Kyle Lafferty targets Kilmarnock redemption arc as he tells Rugby Park board 'I want to stay'

Kyle Lafferty admits all roads lead to redemption as he aims to complete Kilmarnock ’s Premiership return.

The Northern Irishman insists he was as complicit as anyone last season in the Ayrshire side’s relegation despite scoring 13 times in as many games for Tommy Wright ’s men.

But with Derek McInnes now at the helm, a win over title rivals Arbroath on Friday will secure a place back in the top flight.

Lafferty believes his mission since returning to the club in January after a spell in Cyprus with Anorthosis Famagusta has been about making amends for going down to the Championship.

He said: “I could have stayed abroad and earned more money or joined a Premiership club for more money.

“But once Kilmarnock came in I didn’t think about anything else. No matter that I scored 13 goals in 13 games, I was part of the team relegated.

“We let down the club and the fans and no matter how much money you’re offered, the chance to bring them back up overrides that. Plus being able to get your hands on a medal at the end of a season is what football is all about – or should be.

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“The fans have supported us on the back of last year but now we have the opportunity to put things right and give them something to