Ross Morren, The County Corner, external
Derek Adams’ 79-day reign as Ross County manager was eventful to say the least.
Less than 24 hours after The Staggies’ embarrassing 5-0 defeat to Motherwell at Fir Park, Adams tendered his resignation to bring his third spell as County manager to an end.
The early signs under Adams looked positive, as he took seven points from a possible nine in his opening three matches. A 3-0 victory against Motherwell on 5 December had County fans feeling hopeful that Adams could repeat the miracles he performed during his previous two stays in Dingwall.
On the pitch, that early optimism crumbled as County went on a nine-match winless run, while off the pitch, Adams' post-match interviews made the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Adams’ win ratios during his previous spells in Dingwall were impressive as he won 48.3% of his games during his first spell and 39.2% during his second spell. This time, Adams only managed a meagrely 16.7% during his 12 matches in charge.
It felt like there was no way back for Adams following the 5-0 defeat against Motherwell, which very few people would have predicted two months earlier following the 3-0 victory against the same opposition in Dingwall. It’s quite incredible how quickly things went from promising to disastrous.
The Staggies are now on to their third manager of the season, and it’s someone who’s adored by everyone associated with the club.
Don Cowie grew up in the local area, supported the club as a youngster, came through the youth academy, captained the club, won trophies, achieved promotions and started his coaching career here.
During his time away from Dingwall, Cowie played at the highest level in the English Premier League during his time at Cardiff, and also picked up an impressive 10 Scotland caps.
He has already worked as first-team coach and then assistant manager in Dingwall. He’ll know the players inside out after the years in these roles and exactly what they’re capable of.
As someone who played under managers such as Brendan Rodgers and Sean Dyche, Cowie will be able to use the lessons learned from those types of managers and implement his knowledge and style to try to salvage County’s season.
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