Stuart Kettlewell confessed the game turned on a single moment as Killie let a two goal lead slip against Livingston on the opening day of the Premiership season.
And while the new gaffer admitted he felt aggrieved, he insists the points would have been in the bag if his backline had simply dealt with the danger.
A long ball over the top saw defender George Stanger and keeper Max Stryjek hesitate, with the end result being the centre-back being dismissed and a penalty awarded after he was ruled to have dragged down Robbie Muirhead inside the box.
The original decision had been to allow play to continue before a VAR check saw the double whammy punishment for the hosts.
Kettlewell reckons the hosts should have been awarded a free-kick but says they’ve only got themselves to b