There is the odd time when you leave Rugby Park not knowing if it was a good or a bad result and Saturday was one such occasion.
In the first half we were a bit of a shambles with David Watson inexplicably dropped and Corrie Ndaba asked to play an unfamiliar role.
We handed the inititative to Dundee United and they took advantage with a one-goal lead at the break. We finally reverted back to a more recognisable line-up and proceeded to score three rapid goals with Watson outstanding in the heart of midfield.
In the past we have been guilty, at times, of poor game management and that is exactly what cost us the game. We started to look a bit nervous and gifted a soft second goal before referee Napier awarded the softest of soft penalties.
Ultimately we are still awaiting our first league win, although if your glass is half full we are on an unbeaten four-match run. During our first season back up the manager was guilty of overthinking and meddling too much with selections and formations and it felt like that again on Saturday.
We need to revert to keeping it simple and playing round pegs in round holes. Stuart Findlay will be a big miss but we have decent cover in defence as we head for a difficult game at Dens Park.
We have looked decent during parts of games so if we can put it all together for 90 minutes we may just grab a welcome three points.
Sandy Armour is editor of the Killie Hippo fanzine.
