AJER WON’T MAKE A DRAMA OUT OF CLARK’S DEPARTURE

KRISTOFFER AJER has vowed to shrug off the loss of manager Lee Clark as he declared himself accustomed to the transient nature of football. Clark brought the 18-year-old Norwegian — and 25 other players — to Rugby Park but this week left for Bury, just four games into the Celtic youngster’s loan spell. But Ajer has previously experienced a similar situation, when the man who took him to Celtic, countryman Ronny Deila, left before he had even moved to Scotland. ‘Lee Clark did brilliantly for me and the rest of the boys here,’ said Ajer. ‘In the few games I have been here, he has taught me a lot and been really good to everyone. ‘I have only positive things to say about Lee Clark and I wish him all the best in England. ‘Everyone in the dressing room was surprised, we didn’t know anything, but that’s how football is. Managers go and players go. I’m used to it. ‘This is football and I have to cope with this but there is no drama, we have two really good trainers here who can manage this club without a problem.’ Assistant manager Lee McCulloch and firstteam coach Peter Leven will take the team for tomorrow’s Premiership encounter with Aberdeen and possibly beyond, and Ajer is more than happy with that arrangement. ‘Lee is a brilliant guy and I have learned a lot from him,’ he said of McCulloch. ‘I have done a lot of extra training with him and Peter and I can see him managing this team. ‘Continuity is good for the group, especially with a lot of loanees here for a short time. ‘The most important thing is the game. Aberdeen won 7-2 on Wednesday (against Motherwell), which is a brilliant result. ‘It will be a tough game but back at home we know we can take three points.’ Ajer will come up against Celtic teammate Ryan Christie, who has started his loan spell at Aberdeen in convincing fashion. ‘I saw another good friend of mine, Ryan Christie, did well this week so that’s good,’ said Ajer. ‘But I hope he doesn’t play as well as he did on Wednesday.’