John Hughes digging for more success after Ross County appointment

The previous County manager,

Stuart Kettlewell

, lost his job after their home defeat by

Hamilton

on Saturday, which left them four points adrift at the bottom of the Premiership.

County chairman Roy MacGregor

has turned to former Caley Thistle manager

Hughes

to revive the fortunes of the club.

The 56-year-old led Caley Thistle to Scottish Cup glory in 2015, the League Cup final a year earlier, and a third-placed finish before resigning in 2016.

Hughes has been out of the game since a disappointing three-month stint at Raith Rovers in 2017 which ended with relegation to the third tier.

Hughes told Ross County’s YouTube channel: “

It’s been a long time

.

“Now they are at an age where I need to get out so I am absolutely delighted to get this opportunity.”

Speaking of his previous spell in the Highlands, from 2013 to 2016, Hughes said: “

First and foremost I will always be grateful to Inverness for giving me that opportunity and I had a wonderful two-and-a-half years and good success

.

“Hopefully we can bring that same success to here.

“But I have always had a great rapport with the chairman and the people at Ross County.

“They are good people up in the Highlands and you wouldn’t believe how much desire I have got in me to try and bring success and prove one or two people wrong as a manager and coach for my team because people are writing us off.”

County have not had a victory in the league since September, collecting just two points from their 10 league games.

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