It may not be delayed too long, though as even a victory over Caley Thistle on Saturday may not be enough to set up a showdown at Fir Park a week later.
Hopefully, the Killie board, and chairman Jamie Moffat can see that the team is only missing a couple of components to to make them challengers for the title of "Best of the Rest."
Yesterday was another example of the team's inability to "win ugly", the habit of grinding out results. Too often this season we have lost the physical battles and been unable to create a platform to play the football of which they are capable.
If the club can find a dominant centre-half, a rarity in these days of the football academy production lines, and a strong tackling midfield player to provide cover for Gary Locke, then the present squad can flourish. But there is no doubt in my mind that the young players like McDonald, Naismith and particularly Leven need a minder on the pitch to allow them to steer clear of the majority of the physical challenges.
Moffat wasn't brought up a Kilmarnock fan, and may have inherited a position he may not have chosen to take up and he must be thanked warmly for the personal investment and security he has provided already, but I hope he can see that that investment is close to bearing fruit and rather than cutting the squad budget if the top six is not achieved, he can commit himself to another season to see where this squad can go. In these dark days for the town of Kilmarnock, with the disgrace of the Burns Monument, the paucity of the town centre and the demise of Stoddards, a strong football team is one of the few sources of pride left.