Stevie Hammell: Motherwell job would be fantastic, but focus is on Saturday

Stevie Hammell admits he would like it if Motherwell gave him the supervisor’s job on a everlasting foundation, however insists the main target is simply on beating St Johnstone at Fir Park tomorrow.

Academy director Hammell was thrust into the interim supervisor’s job final week after Graham Alexander and Chris Lucketti stepped down, with he and under-18 coach Brian Kerr given 48 hours to organize the facet for a 1-0 win at St Mirren of their Premiership opener on Sunday, courtesy of Kevin van Veen's first-half penalty.

Having had an affiliation with Motherwell that goes again to 1997, Hammell would like it if he acquired the nod from the board to proceed, however says he’ll take a look at that subsequent week.

Hammell stated: “I’m able on the membership that may be a senior soccer place, and I’m grateful and privileged to be within the place I'm simply now, and I’m grateful day by day for that.

“If that's then to progress into the first-team supervisor then incredible, if that’s what the membership need and so they really feel it’s the most effective.

“It’s one thing I’m ready to do.

“But when they really feel like that's the smartest thing for the membership then nice, we’ll see how that performs out.

“I’m in a great position inside the membership on the minute, but when they really feel that is the appropriate resolution to make, and so they see sufficient simply now, then incredible.”

Hammell revealed after the win in Paisley that he was to talk to chairman Jim McMahon and chief government Alan Burrows, and revealed: “It was principally about Saturday and the way we see issues, and I don’t need it to be something apart from that.

“I need it to be ‘Saturday’. We have to carry out on Saturday. Something after that we are able to talk about it after the sport, or Sunday, Monday or each time subsequent week.

Hammell enjoyed Motherwell's win over St Mirren in Paisley, courtesy of a Kevin van Veen penalty
Hammell loved Motherwell's win over St Mirren in Paisley, courtesy of a Kevin van Veen penalty (Picture: SNS Group)

“Proper now, completely each thought in my head is how we carry out on Saturday.

“We had a proper good chat yesterday, myself, the chairman and Alan Burrows about how we see issues, going ahead, and what we are able to do as a membership to enhance.

“It was a optimistic assembly.

“The entire focus this week has simply been the sport. We’ll get by means of this sport tomorrow, hopefully positively, after which we’ll take it from there.

“My entire focus this week has simply been this sport, and that’s real.

“Completely every thing I’ve carried out this week, and that we’ve carried out as a gaggle, has been in order that we are able to peak at 3pm tomorrow.”

Hammell says whereas administration wasn’t essentially on the horizon for him, he’s effectively ready for it.

He stated: “I’ve been retired 4 and a half or 5 years now and I’ve been working.

“I’ve not been sitting in the home, attempting to community, be on the press or attempt to get on the radio or the TV, I’ve been working each single day.

Hammell says he has spoken to chief executive Alan Burrows and chairman Jim McMahon
Hammell says he has spoken to chief government Alan Burrows and chairman Jim McMahon (Picture: SNS Group)

“I’ve acquired each teaching badge you will get. I’ve acquired them at an early age and I’m enhancing myself each single day and I've been for years.

“I’ve been answerable for the academy on this time, which is an enormous accountability at this membership.

“As a lot as being a first-team supervisor is new, the expertise is nothing overseas to me.”

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