‘An extremely proud moment for me’ says new Ayr boss Kerr

AYR have appointed experienced midfielder Mark Kerr as their new manager on an 18-month deal.

Kerr, who signed for Ayr in 2018 following his departure from Falkirk, has made over 600 appearances in a 20-year playing career, including spells at Dundee United and Dundee, and now takes on his first permanent managerial role.

The former Aberdeen captain replaces Ian McCall at the Somerset Park helm following his move to Partick Thistle last month.

After signing a deal until May 2021, Kerr said: “I am absolutely delighted to have been given t hi s opportunity.

“This is a fantastic club and right now we have a top group of players and I can’t wait to lead them.

“This is a great challenge for me at a club I now know very well and I am l ooking forward to getting down to the hard work straight away.

“This i s an extremely proud moment for me, I have loved playing in front of our fans and hope to take the club forward with them.”

Ayr currently sit second in the Ladbrokes Championship table, level on 18 points with leaders United after winning six of their opening nine league games.

Meanwhile, League One East F i f e released a statement last night saying their manager Darren Young had been interviewed for the job.

It read: “We can confirm that Darren Young was, with permission from the club, interviewed for the managerial position at Ayr United.

“However, we are happy to report that it’s business as usual at East Fife with everyone f ocusing on Saturday’s match.

“We would like to put on record our thanks to our friends at Somerset Park for the way they have conducted their business.”

Mark Kerr was appointed Ayr boss yesterday.