Kettlewell appointment 'takes risk away'
Appointing Stuart Kettlewell "takes the risk away" of appointing a manager who doesn't understand the task at hand at Kilmarnock, says former goalkeeper Cammy Bell.
BBC Sport understands Killie have chosen the former Motherwell and Ross County boss to replace Derek McInnes with an appointment imminent.
Kettlewell, 40, left Motherwell in January citing personal abuse during a run of poor results.
However, he impressed Kilmarnock chairman Billy Bowie and his fellow directors enough during interviews to be offered the job.
Former Rugby Park shotstopper Bell believes Kettlewell is coming in at a good time though cites he has "a big job ahead of him".
"He's got a number of players out of contract, he's got players who I think the club should be trying to keep and get tied down as quickly as possible," Bell said on the BBC's Scottish Foobtall Podcast.
"But, that allows him to put his own stamp on things when he comes in the door.
"He's coming in the door at a good time as well. The season's not started yet. He's got a full pre-season ahead of himself. He's got a number of weeks to get players in, too.
"It's a manager who knows Scottish football. So, for me, it takes a huge amount of the risk away from bringing in a foreign manager or a manager who's not been in Scottish football before.
"Whether Kilmarnock fans will be happy with this, I'm unsure of that."
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