St Cuthbert Wanderers have moved shortly to nominate a brand new supervisor.
The South of Scotland League champions have picked Josh Gardner (pictured) to interchange Jordan Williamson, who left to take the reins at Dalbeattie Star earlier this month.
The previous Albion Rovers, Clyde and Gartcairn coach can be assisted by Scott Black with Paul Hilston and Ian Clark, in addition to long-serving St Cuthbert Wanderers participant Raymond Gordon, as coaches.
He stated: “St Cuthberts have gotten fairly a contingency of central belt gamers and I’ve coached a whole lot of them beforehand. I feel the contact got here by way of a few them and I feel the advice got here by way of John Renwick.
“I had a gathering with the committee and so they appeared to love what I stated.
“I’m a central belt man as effectively and, if I’m being completely trustworthy, earlier than a few the central boys signed for Saints I didn’t actually know who they have been, so I’ve solely actually identified about them for a season. Loads of these guys converse actually extremely of the committee, the amenities and the way they’re handled.
“Once I went all the way down to the bottom I used to be actually impressed, it will give a whole lot of the central belt golf equipment a run for his or her cash. Amenities clever it’s in all probability among the best you’ll see.
“I believed the committee have been good, they'd an actual enthusiasm for the sport, you possibly can inform they love the membership and so they can’t do sufficient for you.”
Gardner has had teaching stints with a number of central belt golf equipment together with Gartcairn and SPFL sides Albion Rovers and Clyde, the place he was concerned with growth groups in addition to having fun with some alternatives with the primary group.
He additionally had spells with Royal Albert and East Kilbride Thistle earlier than taking beginner facet AS Airdrie to their greatest league end in a decade and a cup last final season.
He stated: “I’ve bought a wee little bit of expertise and I’ve constructed up contacts within the skilled sport as I’ve realized beneath good managers like Danny Lennon and Brian Kerr and I simply really feel as if that is the subsequent step.
“Jordan and his workers have achieved an excellent job and so they’ve left after a profitable yr and he’ll in all probability go on to do rather well at Dalbeattie.
“I feel you’ve at all times bought to attempt for higher, there’s no level me coming in and saying I need to do the identical or worse. I need to attempt to kick on.
“I’d prefer to develop the connection between the skilled golf equipment in and round Kirkcudbright to construct a greater participant pool and to retain the league title and attempt to construct a group that’s extra geared up for the play-offs.”
Saints chairperson, Tracey McGarrie, stated: “We're naturally disenchanted to lose Jordan, however from my first assembly with Josh it was obvious that his ethos was much like that of Jordan’s and we have been making the precise selection.