Stuart Kettlewell: Sympathy for departed Motherwell boss, who outperformed predecessors

Graham: Really appalled it has come to this. Poor look for a ‘community-driven club’ to have its manager resign due to abuse directed at him and his family.

Fans have the right to speak out but personal abuse is taking it too far. We constantly punch above our weight in terms of budget and need to get real.

Thanks Stuart, sorry and good luck.

Bear: For a fan-owned club, with so called ‘great links with the community’ at its core, this is an embarrassing outcome – a wonderful manager, hounded out of the club, by clueless fans.

Motherwell will struggle to find another manager, as good as he was. Hope SK gets a job where he is appreciated.

Garry: I have supported Motherwell since I was young in the 70s. My seat is directly behind the home dugout. Stuart was clearly passionate about Motherwell.

I am embarrassed that he, who saved us, has us sitting fifth, took us to a semi and made money for us, has been hounded out.

All the best Stuart. You deserve better and I fear for my team now.

Anon: This is a very sad day. Yes, the team are not performing great, but the manager is only part of that, he should not be taking all the responsibility. The team are clearly not delivering and should take their portion of blame too.

We need to stop phone-in experts chiming in. Either you support the club or not.

Michael: Not sure who is out there at the moment. I’d say Well fans need to be careful what they wish for.

Kettlewell had the ability to turn it round. Will another manager have that same impact? I’m not so sure.

Stuart: It’s a shame he has had to resign due to personal attacks.

Don’t get me wrong, back to back defeats to the worst club in the SPFL isn’t good. But over his time at the club he has done well.