St Johnstone part company with cup double-winning manager Callum Davidson following poor run of results
dailyrecord.co.ukSt Johnstone parted company with cup double-winning manager Callum Davidson on Sunday following a concerning run of results.But chairman Steve Brown said Davidson is and always will be a club legend.Saints, in recent weeks, have been dragged back into a battle to remain in the Scottish Premiership and have won just two of their last 16 games.Davidson’s final match in charge was a 2-0 defeat away at Livingston on Saturday.A meeting was held the next morning with Brown where it was “mutually agreed” that a change is required moving forward.
Assistant Steven MacLean is now in interim charge.Brown said: “First and foremost, Callum is a friend and I hold him in high regard which is why this has been an extremely difficult decision to come to.“But we had an open and honest conversation and we both agreed that we must do what is right for St Johnstone.“We must always put our football club first.
Callum has been a brilliant manager for St Johnstone and led us to that cup double in 2021 and then European football.“But we feel results haven’t been good enough in recent weeks and it’s best for the football club to make a change at this stage.“I’d like to thank Callum for his service and dedication to us and wish him every success in the future.
He is a St Johnstone legend and always will be.”In June 2020, following Tommy Wright’s departure, former player and assistant Davidson was named manager at McDiarmid Park.The following year he recorded one of the greatest achievements in Scottish footballing history by winning both the League Cup and Scottish Cup in the same season.A 1-0 League Cup win against Livingston was backed up by a 1-0 triumph over Hibs in the Scottish Cup.
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