Player Profile: Simon Ford

Full Name: Simon Ford

Nickname: Unknown

Squad No: 06

Position: Defender Centre

Date of Birth: 17th November 1984

Birth Place: Forestgate, England

Nationality: Jamaican

Height: 6ft 0ins

Former Clubs: Charlton, Grimsby

Signed for Killie: 15th October 2004

Contract Ends: May 2010

International Hon's: International debut for Jamaica in June 2008, in the Reggae Boyz 5-1 win over St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

2009-10 Season Player Quotes: Aug 21st on the Gary Locke Situation... "As a footballer you are used to players and people coming and going, But it was the manner in which it happened, with him coming back after pre-season in Italy and then out of the blue he's not there anymore. He is a big part of what this club can do, he is a good inbetweener between the gaffer and Billy Brown and the players. No disrespect to them but they've not played for a long time. He has just finished playing and he knows what players want and need and maybe he could have got our point across to them. He is a good middle man and he is a good coach and hopefully we can get him back. He has been a superb club captain, he takes you under his wing and he makes you feel comfortable. He just brings everybody together and keeps them buzzing.Even when times were bad last season, he was the one who put a smile on everyone's face. He lifted morale and I think you need someone like that when things aren't going so good. His new ideas would only benefit the team. The squad is not the biggest this season so hopefully we can keep everybody fit and keep the competition for places because the boys who are not playing at the moment are looking sharp. You know if you don't perform that they're looking to take your place. It was a good team performance last week and hopefully we can kick on from there. Injuries are something that every manager will be worried about but we can't think like that. Hopefully our injuries are past us because we have had a bad couple of years with injuries. We know there are budget cuts and the squad has to be smaller this year but we've got some good youngsters coming through so hopefully it shouldn't be a problem." On Killie Vs Motherwell...  "They've got a lot of young players and I think they will be enthusiastic and excited and they will have no fear. They've played a lot of games already this season so they will be sharp and raring to go. It's their first home game in the league this season so we know it's going to be a tough one."