Original sentence: During this season Killie finished a good 8th place 4 points better than last season and 3 places up from last season
Edited sentence: Fortunately for them, they avoided being drawn into a relegation battle as despite their inconsistant form, bottom club Gretna collected only 23 points in the season and subsequently lost 10 of these when they entered administration and went bankrupt.Kilmarnock started the 2008–09 brightly, but a mid season slump again found them at the wrong end of the table come spring.Season 2007–08 is probably best forgotton, with Killie finishing in 11th place and just 40 points.Striker Kevin Kyle's goals in these games were the deciding factor, and he has been rewarded by being made club captain for 2009/10.They finally finished finished a reasonable 8th place with 4 more points than the previous season thanks to crucial victories over their relegation rivals during the run in.This time around they found themselves battling with Falkirk, Inverness, St Mirren and Hamilton to avoid relegation