Calderwood Criticises Killie Cuts

31 May 2010 11:24
All managers have to live within the boards means but sometimes the cuts are too hard to take. The question of who will take over from Kilmarnock hangs out there now that Jimmy Calderwood has confirmed he will not be in the home dug out at Rugby Park next season. The restricted budget and other cost cutting measures may put some off but I am sure there will be interested parties. Calderwood felt that the cuts he would have to make to his coaching staff and player budget were just too deep for him to achieve his ambitions for the club. . Calderwood said: "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. 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." Editor Ger Harley (ger@scottishfitba net)Admin Team (admin@scottishfitba net)This is Scottish-Fitba.Net

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