Rangers loanee Jake Hastie will have a new boss at Motherwell as Graham Alexander looks set to take over at the struggling Scottish Premiership club.
The Steelmen were left without a manager and languishing in 11th place in the Scottish top flight when ex-boss Steven Robinson jumped ship during the week.
This came after the Northern Irish boss had guided Motherwell to a 3rd place finish last season, albeit awarded during the coronavirus shutdown.
Alexander, 49, is a former Scotland international full-back and made 40 appearances for his country in a playing career which saw him turn out prominently for Preston North End and Burnley.
The former right-back has also had spells with Preston, Fleetwood Town, Scunthorpe and Salford as manager.
“”I have been a manager now for seven to eight years, and had success with the three clubs I’ve been at,” said Alexander [Motherwell].
“But this is out of my comfort zone. I’m someone who is up for a challenge, and I will get that here.
“I spoke to Stephen Robinson, as we played together at Preston. He said nothing but good things. That, together with what I heard from the board, meant it was a challenge I wanted to take on.
“The obvious first objective is to win on Saturday. This is a team which is underperforming but there is talent there.
“We are in a month where we can also make additions, but there is no way I see this current group should be where they are.”
Motherwell loanee Hastie, 21, came through the youth ranks at Fir Park before signing a pre-contract agreement at Rangers last season.
The right-midfielder was farmed back out on loan this season but has struggled to break into the first-team, making only nine appearances all season.
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