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Gordon Parks

Alex Dyer issues Kilmarnock board plea as under-pressure boss slumps to five defeats in a row

Alex Dyer urged Kilmarnock to keep the faith after a fifth loss on the spin cast doubt over his future.

A last gasp defeat to Livingston leaves the Rugby Park side four points off bottom spot in the Premiership and the Ayrshire boss insists he'll continue to believe in better times until he's told his services are no longer required.

Chris Burke had put the hosts in front before Jay Emmanuel-Thomas levelled and Scott Robinson netted in injury time for the Lions.

Dyer said: "The board are a good board but If they turn around tomorrow and say it's time, I will shake their hands and I will move on, it's not a problem.

"There will be no animosity, there will be no hatred, because they have always been good to me since I have come here.

“So it's not a problem. I know where I'm from and I know what I've got and I'm lucky enough to be at a good football club with good people. So it's not a problem.

“The players are working hard, they are trying their best. We got sucker-punched today and that's life. It's just the way it is. We have to dig in, stay together and work hard until someone says you can't work hard any more together.

"It's difficult to take, we were in the game and we would have taken a point given the run we are on.

"It wasn't to be as they've scored in the last kick of the game and it's a sickener for myself the players.

"We have to dig in, work hard and try to change things ourselves and nobody else is going to change it for us.

"We turn it around by keeping doing what we are doing and working hard.

"It's about having the belief and the confidence that it will change. It's the same bunch of players who have had good times and we need to find it again. With my help and the help of the staff they will find it.

"I'm a simple guy and I know what I know. I have been around the block a little bit so it's not a problem.

"It's obvious the boys want to change things but they need a little bit of luck but we have to stay together and go through the bad times. We've had two good years at this club where we finished fifth and third and we have to regroup."

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