Source: Team_Talk
Budget cuts prompt Killie boss exit
Jimmy Calderwood has revealed he will not be staying on as Kilmarnock manager due to financial constraints and a lack of transfer funds.[LNB] Former Aberdeen boss Calderwood took charge at Rugby Park on a short-term contract in January and was able to keep Killie in the SPL.[LNB]He had been considering remaining as manager next season, but has confirmed further cuts in the budget would make it difficult for him to stay at the helm.[LNB]Calderwood told 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.[LNB]"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.[LNB]"The next gaffer will find out for himself how difficult the task will be.[LNB]"We had done a lot of work identifying new players, both in England and Holland, who would definitely improve the quality of the team.[LNB]"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.[LNB]"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."
