May reign set to end

Posted Thursday, February 11, 2010 by PA

Eddie May's short reign as Falkirk manager was set to come to an end on Thursday after the club announced a press conference at which Press Association Sport understands his departure will be confirmed.

The announcement of a 5pm conference at Stirling University followed reports the 42-year-old had resigned in the wake of Wednesday night's 1-0 Clydesdale Bank Premier League defeat to Kilmarnock.

That result left the Bairns, who have won only three SPL games since May took charge last summer, three points adrift at the foot of the table.

May, who succeeded current Hibernian boss John Hughes in June, began his tenure with an embarrassing exit from the Europa League qualifiers at the hands of Liechtenstein-based minnows FC Vaduz.

He had been on the coaching staff at Falkirk for five years before making the step up to his first senior management position.

Following his appointment, he recruited Steven Pressley as his assistant, while veteran manager Alex Smith was installed as director of football.

After winning his his first game in charge - the first leg of the Europa League second qualifying round back in July - May oversaw a 13-match winless run in league and cup.

That sequence finally came to an end with an SPL victory over Hamilton in November but the club continued to struggle, winning only one of their next 10 games.

They did record an impressive victory at Aberdeen just over a week ago but Wednesday night's result appears to have been the final straw.