KILMARNOCK striker Josh Magennis insists the fan behind the incredible online rant which has became an internet sensation is "poison".

Magennis hit back at raging Rugby Park season-ticket holder Gordon Sawers after the 37-year-old posted a scathing six-minute-long attack on Twitter and Facebook blasting his team.

The expletive-filled video was uploaded following last weekend's 4-0 thrashing by Ross County and has been viewed more than 100,000 times.

"For me, those kind of people are not fans," said Magennis. "If they want to do that, to me, they are poison.

"They pay their money, so all due respect, but then they get airtime on the radio and it just gets promoted. For me, people like that are irrelevant to my life.

"If you listen to that kind of stuff and you take it on board, you are not a footballer. For me, that just goes in one ear and out the other."

Magennis does admit, however, that Gary Locke's side have failed to perform this season.

The 4-0 drubbing by the Staggies came just three weeks after Dundee also put four goals past them on the opening day of the Ladbrokes Premiership season.

"The Dundee game at the start of the season was an embarrassment to football," he said. "It was a disaster. No-one showed up, not even the subs.

"Even though we lost by the same scoreline at the weekend to Ross County, it was more of a mixed bag. We just got beat by a better team.

"I don't think any of us failed to show up. We just got beat by a better team. We created a few chances but still looked vulnerable in defence.

"It was better, but still the same result. A loss is still a loss whether you concede one goal or four.

"Has the flak been hard to take? Maybe for some, but, as a footballer, you've just got to take it.

"You are paid to be a footballer and you are in the limelight whether you like it or not, whether you try to go under the radar or not.

"You are always going to get some press. I try not to pay too much attention to the good press or the bad. I try not to get carried away.

"We believe we can turn it around. I will back us against anyone. Unfortunately, so far, we haven't hit our stride.

"I'd just ask the fans to stick with us. They have every right to be a bit weary. They pay their hard-earned money to come watch us. We're not entertaining them right now, but I hope we will be playing exciting and expansive football soon. They just need to be patient."