GABLE ENDIES IN NO RUSH FOR NEW BOSS

MONTROSE chairman John Crawford insists the club’s directors will not be rushed into appointing a new manager.

The Gable Endies parted company with Paul Hegarty last week with the Angus side languishing second bottom of League 2.

Crawford acknowledged there is now a l ot of pressure on teams in the division with no one wanting to be caught up in the nightmare scenario of being involved in a pyramid play-off and the possible loss of SPFL status.

However, the chairman stressed the club board will take their time to select Hegarty’s successor with his former assistant John Holt — who has asked to be considered f or t he manager’s post — likely to take t emporary charge again when Montrose return to action next Tuesday in the Scottish Cup against Queen’s Park.

Crawford said: “Paul was always very professional in everything he did and it was a difficult decision for the board.

“It is the first time I have been in that position and, hopefully, it will be the last.

“There is a lot of pressure in this division now but the board have ambitions for the club and they are not to be sitting where we are.

“We have been surprised by the number and quality of the applicants so far. It is early days and we will sit down as a board and start to sift through them.

“We have to make sure we get it right.”