ALEX DYER, the only black manager in the Scottish Premiership, has suffered racist abuse.

Kilmarnock have contacted police after recently receiving a letter on containing the abuse directed at manager Dyer, the club have said.

“We are working with Police Scotland to identify any individuals involved in this disgusting act and we will pursue the strongest possible action we can against them,” the club said in a statement.

“As a club, we have shown our support to rid the game and society as a whole of racial discrimination by taking the knee before each fixture this season and we will continue to do so.

“Racism in any form is completely unacceptable and must be called out whenever and wherever it is found.”

Kilmarnock’s 2-1 loss to Livingston on Saturday was their fifth successive league defeat.

Dyer, 55, joined the Ayrshire club in 2017 as former boss Steve Clarke’s right-hand man, and is also part of his backroom team with the Scotland squad

Alex Dyer professional career

Alex Dyer had a 19-year professional career as a player in England, and briefly Portugal, spanning eight different clubs with over 450 appearances. But despite extensive experience as a player, he did not get into management immediately.

He trained to become a fitness coach and personal trainer and worked as a sports coach at a London school before joining the sports science department at West Ham in 2004.

It was not long before he made the transition to coaching, though, as he took charge of the London club’s reserve team until 2011, when he joined Charlton as assistant to Chris Powell.

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