MX23RW : Saturday, December 19 14:03:21| >> :120:85446:85446:

Kilmarnock boss Alex Dyer hits out at punishment from SPFL

Kilmarnock boss Alex Dyer hits out at punishment from SPFL
© Reuters
Alex Dyer is bewildered by the punishments handed to his club over Covid-19 breaches.

Alex Dyer expressed his bewilderment over the SPFL's decision to punish Kilmarnock for Covid-19 breaches.

The Ayrshire club admitted breaching regulations and were punished with an automatic 3-0 defeat against Motherwell and a £40,000 fine, which was suspended until June 30 following an SPFL tribunal.

Kilmarnock expressed their anger with the punishment in an official club statement on Thursday and Dyer echoed that following Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Hamilton.

He said: "It has not been a good week for the club. The officials have decided to give the opposition three points. It doesn't make sense to me when we are going through what we are going through. The whole world is going through a pandemic and the league has decided to come out at us a little bit when they should be protecting us.

"The club spent a lot of money putting in the right measurements and we have been slapped round the face this week. Down south big games were called off and all they say is they hope everyone gets well and we will rearrange the game. Everything is a drama."

Dyer was dismayed by the governing body's decision after claiming Kilmarnock attempted to follow all protocols amid difficult circumstances.

Dyer said: "We have tried our best. First it was one metre then it was two metres. A lot of things have happened behind the scenes but this inquiry has been a joke. It should never have happened in the first place.

"They are supposed to look after us and protect us and now they want to punish us.

"We don't need to go down that route. People have lost jobs and lives. It is nothing to that. But we are trying to go in the right direction and do the right things. People sit up on their high chair and they give out punishments and no one comes back to them. It is easy for them."

In Saturday's match, Hamilton claimed a vital three points to climb off the bottom of the table thanks to Ross Callachan's second-half penalty after Clevid Dikamona was sent off.

It was an eventful afternoon for Willie Collum but Accies manager Brian Rice believes the referee is one of the best in the business.

He said: "We have the most experienced referee in Scotland and probably the best referee in Scotland. He makes the decisions so we just get on with it.

"I didn't really see the penalty decision. It happened that quickly. We have had penalty decisions go against us and red cards go against us."

ID:425365:cQx
Latest coronavirus PSA banner

Coronavirus outbreak - Click here for more stories

Click here for more stories about Alex Dyer

Click here for more stories about Hamilton Academical

How you voted: Hamilton vs Kilmarnock

Hamilton Academical
28.1%
Draw
19.3%
Kilmarnock
52.6%
57
Share this article now:
Did you know...?
Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes pictured in November 22, 2020
Read Next:
Saturday's Scottish Premiership predictions including St Mirren vs. Aberdeen
>
Latest Sports Video
Sports Mole Logo
Enter your email address to subscribe to Sports Mole's free match previews newsletter! Updates are sent twice a week.

rhs 2.0
Todays Game Header Right
Premier League
Championship
Scottish Premiership
La Liga
Serie A
Bundesliga
Ligue 1
Eredivisie
Primeira Liga
League One
League Two
Scottish Cup
Scottish Championship
Scottish League One
Scottish League Two
Turkish Super Lig
Belgian Pro League
Greek Superleague
Swiss Super League
Norwegian Eliteserien
NIFL Premiership
Welsh Premier League
Segunda Division
Serie B
2.Bundesliga
Ligue 2
Eerste Divisie
Brasileiro
Copa Diego Maradona
Copa Diego Maradona
Uruguayan Primera Division
AFC Champions League
J1 League
Premier League 2 - Div 1
European Champions Cup
European Challenge Cup
NFL
9.30pm
Bills
@
Broncos
Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1RangersRangers1715204744347
2Celtic15104137142334
3Hibernian1795328161232
4Aberdeen169432317631
5Motherwell176382122-121
6Dundee UnitedDundee Utd175571322-920
7Livingston175391825-718
8Kilmarnock1752101822-417
9St Johnstone174581522-717
10St Mirren16439922-1315
11Hamilton AcademicalHamilton1742111940-2114
12Ross County1734101032-2213

Subscribe to our Newsletter


Transfer Talk Daily
Match previews - twice weekly
Morning Briefing (7am UTC)
Ultra close-up image of Kevin De Bruyne [NOT FOR USE IN ARTICLES]Get the latest transfer news, match previews and news direct to your inbox!