Can Ross County avoid back-to-back relegations?
Ross County seek a reaction away to Queen's Park on Friday but Stuart Kettlewell's side are running out of games to avoid a second successive relegation.
Stuart Kettlewell returned as Ross County manager in late December [SNS] "It's the worst result in the club's history, the worst performance in the club's history. " Ross County manager Stuart Kettlewell went thermonuclear last weekend as his side were thumped 4-0 at home by fellow relegation strugglers Airdrieonians. It was an abject scoreline for County, who are bottom of the Scottish Championship and now face the very real possibility of a second successive relegation.
All such a far cry from the start of the season when the recruitment of experienced second-tier players like Ross Docherty and Declan Gallagher was being lauded. They had held on to their top striker Ronan Hale too. County were backed by many to bounce back to the Premiership at the first time of asking but instead they look destined to be sucked into the quicksand of League 1.
Former player Don Cowie started the campaign as manager, despite being at the wheel when the ship went down. He was the local boy done good, entrusted with the responsibility of returning County to the top flight. It took nine games for County to record their first league win.
Not good enough. Cowie walked the plank. In his place came the experienced Tony Docherty but that did not work out either.