Second-bottom in the Scottish Premiership, winless in 14 and labelled "rubbish" by one of their own fans... Kilmarnock do not have their troubles to seek. But following Tuesday's announcement of Neil McCann as their new manager, it's now up to the 51-year-old - and assistant Billy Dodds - to conjure up some solutions to their pile of problems. Save a short stint in interim charge at Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 2021, McCann has not been a manager since leaving Dundee more than seven years ago. And he is under no illusions of the "difficult" position the Ayrshire club finds itself in, but remains "very confident" he and Dodds can "make an impact". They need to do that immediately with their first game in charge on Saturday a six-pointer at the home of bottom-side Livingston, who are just four points behind.

Source: BBC January 07, 2026 16:49 UTC