Kilmarnock 0-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Toothless Killie uncomfortable in company of Wolves

Published Date: 27 July 2008 Kilmarnock 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 Iwelumo 24, 56; Vokes 32 THERE'S rationalising and then there's this. Kilmarnock midfielder James Fowler, reflecting on this comprehensive defeat, mused: "Sometimes it's good to have to chase the game because it helps you build up your fitness." You knew what the midfielder meant but there was no disguising the fact that this was anything other than a disappointing afternoon for the Ayrshire club. It may have worked out differently for them, however, if they had been able to field Derry City striker Connor Sammon. "We had permission from their chairman to play him but that was withdrawn after Hamilton had a bid accepted for the player," explained manager Jim Jefferies. "However, he was stripped for action on the bench today because I was hoping to get a phone... [read full story]