text: Kilmarnock interim manager Gary Locke has been given the role on a permanent basis after signing a three-year deal. The former Hearts boss joined the club as assistant boss to Allan Johnston last summer but took control of the team when his ex-Tynecastle team-mate quit at the start of February. The 39-year-old - who will speak at a press conference on Friday morning - has lost just once in seven games since taking over at Rugby Park. Gary Locke has been given the job at Kilmarnock on a permanent basis after a successful interim spell . Locke shakes hands with chairman Jim Mann after signing a three-year deal at the club .
target: Gary Locke has been interim manager since start of February .
  Locke has won two and drawn four of his seven games in charge .
  The 37-year-old took over when Allan Johnston quit .