Jimmy Calderwood has revealed he will not be staying on as Kilmarnock boss due to financial constraints.
Further budget cuts prompt manager's decision to go
Jimmy Calderwood has revealed he will not be staying on as Kilmarnock manager due to the financial constraints at the club.
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.
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.
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.
Tall order
"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."
