Oct 4th (After the Hearts 2-1 away win) ...
Craig Bryson grabbed Kilmarnock's
winner against Hearts and then insisted it was a 'thank you' to
manager Jim Jefferies for not axing him from the team.The midfielder
was one of several players who faced the wrath of the Rugby Park
boss following last week's
3-1 defeat in Inverness but he produced a
far more impressive performance at Tynecastle.
"It's
the gaffer, eh?"( he laughed when asked about the rollicking from
Jefferies following the disappointing visit to the Highlands) "It
was terrible! But it keeps you on your toes. Last week, I was
probably trying to get in the box a bit more than playing as a
central midfielder. But I'm glad he stuck by me and I'm just happy I
repaid his faith with the winning goal. We were just happy to get
the win after the performance we had last week. To come here and put
on a performance like this, after last week, was excellent. We had a
point to prove to everybody because a lot of people were saying the
bubble had burst so we were delighted with the win. Tynecastle is a
hard place to come to, so
to leave with three points was excellent.
I've scored a few goals and hopefully I can score a few more, I'd
like to get into double figures. That's my aim for the rest of the
games - to stay in the team and score more goals."