Source: Team_Talk
Jefferies spells out derby chance
The Second Division side and Killie go head-to-head again after a thrilling 2-2 draw at Somerset Park, which left Ayr unbeaten against their neighbours in a five-game run stretching back to 1994.[LNB]Kilmarnock boss Jefferies wants his men to write themselves into Rugby Park folklore with a long-awaited win over the Honest Men.[LNB]"One of their players was in the newspaper saying he wants to be an Ayr legend like Andy Walker, who scored a couple against Kilmarnock 10 year ago," Jefferies said.[LNB]"I told our players that this is also their chance to become legends by beating Ayr for the first time in a long time.[LNB]"If they want to get the supporters on their side for the rest of the season, then they have the ideal opportunity.[LNB]"I said to them, 'don't blow it, go out there and play like you've been playing, play at SPL pace, create the chances and take them'.[LNB]"But if we give them a sniff of a chance, as we did by missing the penalty in the first game when scoring it would have won us the game, then they will take it."[LNB]Killie have lost six out of their last seven home games but Jefferies will not read too much into that poor run of form.[LNB]"We are all looking forward to another derby," he said.[LNB]"It's like the old London bus joke, you don't get one along for ages then you get two along at the same time.[LNB]"It's great for the area, though.[LNB]"It had been seven years since we last played Ayr and then we have two in a short space of time.[LNB]"Everyone at the first game saw what they were missing in an Ayrshire derby. Hopefully they get another exciting game tonight but hopefully we are the ones who come out on top."[LNB][LNB]
