Source: Team_Talk
Kyle: Home form can save Killie
Kevin Kyle is confident Kilmarnock still have what it takes to secure their status in the SPL, despite defeat to relegation rivals St Mirren.[LNB] But the big striker admits he is desperate to avoid a final-day tussle for survival with Falkirk, who remain rooted to the bottom of the table.[LNB]Killie had hoped to take a massive step away from the drop zone with a win against Saints but it was the Paisley club who grabbed victory on Saturday thanks to Andy Dorman's winner.[LNB]Jimmy Calderwood's men now face crucial games against St Johnstone and Aberdeen before what could yet be a nerve-shredding battle with Falkirk on the last day of the season.[LNB]"We are quite confident with the fact that we have two home games because our home form has been quite good," said Kyle.[LNB]"If we win those two home games, it will be enough to keep us in the league. But we don't want to leave it until the last day so the main priority is beating St Johnstone at home next week.[LNB]"Having beaten Aberdeen not so long ago, we would fancy our chances of going up to Pittodrie and getting the three points.[LNB]"If we put in the same work, effort and performance as we did against St Mirren, the goals will come. The good thing is that it's still in our hands and we've just got to keep believing we will get the three points.[LNB]"If we can get the three points against St Johnstone next week, that would be a massive boost in us staying in the league next year.[LNB]"I know we are leaving it late and it's a horrible situation to be in. To go into the last three games with a chance of still going down, it's not for the faint-hearted, that's for sure."[LNB]Kyle was involved in an accidental collision with Hugh Murray, which knocked the Saints man out cold and saw him treated on the pitch for eight minutes before being carried off on a stretcher.[LNB]"I don't know what happened with the wee man," said Kyle.[LNB]"I was getting a bit of abuse from the St Mirren fans because they thought I'd KO'd him. But he was going one way, I was going the other and he's only about five foot."[LNB]"I did say to him 'I hope you're okay, wee man' but he didn't know if it was New York or New Year to be honest.[LNB]"As long as he's okay, that's good because he is an important player for St Mirren and he's a work-horse. But these things happen in football and there was nothing malicious in it."[LNB]Saturday's win allowed Saints to haul themselves four points clear of Falkirk and they are now hoping to secure their own survival with another victory against the Bairns next week, in what boss Gus MacPherson is expecting to be a gruelling encounter.[LNB]He said: "We've got it in our own hands to get the results and that goes a little way towards helping us but we know how difficult it will be through at Falkirk next week."
