Motherwell chief executive Brian Caldwell admitted Stuart Kettlewell’s resignation came as a shock but the departed manager’s concerns about his family had been building for several weeks. The club announced on Monday that the 40-year-old had resigned because “personal abuse” directed towards him was affecting his family.

I have covered Motherwell throughout this season - here are my thoughts on the change of manager at Fir Park. There was certainly pressure beginning to build but I don’t think anybody expected the bombshell news out of Motherwell on Monday night.

Motherwell have very reluctantly accepted the resignation of manager Stuart Kettlewell following personal abuse; Motherwell sit fifth in the Scottish Premiership and face Celtic on Sunday, live on Sky Sports;