Johnston baffled by Killie storm

Johnstone is surprised the club's squad have consulted the players' union over the introduction of a £500 fine for a red card and £1,000 punishment for a repeat offence.After Saturday's 2-0 SPL defeat to Dundee United, one player branded the intended fines "unacceptable - some players don't get much more than that as a weekly wage".Johnston revealed the policy, which he insists is "discretionary", was brought in at the start of the season to combat the club's poor disciplinary record.He hailed it as a success, claiming only £150 had been taken out of players' pockets so far this term."I'm not sure why this has caused a stir all of a sudden," he said in the Scottish Sun, claiming he would be happy to discuss the matter with PFA Scotland chief Fraser Wishart."I haven't heard from the SPFA, Fraser Wishart or any player. The manager has not come to me saying there is a problem about it."The first time I heard about it was when it was discussed on the radio on Saturday."These penalties are not draconian so I am not sure why this in the public domain."I prepared some paperwork which was put to Jim Jefferies and Billy Brown at the start of the season, which I am assuming they discussed with the players. Then the final version was issued to the players on August 14."It's been in circulation for three months and it has only been used twice with two fines totalling £150. There is no big drama because it has not been implemented to any great extent."Johnston said players would not be fined for picking up cards if it helped the Killie cause, citing goal-line handballs as one example.He also said salaries would be taken into account so no-one would facing losing most or all of his weekly wage.Killie were docked £5,000 for having the worst disciplinary record in the SPL last season and Johnston said that would be doubled if they found themselves in a similar position this term.

Source: Team_Talk