WILL TO WIM
New Motherwell boss Michael Wimmer reveals pre-split Premiership target and vows to win back boo boys
He revealed what attracted him to Fir Park and his say on what happened with Stuart Kettlewell
MICHAEL WIMMER has promised to win over the Motherwell boo-boys who drove Stuart Kettlewell out of Fir Park.
Ketts quit three weeks ago, citing fan abuse as the major reason.
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But new boss Wimmer insists he can rally the supporters as they head towards the split.
The German, 44, said: "I can’t say much about it because I don’t know what was happening before I came to the club.
"But what I certainly can say is that I think it’s very important that the relationship between the team, the club and the fans has to be tight.
"What went on in the past is not my topic.
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"I’m looking forward and I always like to have a good connection with the fans.
"If I work 24-7 for the club and I give everything, then I believe that it can work."
The highly-rated German was close to landing head-coach roles at Bristol Rovers, where his application for a work permit was rejected, and Sunderland before being appointed at Fir Park this week.
Wimmer previously held coaching positions at Bundesliga outfits Nuremberg, Augsburg, VfB Stuttgart and also had a spell as head coach at Austria Vienna.
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The coach, who is Well’s first foreign boss since Finland’s Harri Kampman in 1998, added: "What attracted me to this club were the really good interviews.
"Brian Caldwell, the chief executive, and Kyrk Macmillan, the chairman, called me and we had really nice discussions.
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"I had the feeling that they were really interested in me, and that I wanted to come to Motherwell.
"I’ve watched many games and the team is very interesting.
"I’m convinced that it fits into my playing style, so I said, ‘Come on, let’s do this’."
Wimmer and Turkish assistant Ahmet Koc took their first training session yesterday, and also met representatives of the fan-owned club’s majority shareholders, The Well Society.
Wimmer said: "I enjoyed the meeting I had with them, but next time I speak with them I will know the team a bit better.
"I want to get to know the model better, and to have a chat with these people.
"At clubs I have been at before, relationships with the supporters have been so important and it’s essential that continues here."
Well have slumped out of the top six into eighth after four defeats and a draw in their past five Premiership games, and are also out of the cup.
Wimmer’s bid to arrest that slide and get them back in the top half in seven games before the split starts when they face Dundee United at Tannadice on Saturday.
The new boss added: "It’s important to get my playing style and my ideas into the club.
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"I also need to find the balance in doing that before the league table is split.
"It’s very important that we are successful, and that we get points as soon as we can."
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