Monday 11 May 2015 17:41, UK
St Mirren are searching for a new manager in the wake of their relegation from the Scottish Premiership.
Caretaker boss Gary Teale had been hoping to be offered the job on a permanent basis, but the club have told the former Scotland winger he must apply for the position.
St Mirren's nine-year stay in the top flight was ended on Friday night when Motherwell defeated Kilmarnock.
Teale took over from Tommy Craig in December with the club sitting second from bottom in the table but guided the Buddies to only six wins in 21 matches.
St Mirren thanked Teale for his efforts and confirmed their managerial search in a statement on their website.
“As a board of directors we have always made what we believed to be the best decisions for the good of the club. This season, unfortunately, we have got some of those decisions wrong, and we hold our hands up and accept responsibility.
“One of the reasons we all love football is that it moves on quickly and as a club we have to do the same and start the rebuilding process immediately. So rather than spend the next few months dealing with the recriminations we will look to the future and start this process from today.
“The first step on this road is the appointment of a new manager. We are now inviting applications from managers interested in managing this great club with first class facilities and excellent young players.
“The Board would like to place on record our thanks to both Gary Teale and David Longwell for taking over the reins after Tommy Craig’s departure and whilst the job of avoiding relegation proved to be a step too far their commitment, effort and endeavour has been there for all to see.
“We would expect Gary to put his name forward for the vacant manager’s position and we will duly consider his application along with all others we receive.”
