I WANT BACK IN

TONY DOCHERTY insists he's itching to get back into management after his shock sacking by Dundee.

- RYAN MCDONALD

Docherty was axed at the end of the season - less than 24 hours after guiding the club to Premiership survival. He has been replaced by Steven Pressley-an appointment that has gone down like a lead balloon with supporters.

But 54-year-old Docherty is ready to make a quick-fire return to the dugout after a rollercoaster two years at Dens Park.

He told Record Sport: "Absolutely. I'm open to anything. I've been in the game a long time.

"I've been 25 years in dressing rooms at first-team level as a coach, as an assistant manager and most recently as a manager.

"I just love that environment. I've got that educational background.

That's my passion.

"My passion is improving and developing players and I'm just looking forward to the next opportunity I get to do that." Docherty was Derek McInnes' long-serving right-hand man at St Johnstone, Bristol City, Aberdeen and Kilmarnock before deciding to go out on his own in 2023.