Motherwell boss would love to stay in charge beyond 2025 after new contract revealed

Stuart Kettlewell admitted he would love to stay at Motherwell beyond 2025 after it emerged this week that the manager's contract had longer to run than fans thought.

Motherwell announced Kettlewell's deal initially ran until May 2024 when he was appointed 12 months ago, but neglected to inform supporters that cinch Premiership survival last season would trigger an automatic extension.

The issue came to light for Kettlewell in recent days when talking to the club's media assistant and the club clarified the situation at their annual general meeting on Wednesday and in a subsequent statement.

Motherwell missed the chance to announce the news when Kettlewell was riding high at the end of last season after losing only two of his first 14 games in charge, and the clarification comes at a time when they have only won twice in 22 cinch Premiership games.

But the stability of having the manager secured is in contrast to other key roles at the club with chairman Jim McMahon and chief executive Derek Weir both set to depart in the coming months.

Kettlewell said: "Contrary to what people might think, if I sign a contract, I know what I sign.

"There has been a miscommunication. Sitting at the AGM beside the chairman, he put his hands up to it.

"It may have been something I should have spoken to the media guys about. It's certainly not the fault of the media team.

"Again, there is an apology from my side of it to the supporters and I can assure you we will be that little bit sharper moving forward."

Despite their recent struggle for wins, Motherwell sit only a point behind Aberdeen and Hibernian and Kettlewell is hoping for the opportunity to build a long-term project at Fir Park.

"I understand sometimes in football people believe