SPL Fixture News

The fixtures for the new season will be announced tomorrow (Thursday 19th June) morning at 10.00am. to all media sources. You will probably hear it on the radio but your best bet to get the news first will be to see it on the official website, as they of course already have the information and it should be in place for the announcement tomorrow if the club have their act in order, and I'm sure they have.

While we, of course, have not been privy to what will be announced, we have been in contact with our mole at the SPL...and the news is favourable. While fixtures are not going back to home then away alternately, the three home/away scenario will not happen this year unless we are unlucky with a cup draw. It's not exactly what we wanted, but hey, it is an improvement and hopefully a sign of things to come.

The party bus last season to Aberdeen was a fantastic day out...but it should never have been forced on any fans to travel that distance midweek. We have it on good authority that this practice will also change in the upcoming season, with Killie only having one midweek fixture away to the huns. Don't quote us on that of course, you'll find out tomorrow for sure but if we're right...you heard it here first of course!

Last season was a pretty good one by all accounts, with the club only just missing out on Europe when many another season fourth would have been good enough. Not bad considering the bottom six finish the previous season. It could also be considered a good season for the fans...well some of us anyway! We set ourselves quite a few goals last August and have made decent progress in what we set out to achieve.

We campaigned for more media coverage... We got the B&H column in the Standard. We were looking for more national coverage but small acorns etc.

We campaigned for better catering... The club have now given the catering contact to local firm Brownings The Bakers who have a fantastic reputation for their produce. Futhermore, John and David Gall who run the company are Killie daft and are well aware how important the grub is at the Theatre of Pies! They are also reducing prices and donating a percentage of their profits to the new Killie Youth Trust...that after just agreeing to replace T4 Toys as the main sponsors of the Killie Kids. What more can you ask?

We campaigned for a more sensible fixture list... As much as we thought this one had fell on deaf ears it looks as if someone has been listening. There was obviously more than just Killie fans looking for fixture changes and while it's not ideal just yet, improvement is always welcome.

We campaigned for cheaper season tickets... The club responded by offering the fans a deal that no other Premier League club in Britain can even get near. And hopefully if things keep going the way they are at the moment we can break the record for the number of season ticket holders at Rugby Park and not lose a washer in the process.

Not a bad start in hindsight although it remains to be seen how everything pans out. The big question is...what do we do now? Don't think for a minute we are going to let up on anything when the new general manager comes in. We will continue to try and let the club know where the fans are coming from and what it is they want. There has never been a phrase truer than "If you don't ask you don't get!" Now where have the club hidden that Ayrshire Cup....