Kilmarnock announced last Monday that Lee Clark was to be the man to succeed Gary Locke as their manager on a three-year contract. The former Newcastle midfielder watched from the stands as Kimarnock were knocked out of the Scottish Cup with 1-2 defeat at home to Rangers last week. Clark’s main objective at Rugby Park is a straight forward one – to keep the club in the top flight. That will be no easy task, though, Kilmarnock are stranded in the relegation play-off spot, trailing Hamilton in 10th by one point.
Clark’s short managerial record from his stints at Huddersfield, Birmingham and Blackpool shows that the Geordie is no stranger to football’s adversities.