May 14th Reflecting on the Concluded Season...“Two seasons ago we played Falkirk knowing it was winner takes all in respect of who stayed up.  If you look at the progress we have made since then it has been huge. Especially given the changes last summer in playing staff and management.It has been a big improvement – after all a lot of people tipped us to go down this season. But we used that as an incentive. You do put headlines like that on the notice board. And that was a big negative before the season had even kicked off. Kenny has got a plan for the club and that’s why he is looking for a longer deal. He wants to bring through youth players and get the right blend of experience and youth. And I know from my youth coaching work there are some real prospects coming through. Younger players get a better chance of making the breakthrough at a club like Killie than the Old Firm. Look at how we brought on Kris Boyd and Stevie Naismith and the club made some decent money on the transfers. And there are two or three young players who can go far in their careers. They can go on to bigger and better things if they work hard and stay focused.”

Jan 30th on Looking Forward to the League Cup Final..."I was left out of the first final against Celtic along with Paul di Giacomo. (2001 Lge Cup Final)  At the time it was hard to take but I was a young boy and you think there will be plenty of other opportunities.  I think it's easier for a manager to leave the younger boys out — it happened again here today. I'm sure those boys think they will have another chance soon, whereas some of the old stagers like Garry Hay and myself maybe won't.

"Then we played Hibs in 2007 and that was a disappointing result — it would actually have been a good one to miss!  When you have a bad day like that it really hurts because you are so geed up beforehand and the fans are all looking forward to it. So you don't look back at those games with any fondness.  It's just a massive disappointment, and you want to get back there to try and put it right. Part one was taking care of the rivalry we have with A*r and getting through, and we did that eventually. Now we'll look forward to coming back here in March.

"I joined Kilmarnock the summer after we won the Scottish Cup in 1997 and the place was buzzing. The fans still regard that team as legends because the club had not won the cup for such a long time. So hopefully we can maybe get a cup for them this year, and I'm really looking forward to this final."


Oct 29th 2010 On the Eve of the Hearts (A) Match...

"We have been playing well and creating chances, we've just maybe not scored at the right times and obviously we have been getting punished at the other end after one or two mistakes,Hopefully we can get that right and get a result.

"You've got to keep believing. All the boys have bought into the gaffer's system and how we're trying to play. We've got to keep going and hopefully we will put things right and get the results.

"The formation is different from what we're used to, one up front and the two wide guys with an extra midfielder in there. It's different to the 4-4-2 we played previously but training is geared towards the new system and everyone knows what is expected of them.

"When I played earlier on in the season I had a bit more freedom in midfield. I enjoyed it, one of my attributes is having good legs and getting about the park rather than just sitting in. Three in midfield is a bit more fluid. Hopefully I can get back in and help the team."

On Facing striker Kevin Kyle."They had a great result last week and obviously big Kev has been scoring recently, We know all about him and how dangerous he can be so we need to keep an eye on him. He'll be speaking to a few boys on Facebook and such like. He has always been a confident boy and I'm sure he'll be confident at the weekend. We're not going to take him lightly."