New boss wants Killie No 2 Dyer on a part-time basis

S t e v e C l a r k e a i m s t o p e r - suade Kilmarno ck to allow his former Rugby Park assistant to join him in the Scotland coaching set-up on a part-time basis.

Talks are under way for Alex Dyer to join the new Scotland head coach’s backroom team while remaining as assistant manager at the Ayrshire club. The pair first worked together at West Ham United, where Dyer was reser ve coach and Clarke was Gianfranco Zola’s No 2. Dyer was later assistant manager of Charlton Athletic and Huddersfield Town.

Clarke stressed the appointment of a coaching staff would b e his decision and he is in talks with other potential colleagues to fill a three- or fourman team. “It’s very important I have people who understand what makes me tick and how I want to put on training sessions and understand the message I want to put across to the players,” he said.

“I am sp eaking to Kilmarnock and Alex Dyer to try and get Alex to come because he was a vital part of the recent success we had at Kilmarnock.

“Alex would come on a parttime basis and stay and help Kilmarnock, which is important to myself, Alex and Kilmarnock. And I have t wo or three other names in my mind I am speaking to and hopefully I can persuade one of those to come with me.

“I f t h e r e’s a p o s s i b i l i t y t o b r i n g s o m e o n e e l s e t h e n I would look at that as well.”