SPL - Calderwood to leave Kilmarnock

PA Sport - Mon, 31 May 12:05:00 2010

Jimmy Calderwood has confirmed he will not be in charge at Kilmarnock next season.

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Calderwood, who kept Killie in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League after being appointed on a short-term contract in January, claims he decided not to stay on after being told there would be further budget cuts and that he would have to axe one of his coaches.

Calderwood said in the Daily Record: "In the end, it was an easy decision to reach because I couldn't fulfil my ambitions under these financial limitations or meet the fans' expectations."

He added: "It was always going to be a tall order to progress but I had considered staying on because the players are a great bunch and the support is so positive.

"The next gaffer will find out for himself how difficult the task will be.

"We had done a lot of work identifying new players, both in England and Holland, who would definitely improve the quality of the team.

"We were well down that road and they wouldn't have cost anything in transfers. Their wages were reasonable but, even so, they were still outwith the scale that Killie could afford.

"The chairman wanted to axe one of my staff to save money. That was never going to happen because Jimmy Nicholl, Sandy Clark and me are a team."

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  1. Comment #1, if he was such a complete failure, why did­ he take the Killie job? Maybe also better to remind you­ he kept their useless @rses up in the SPL for another­ season too, you plonker.

    From Don P, on Thu 3 Jun 8:42

  2. big marvin is getting the job

    From MARK, on Wed 2 Jun 4:00

  3. gus mcpherson will have the job soon

    From gorgeshields, on Tue 1 Jun 22:23

  4. This is gona come back to haunt killie,no decent­ manager will touch the club,Sack the chairman,another­ poor por season awaits us.

    From g.howat30, on Tue 1 Jun 6:05
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    GLASGOW CELTIC HAIL HAIL 1888

    From Michael, on Tue 1 Jun 4:23

  6. CALDERWOOD GAVE DARREN MACKIE A THREE YEAR CONTRACT AT­ THE DONS YOU DONT HAVE TO SAY ANY MORE THAN THAT­ REALLY MINCE

    From JenI, on Tue 1 Jun 0:09

  7. Well look what he done at aberdeen mate and look at­ them now...calderwood is a decent manager no question­ about it. You are only as good as your weakest player­ and kilmarnock had a quite a few players of a poor­ standard.

    From Marc, on Mon 31 May 23:48

  8. It never ceases to me how so many like Calderwood get­ these jobs and are complete failures yet there is­ always another job round the corner . Don't the new­ clubs ever look at the record . The same thing happened­ at Celtic with Tony Mowbray , mind you he was at best­ 2nd choice at the time . Why should Kilmarnock board­ give him maore money when he has no record of spending­ wisely and why do they need such a big coching staff.­ Hopefully Killie will find someone with the club at­ heart rather than financial gain

    From W, on Mon 31 May 23:25
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