LEE McCULLOCH has called for stability at Kilmarnock as he picks up the pieces in the wake of Lee Clark’s shock exit.

The former Rangers man has been placed in interim charge at Rugby Park on the back of Clark’s move to Bury on Wednesday.

During the former Newcastle man’s reign at Rugby Park a total of 45 player transactions were completed, further adding to the state of flux experienced at the Ayrshire club thanks to five managers in the last six years.

“Probably the club would benefit from a bit of stability, a bit of continuity,” said McCulloch.

“The other side of it is that they would benefit from that in the dressing room as well, because of the amount of changes there have been in the past two windows.

“I’m not being negative at all. I just feel that some continuity could be beneficial.

“I haven’t thought about what I would do in the training session if I ended up as the Kilmarnock manager.

“Everything happened so quickly, so it’s about just trying to get prepared.

“If I were in the frame for the job, I would have to be just as comfortable with the decision as the club.”

He most certainly is in the frame for the job, although McCulloch is keen not to look too far ahead.

First of all, the priority must be getting Kilmarnock through Sunday’s home game against high-flying Aberdeen before his mind can perhaps wander to what could be over the coming days and weeks.

He refused to admit he was out to land the job full time, but did say: “I’m not going to say I’m not interested in the job. That would be wrong but I’m not going to say anything else.

“I think the most important thing is to take training this week ahead of our game against an Aberdeen team that’s just scored seven goals.

“It’s a great game for the players to go out and show everybody how good they are live on TV. You can’t beat playing in those games.

“I met John Kiltie and Michael Johnston very briefly yesterday.

“It was a quick chat then back out to training.

“Yes, we will take Sunday and we'll see how it goes from there.”

It is the second time in a year McCulloch has been placed in the temporary position.

Following the sacking of Gary Locke last January, the 38-year-old took over at the helm before Clark’s arrival on February 15.

The Englishman’s tenure may have lasted for just a year – to the day – but McCulloch feels more capable of the responsibility now than he did 12 months ago.

“I'm not going to say I'm experienced,” he said. “There are managers out there that have loads.

“Something Mark McGhee said always sticks in my head from the last time I was in charge. I took the team to Motherwell and was speaking to Mark before the game and I was nervous.

“And Mark says to me, 'nothing changes. I've got over a thousand games under my belt and I'm still learning.

“Every manager is still learning.

“I've only been coaching full-time for a year and a half but I've got the required experience it takes to be a manager in the future. Be that the near future - or now. Whatever.”