Jimmy Nicholl is confident it will only be a matter of time before Cowdenbeath predecessor Colin Cameron is back in management.
Nicholl took up the reins at Central Park at the weekend following Cameron’s departure with the team stuck in second-bottom place in the Championship.
Cameron joined the Blue Brazil in 2010 as Nicholl’s assistant and succeeded his old Raith Rovers boss as manager a year later following relegation to the Second Division.
The 41-year-old won the title and promotion back to the second-tier in his first season in charge and kept the Fife outfit in the league last term, but left last week having won just three of 14 league matches this season.
However, Nicholl, who consulted his former number two before agreeing to take over at Cowdenbeath, believes ‘Mickey’ will not be out of work for long.
He said: “As far as I’m concerned, once another opportunity comes up, Mickey will be back in there straight away.
“He’s got the appetite and the enthusiasm and knowledge to become a very good manager and I’m sure that will happen for him.
“He was just having a bad time of it recently. They were starting off well in matches and creating chances but were then slipping away when they lost a goal and accepting defeat.
“If things change under me then people will always question why players haven’t been doing it for the previous manager. But sometimes these things happen in football and it doesn’t mean Mickey is a bad manager.”
Cameron’s successful 20-year playing career took him to 10 clubs, including Raith Rovers, Hearts, Wolves and Dundee and saw him gain 28 international caps.
Cowdenbeath chairman Donald Findlay QC last week paid tribute to Cameron’s contribution during his three and a half years at Central Park, saying he was sad to see him leave.