'Askou appointment ambitious & fresh thinking' - Well Society's Watson

BBC News

13-06-2025

Well Society director Derek Watson thinks Jens Berthel Askou's "ambitious" appointment shows "fresh thinking" from "on the up" Motherwell.Former IFK Goteborg head coach Askou replaces Michael Wimmer at Fir Park having enjoyed promotion in Denmark and trophies in the Froe Islands."Many people in the media and football world - like during the previous vacancy - roll off similar names who have worked often worked in Scotland, but I think this shows fresh thinking," Watson told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland."It's out of the box, as it should be for Motherwell and for the UK's first top-flight fan-owned club."Askou has won promotion to the Danish top flight with both Vendsyssel and Horsens. In between those jobs he won a league and cup double in the Faroe Islands with HB Torshavn."It's an ambitious and exciting appointment," Watson added. "This is a manager who's had a taste of success and wants to go on to bigger and better things."The strategy that the executive board have had when they've been appointing managers reflects the significant reset that's been happening across the club across the last year."I think Motherwell have got a reputation of being a football club who develop young talent and move them, on so there is no reason it shouldn't be similar for managers. "We want young managers to come in, be ambitious and see Motherwell as a good platform to develop their career if they have success."With the new season fast approaching, Watson believes this move has put the Lanarkshire club "in a very good place"."Hopefully the manager brings in some fresh faces and some fresh ideas but I would like to hope that Motherwell are a club on the up. "I think we're in a very good place."