New Motherwell manager Michael Wimmer insists his top priority is achieving a top-six finish in the Scottish Premiership while also implementing a change of playing style.

Motherwell have appointed former Austria Vienna boss Michael Wimmer as their new manager.

A new Scottish Challenge Cup league format - and loan system changes - will be introduced next season in an attempt to tackle reduced game time for young players at Premiership clubs.

The 20-storey Allan, Coursington and Draffen Towers in Motherwell will be destroyed later this year.

A male pedestrian died after the incident, which happened in Motherwell in March 2024.

Most Premiership clubs will rely on new faces making an impact at the business end of the season, after the transfer window closed, writes Martin Dowden.

Motherwell caretaker Stevie Frail says it is "sad" that Stuart Kettlewell, "an exciting young coach and manager", had felt he had to resign following abuse from a "very small minority" of the club's supporters.

David Martindale says he owes a "debt of gratitude to Livingston" and will never apply for another managerial job while he remains in charge.