ALEX DYER is struggling to comprehend why the Scottish Professional Football League is trying to pin the blame on Kilmarnock for their coronavirus outbreak.

It was announced on Friday that the governing body had launched disciplinary proceedings against the club for an alleged breach of protocols ahead of their postponed fixture against Motherwell.

Killie’s full squad were forced to self-isolate after six positive Covid-19 tests but manager Dyer remains adamant that the club have followed the rules.

“If the SPFL are going to start blaming or having enquiries every time someone goes down with the virus they’re going to have a lot of work to do,” he said.

“I believe it won’t be the last time this happens. We’ve come down with it, St Mirren too and there will be other clubs. I hope there aren’t but there is a chance that it will happen.

“We’ve followed the protocols since we came back on June 15. We’re coming to the end of October and we’ve had one outbreak.

“We’ve done our job, the club has worked hard to do the right things and now we’re going to have an inquiry. They want to put the blame on somebody and it’s not right.”

The date for the hearing, led by an independent chair, is expected to be announced next week but it is an unnecessary distraction for a Kilmarnock side looking to kick-start their disrupted season.