Delighted Derek McInnes hailed his Kilmarnock players for “killing the chief” and securing the Championship title with a dramatic last gasp winner at Rugby Park.
The Killie boss admitted his side had to stick a knife in the Arbroath fairytale and avoid the scrap going to a final night shootout next Friday.
And in front of an electric 11,500 crowd Blair Alston struck an 89th minute clincher to spark frenzied scenes as Kilmarnock fans lapped up their side’s promotion back to the top flight.
