Rutherglen Glencairn have announced that boss Willie Harvey has decided to retire from football management due to the after-effects of Covid.
The club suffered a heartbreaking last minute defeat to Cumnock Juniors in Friday's night's 1-0 Junior Cup final defeat at Broadwood, and the club have stressed it was Harvey's intention to step down from his post regardless of the result.
He hasn't fully recovered from the ill-effects of the illness and has now decided to call time on his management career.
Harvey has been at the helm for 13 years and will move upstairs at the Hamish B Allan Stadium to take up the role of general manager on the club's committee.
His successor will be announced in due course.
During his spell in charge, Harvey led the club to the West of Scotland Super League First Division title in 2018/19 and guided the club to their first Junior Cup final for 48 years.
A statement released by the club on social media read: "Our first team manager Willie Harvey gave notice to club's Management Committee several weeks ago that, after 13 years in the role and due to ongoing after effects of his recent serious Covid illness, it was his intention to retire from football management after the Scottish Junior Cup Final.
"We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to Willie for his unquestionable dedication to the job, throughout which he has kept the club competing in the top two tiers of the WoSFL / SJFA West Region, won the SJFA West Region Championship title and culminated in Friday night's final.
"Willie will be remaining on the club's Management Committee and has agreed to take on the role of General Manager (a non Office Bearer position). This new role for the club will see Willie be a link between the football management team and the club's Management Committee as they seek to continue to take the club forward.
"We would like to wish Willie well in his new role at the club which takes immediate effect, a role which will be of huge value to the Management Committee and in particular to the Club Secretary.
"The club will make a further announcement regarding the first team management in due course."
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