Tuesday 26 July 2016 18:33, UK
Motherwell have appointed former Scotland forward James McFadden as assistant manager at Fir Park.
The club turned to McFadden, who will also register as a player, after Stephen Robinson left the role to take over at Oldham earlier this month.
McFadden, 33, is going through his coaching badges with the Scottish FA but has signed a deal until the end of the season.
The former Everton and Birmingham player re-joined the club for a third spell in December 2015 after signing a short- term deal and, although his season was hampered by injury, he then agreed a new contract until the end of the campaign.
"When I spoke with the manager about taking the role, I started to get excited about what we could achieve," McFadden told the club's official website.
"Everyone knows I love the club and will work as hard as I possibly can to make a success of things. It's something new and it'll be a change for me, but it's an exciting one and one I think I can handle.
"I look forward to working with Mark McGhee and with the players. I want to work with and develop individuals, particularly the younger guys, and hopefully pass on helpful information that will make them better players."
McGhee thinks McFadden's knowledge of Scottish football will be invaluable ahead of the start of the Premiership campaign.
"I am delighted James has taken the role as I think he has fabulous qualities to be an assistant," he said. "He has played at the highest level, worked with some tremendous coaches and any time you speak to him, you can appreciate he has a deep understanding of the game.
"Not only that, he is an extremely determined individual, he's young, ambitious and has very high standards. He will demand from players and other staff at the club, including myself, and that's exactly the type of individual I wanted.
"He also has an in-depth knowledge of Scottish football, both club and individual players, and will add significantly to the coaching staff at the club. We're absolutely thrilled to have him."
