The Fife-based contingent were held up by snow, while torrential rain was a problem for those heading through from the west.

And, once in the City of Discovery, with almost every grass surface flooded, finding a suitable pitch on which to work was virtually impossible.

“One day we’ll get a proper training session, but, right now, it seems something happens every week to give us problems,” said the manager, who was stuck for a time in the blizzard that swept across parts of Fife this morning.

“As well as me, we’ve got Noel Hunt and Sean Dillon, who’s staying with him just now, in Fife, so we’ve had problems and I know others have been hit as well.

“It’s not ideal at this stage of the week, but there is not a lot we can do about the weather.”

One thing the conditions have not hampered is the attempt to add another defender to the squad for the remainder of this season, though it is now odds-on there will be no new arrival in time for Kilmarnock.

“I am working on two or three options, but there is always something to hold you up and I can’t see anything being done in time for Saturday,” added Craig.

One consolation on a frustrating day was the absence of any fresh injuries among the players who can play at Rugby Park, and the squad for the trip west should be augmented by the return of Christian Kalvenes, as well as the available again Dillon.

“The only one who got injured in the cup-tie was Barry Robson. I don’t think he would have made Saturday, but he is suspended for the next two games anyway and, by the time he has served his ban, he should be fit.”