Nicky Clark has appointed his father Sandy as an assistant as the previous Rangers and Dundee United striker begins his first management job with Queen of the South.
The 34-year-old returned to Palmerston Park for the second half of final season, scoring seven targets in 13 appearances.
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He will proceed to play subsequent season, with the the Scottish League One membership assured they’ve a construction in place permitting him to steadiness each roles.
Sandy, 69, is again for a 3rd spell as assistant with Queens following two earlier stints working underneath Allan Johnston.
A centre-forward with Rangers and Hearts as a participant, he has left his supervisor’s submit at Lowland League aspect Albion Rovers to hyperlink up along with his son.
The father and son pair have been final collectively at Palmerston for a Second Division and Challenge Cup double in 2012-13, when the latter scored 41 targets in 46 video games.
They additionally mixed at Dunfermline Athletic from 2016 to 2018 when Sandy, who has managed quite a few golf equipment together with Hearts and St Johnstone, was once more assistant to Johnston.
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A membership assertion mentioned: “This partnership sees son and father working side by side, forming a united management team that blends fresh ideas with proven experience.
“It marks an thrilling new period for Queen of the South, and the membership appears ahead to the imaginative and prescient that Nicky and Sandy will convey as they goal to drive the membership ahead.”