McAllister and Nijholt want job at Motherwell

Published on Sunday 14 June 2009 23:04

FORMER Scotland skipper Gary McAllister would like to return to Motherwell as manager, while one of the club's 1991 Scottish Cup heroes Luc Nijholt, has also expressed his interest in the vacancy.

McAllister was sounded out about the job two years ago before Well chairman John Boyle appointed Mark McGhee, who was unveiled as Aberdeen boss on Friday.

The former Liverpool player was not interested in taking over then for family reasons and amid concerns over working on a small budget at Fir Park.

But McAllister, who began his career at home town club Motherwell before moving to Leicester City in 1985, is looking to get back into management after an 11-month spell at Leeds United ended in December.

McAllister, who was also a manager of Coventry city, said: "Motherwell are my club and the job appeals to me. I spoke to the chairman before Mark got the job but we'll need to see what happens in the next few days."

Nijholt has a CV based on developing youngsters as a youth coach at AZ Alkmaar, along with a three-year stint as a manager in his own right at down-at-heel Dutch club Stromvogels/Telstar.

Nijholt said: "Motherwell have my number because I applied two years ago for the job."