Johnston To Leave Killie Post

Photo by Jeff Holmes Kilmarnock manager Allan Johnston will leave his post at the end of the season. An emotional Killie boss admitted the Rugby Park side's decision to sell striker Robbie Muirhead to Dundee United was behind his decision. He said: "There is a new chairman coming in and I think it is important that there is a freshness about the club and it is time to move on anyway. "Until then I will give 110 per cent. It is a good club and it is important we finish the season strongly." Johnston revealed he "just made my mind up before I came in" to the press conference for Saturday's game against Hamilton. Asked about Muirhead, he said: "There is a number of things but that certainly doesn't make your job any easier. "I never found out Robbie was away until five past 12 (on deadline day). Stuff like that, it is not the way things are done. "It was really difficult to arrive at the decision (to leave). It is not something you want to do. "I trust in the players I have got but at the end of the day I think it is the best decision for myself and the club. "It is disappointing but at the end of the day there is still a job to be done between now and the end of the season." With Michael Ngoo (ankle) and Lee Miller (knee) out, Killie, sitting in eighth place in the Scottish Premiership, have only one recognised striker in Josh Magennis available for the Accies game. Johnston said: "I don't think it will affect the players for Saturday's game. "The players are desperate to put a run together. "They want to be challenging for the top six."