Motherwell brings back McGhee as manager
Motherwell has appointed Mark McGhee for a second spell as its manager to replace Ian Baraclough.
Motherwell has brought back Mark McGhee as manager for a second spell to replace the sacked Ian Baraclough at Fir Park.
The Scottish Premiership side has handed the 58 year-old, who is part of Gordon Strachan's coaching team with Scotland, a two-year contract.
McGhee's first spell with Motherwell was between 2007 and 2009 and guided it to finishes of third and seventh in the table before joining Aberdeen.
McGhee, whose last managerial job with Bristol Rovers ended with him being sacked in 2012, said: "For the last two and half years I have indulged myself in going to Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea and all the London clubs, to watch all the lads with any tenuous link to Scotland.
"I have enjoyed that tremendously, it has been a privilege to watch these games but there is only so many times you can do that.
"There are so many cappuccinos you can drink and if anyone wants to know about the best cappuccinos in East Sussex then I am your man. But I have had enough of that."
Despite the appointment, McGhee has said he is willing to stay on the national team's coaching team as well if Scotland decides to keep him on after its failure to qualify for Euro 2016.
Motherwell, which sacked Baraclough on 23 September, is ninth in the table and McGhee's first match in charge sees champion Celtic visit Fir Park on Sunday (AEDT).