MOTHERWELL have made the first major move of the Michael Wimmer regime.
The German boss was confirmed this morning, hours after we exclusively revealed the new man’s identity.
Stevie Frail’s last match in charge ended in defeat to Ross County[/caption]
He’d previously been Kettlewell’s assistant before taking the reins temporarily[/caption]
Former Austria Win head coach Michael Wimmer is the new man in charge at Fir Park[/caption]
He previously bossed Austria Wien and has been assistant at Bundesliga clubs like FC Nuremburg and VFB Stuttgart.
But he’ll bring a new staff in with him to replace Stuart Kettlewell – meaning Stevie Frail will now follow the old boss out of Fir Park too.
Experienced coach Frail had been caretaker since Kettlewell resigned three weeks ago, citing fan abuse as a contributing factor to his exit.
But as Motherwell move on, Frail has moved out and he admits his spell has ended on a sad note.
Stevie Frail said: “I have loved my time here.
“It’s been a brilliant two years. I wasn’t looking to get back into coaching until I got the call, but I’m so glad I came in.
“It’s been an honour and a privilege to work with brilliant people at this club.
“It’s sad it came to the end it has, as I would have liked to have signed off with a win. It was on me to get a result for these players but it wasn’t to be.”
“I also want to thank and say goodbye to the fans, we have had some brilliant moments together that will live with me forever.
“Finally, I wish Michael and his staff every success in the future, and I hope they can enhance and take forward the good work that has been done here in the last two years.
“I’m leaving behind good people who I now consider my friends, everyone is pulling the same direction and I hope everything works out well for the players and staff.”
Steelmen CEO Brian Caldwell added: “I want to thank Stevie for all of his extremely hard work and efforts over the last couple of years.”
“Over the last three weeks, Stevie was able to stand in and take on all first-team duties. We owe him great thanks for doing so in what was a hectic period off the pitch.
“Knowing that he was taking care of training and match duties meant we could focus on our work to recruit a new Manager, which was a massive help.
“He leaves with our best wishes for the future.”
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