Buddies to offer Ross new deal in bid to ward off Dundee
Scott dropped a huge hint Saints will offer their manager a large pay rise and a longer deal to keep him in Paisley after his heroics kept the club in the Championship against all odds. ‘We will do everything in our power to keep Jack at the club without putting the finances of the club in peril,’ Scott told Sportsmail. ‘If I need to go and see Jack in Spain, rest assured that it will be done.’ Scott has already rejected Dundee’s initial request to speak to Ross but Nelms remains determined to pursue his No 1 target and flew overseas yesterday in his quest to find a replacement for departed interim-boss Neil McCann. Aberdeen are also watching the Ross situation in the event of losing Derek McInnes to Sunderland. In return for a new contract, St Mirren want guarantees Ross will not quit the club in the near future. Ross’ agent Stephen McBride told
Sportsmail: ‘Jack is the manager of St Mirren and he’s happy in that job. ‘Jack is a man who does things by the book and he is currently under contract at St Mirren.’ In a statement on the St Mirren website yesterday, Scott said: ‘We can confirm that Dundee FC submitted a request to discuss their managerial vacancy with Jack Ross. ‘We have replied informing them that Jack is under contract and that we won’t be giving them permission to speak to him. That is the end of it as far as we are concerned.’ Kilmarnock, meanwhile, are poised to confirm Lee McCulloch as their new manager. The Rugby Park club have been in negotiations with the interim boss for the last ten days and the former Rangers skipper is poised to put pen to paper when he returns from holiday this weekend. Major shareholder Billy Bowie confirmed McCulloch was the man the club wanted before the final league game of the season against Ross County. The appointment of the 39-year-old will complete a significant reorganisation of the club management structure. Former chairman Michael Johnston has stepped down from the board. Killie have also named former club secretary Kirsten Callaghan as the new chief executive.
ST MIRREN are poised to offer Jack Ross a bumper new contract in a bid to keep him from Dundee’s clutches. Dens Park chief John Nelms has jetted to Spain in a desperate quest to persuade the holidaying Ross that his future lies on Tayside. Last night, however, Saints chairman Gordon