STV Sport understands that Jimmy Calderwood will be confirmed as the new boss of Kilmarnock until the end of the season at a press conference due to take place at Rugby Park at 5pm this evening.

STV Sport understands that Jimmy Calderwood will be confirmed as the new boss of Kilmarnock until the end of the season at a press conference due to take place at Rugby Park at 5pm this evening.

The ex-Aberdeen boss will succeed Jim Jeffries who agreed to leave the club by mutual consent on Monday after eight years in charge.

Calderwood claimed last night he had met Killie Chairman Michael Johnston and been offered the post for six months in bid to save the Ayrshire club from relegation.

But reports suggested Queen of the South boss Gordon Chisholm whose contract with Queens sends in May was still thought to be in the frame, with the club said to be frantically working on a compensation deal for the Doonhammers boss.

But in the end it appears Johnston has opted for Calderwood’s experience to ensure Killie’s SPL survival.

Veteran manager Tommy McLean and Scotland boss George Burley were also sounded out about the post, with Killie legend McLean not keen to take the charge on a short-term basis.

Calderwood has been out of work since being sacked by the Dons at the end of last season and will take trusted assistant Jimmy Nicholl with him to Rugby Park.

59-year-old Jeffries and his assistant Billy Brown left the Rugby Park club after relations between the manager and Kilmarnock Chairman Johnston reached breaking point when the chairman was forced to deny allegations he had sought to discuss Jeffries’ tactics with club captain Kevin Kyle.

Cash strapped Killie are just two points off the foot of the table, but bottom club Falkirk have a game in hand.
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