Speirs is new Queen's Park boss

Speirs has managerial experience from his days at Clyde

Queen's Park have appointed Gardner Speirs as their new manager and handed him a two-year contract.

He has left the assistant manager's post at Partick Thistle to succeed Billy Stark at Hampden.

Speirs, who managed Clyde from 1995 to 1998, has also coached at Aberdeen and Ross County, where he had a successful spell as caretaker manager.

Spiders president Garry Templeman told the Evening Times: "His coaching credentials are outstanding."

Coaches David McCallum and Bobby Dickson will oversee the team for Saturday's visit to Ayr United.

Stark left the Second Division side on 1 January to become the Scottish Football Association's national youth teams manager.