Scottish football manager spared axe despite ‘deep frustration’ as Hearts legend brought in to help

June 2, 2025 GG Uncategorized 0

Scottish football manager spared axe despite ‘deep frustration’ as Hearts legend brought in to help.

Staggies make changes under manager in bid to return to the Premiership Ross County have remained loyal to manager Don Cowie despite the “deep frustration” of being demoted from the Scottish Premiership. However, changes have occurred in his backroom staff, with aides Carl Tremarco and Paul Cowie leaving the Dingwall outfit. Former County manager and Hearts star John Robertson will be Cowie’s new No. 2, with the Staggies citing his extensive experience in Scottish football as crucial for the upcoming season.

County’s relegation was confirmed last week after they lost a two-legged play-off against Livingston. They have not won in 11 games and hence fall into the Championship. Cowie was adamant in defeat that he is still the best person to lead the club back to the top flight, and following a week of negotiations, owner Roy MacGregor and the Staggies leadership have given him their support.

Ross County will keep Don Cowie as manager.
Ross County will retain Don Cowie as manager. | SNS Group Robertson, who had a brief term in charge of County in 2005, has been brought in to assist Cowie, who has only one complete season of managerial experience. The 60-year-old former Scotland international was last in the dugout for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 2023 on an interim basis. County’s club statement read: “Last week’s outcome against Livingston, which means we will play in the Championship next season, has left everyone at the club, both personally and collectively, extremely upset.  We know how much playing Premiership football matters to our community, and we share their deep frustration at how the season concluded.

“As you can expect, we have done a lot of soul searching at the club over the last week, and as a result, we have chosen to restructure our football management team under Don Cowie, making immediate promotion our exclusive objective. “We are certain that Don is a motivated and capable manager who will lead us into the upcoming season.

John Robertson has been brought in to help the County manager.
John Robertson has been called in to assist the County Manager. | SNS Group
“We have appointed experienced assistant manager John Robertson to support Don, effective immediately.” Carl Tremarco and Paul Cowie will be leaving the club, and we thank them for their work and wish them well in the future. “John has almost 400 games as a manager, understands the problem of recruiting from our Highlands base, has expertise in the Scottish Championship, and has previously worked with Don. He is already familiar with the club, having spent much of last season watching from the sidelines as a BBC analyst.

County chief executive officer Steven Ferguson added: “Everyone at the club is determined to put us in the best position possible to gain promotion back into the Premiership – and to do so within a season. Bringing John in to support Don, will allow us to reshape the playing squad and turn things around as quickly as possible.”

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