STUART Kettlewell was left absolutely furious when he was shown a red card during this evening’s match against Rangers.
Referee Kevin Clancy sent the Kilmarnock manager off while his side were 2-0 down at home to the Glasgow giants.
The fuming man in the home dugout forcefully kicked a water bottle that was in the ground near his technical area, which the whistler came over to punish him for.
Killie assistant Stephen Frail had to step in between the two and usher Kettlewell towards the tunnel as the apoplectic gaffer shouted at Clancy.
Around 10 minutes later, Mikey Moore added to Bojan Miovski’s brace to make it 3-0 Rangers.
Winless since early October and sitting tenth in the league, only out of the relegation playoff position on goal difference, the Rugby Park boss has come under pressure lately.
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He’s been in the job since May after quitting Motherwell early in the year due to receiving abuse from fans.
He rarely lets his feelings be hidden too, slamming refereeing decisions and demanding answers earlier this season.
Speaking after VAR awarded Celtic a penalty at Rugby Park in September, he said: “I need a question answered.
“We sit at a meeting, we all sit there and we spend all this time talking about rules, if it ricochets at such close proximity, the ball’s not going into the net.
“I was told that if it ricochets from half a yard, by the way, I’m being generous by half a yard between two of our players, and it ricochets up off somebody’s hand, then they’re not going to give them as penalties.
“That’s what I was told, so I need to ask the question again.
“Somebody will need to tell me why that’s given us a penalty.
“We’re just going round in circles here.
“I need to watch what I say before they start throwing sanctions or match bans or whatever. I don’t want that.
“I’m immensely proud of the players, but please, I need somebody to answer that question.
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