Source: Team_Talk
Jefferies silent after Kyle claim
Johnston has strongly denied claims from club captain Kyle that he attempted to discuss Jefferies' tactics with the striker.[LNB]Kyle, 28, feels that to have done so would have been going behind his manager's back.[LNB]Jefferies would not comment on the matter when contacted on Friday morning, amid reports he is furious with his chairman.[LNB]Kyle said in the Scottish Sun: "The chairman called me and, more or less, asked if I'd mind discreetly talking about the manager and his tactics.[LNB]"I just said, 'No, wait a minute, I'm just a player. That's got nothing to do with me'.[LNB]"I felt awkward. You don't try and go behind people's backs - that's the worst thing you can do in football."[LNB]Johnston denied seeking a meeting with Kyle, saying in the newspaper: "It's totally incorrect.[LNB]"Kevin Kyle has misinformed you."[LNB]But Kyle added: "If you ask any footballer, you always respect your manager no matter what.[LNB]"I felt done in about it when the chairman asked me the question. He shouldn't have done it - it's inappropriate."[LNB]Cash-strapped Kilmarnock have slipped to second bottom of the Scottish Premier League after winning just one of their last nine games.[LNB]Jefferies has been at Rugby Park for almost eight years and this season has arguably been his most difficult in charge.[LNB]He saw his bid to add former player Gary Locke to his coaching team snubbed by Johnston in the summer.[LNB]That did not go down well with the players, who were also far from happy after Johnston imposed a new system of fines for yellow and red cards.[LNB][LNB]
