He’s seen more of his living room than the training pitch in recent weeks – but Kilmarnock man Stuart Findlay says it’s just a sign of the times.
The defender, like the rest of his Killie teammates, were in self-isolation last month after a Covid-19 outbreak at Rugby Park. It’s lead to plenty of upheaval, including forfeits, postponements and now a disciplinary charge.
Alex Dyer’s side have returned from that spell now and ran Rangers close at the weekend, losing 1-0. Whilst he’s not quite clear on what the rules to follow are, Findlay is certain Killie have did no wrong, as he targets a run in the team following his return.
“I was frustrated that I had to do a extra few days due to isolation rules and miss the game but the boys were were brilliant against Livingston,” said Findlay.
“Big Clev (Dikamona) came in and had an excellent game. He then started against Hibs and got a bad injury and I managed to come on so we’ve got that depth of squad that we can rely on players when people get injured.
“It won’t be the same starting XI every week but now I’m back in the team I want to keep doing well and if I keep that going hopefully it’s good. I was just sitting in the house but it’s inevitable that other teams will go through this so you take it and realise there’s not much you can do about it.
“I trained really hard so I wasn’t off the pace and could hit the ground running. The rules are so different and nobody knows exactly what they are. What I do know is that the club has done nothing wrong and we’re sensible and go about our business professionally.
“We come in, do our work and get ourselves home. I’ve seen more of my house than the training ground recently but it’s inevitable teams will have players out and it’s about how you deal with it mentally and physically.
“I know we haven’t won the last couple of games but we beat Livingston before that and have produced good performances.”