporter, Neil Cameron, being just as guilty of trying make a mountain out of the proverbial molehill.

Quite where Alan Muir and Robert Greave of The Sun got their information is a bit of a mystery to me, but I have my suspicions of course. Neither of them were at last night's KFCSA meeting and they penned facts that had not been in the press release, so it's obvious that someone with contacts within the club has been leaking information to them in an attempt to sensationalise what actually happened. What actually did happen? As far as I'm led to believe, someone made an arse of the half time draw at the Sheffield Wednesday game and the 500 quid first prize wasn't paid out. Forgive me for not being horrified enough to hold the front page.

On hindsight, it was a mistake that should never have happened, but the club have held their hands up to it and put steps in place to make sure it never happens again by publishing the winners every week on the website and in the match programme. They even reported themselves to the police just to make sure everything was on the record and done on the straight and narrow, not exactly the actions of an organisation trying to shroud itself in secrecy is it?

So... as far as I can see the only truly guilty parties in this charade are the snakes who attempted to sell their own club down the river for the sake of a few headlines. How low can you get? How sweet can revenge actually be, tempered with the knowledge that you've betrayed those you once called your own? Let's not kid ourselves here, we all know who I am talking about and I run the risk of being banned for life should he get back into a position of power....but the anger I felt today when I saw those headlines cut me to the bone and I am willing to take that risk to say what I feel.

In my opinion an ex-member of staff had a serious hand in the pounding Killie took in the tabloids this morning. Someone with contacts still at the club (at the time) who was privy to information that he was willing to use against those who deposed him. Someone who has numerous contacts in the press and media due to the position he held within our club....and someone bitter enough to try and drag the clubs name through the mud for his own personal gain. Ringing any bells yet?

Changing the subject slightly, I'd like to move on to our departing vice chairman Bill Costley. Having just become a Killie fan at the time, the Ingram fiasco had no profound effect on me, well, Bill Costley's part in it at least, and I have to be honest and say that I've never really had any truck with him...well anyone who has supported Killie for all those years can't be that bad despite what some of his staff are claiming! However, like so many others I struggle to see what his problem is with the way the club is being run currently.

As far as I can see, our new chief exec. has came into the club and dispensed with almost all of the old guard and their antiquated schools of thought, dragging Kilmarnock FC kicking and screaming into the 21st century, and in case you hadn't noticed we are starting to hear the screams. For me this can only be a good thing for the future of the club as until the cobwebs are dusted away we will eternally slumber in 'sleeping giant' status, wallowing in the glow of what the 64-65 squad achieved. But obviously for some, change is not a good thing.

Bill says: "There are those at the club who wish to take things in a different direction from us"

Bill means: I'm not getting my way any more and am not too chuffed about it so I'm off.

Football is a business now and we just have to accept that, but it's a business like no other in the sense that for the most part the major shareholders lend their support because they want to and not for capital gain. We have such a man on the board of Kilmarnock in the shape of our majority shareholder Jamie Moffat. He freely admitted that he had to be persuaded to maintain his financial interest in the club after his father (god rest his soul) died, by Bill Costley, but last night he stated that he now has a passion for the club that can't be wavered and that he is in this for the long term and wants to build on what this father achieved.

Respect to Mr. Moffat for being honest and respect to him for his ability  to see beyond the periphery of being in the upper echelons of our game and being proud to belong to the Kilmarnock FC family. The departing directors have my respect for what they achieved in their time at the club but for me the way in which they departed negated so much of their tenure that it leaves a somewhat bitter taste in the mouth. It's a shame really that it all had to end for them like this, but considering the embarrassment that they've caused in the last few days, I'll be glad to see the back of them.

The Killie bandwagon will rumble on no matter, or sometimes despite, who is sitting in the boardroom. There is no substitute for fan power because when they have had their day, we will all still be here because we are Killie 'til we die.

 

F.A.O. The Sun - Killie legend = Wullie Watters, Paul Wright, Monty, Tommy Burns, Ross Mathie, Jackie McGrory, 'Bummer' Campbell,  Andy Kerr, Bertie Black, Big 'D', Alan Robertson, Stuart McLean, Tommy McLean, The Messiah, The Hippo, need I go on? Anyone but him!