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1 day ago | 
pressandjournal.co.uk | Paul Chalk
Goalkeeper Ross Munro feels 18 months away from the Highlands has helped him improve as he steps in as Caley Thistle’s expected new number one. The 25-year-old was snapped up by the League One side last week, hot on the heels of Logan Ross joining the club to fill an area of priority after Musa Dibaga’s departure. Munro and Ross came through the ranks at Ross County, with the former making the move to Dundalk in January 2024 where he played 20 times for the League of Ireland side.
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1 day ago | 
pressandjournal.co.uk | Paul Chalk
Ross County chief Steven Ferguson believes their summer recruitment raids are a result of learning lessons from the club’s relegation from the Premiership last season. A play-off final defeat against Livingston saw the teams trade places, with County now back in the Championship for the first time since they won it in one attempt in 2018-19. Manager Don Cowie was retained and ex-County and Inverness boss John Robertson replaced Carl Tremarco as the assistant.
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2 days ago | 
pressandjournal.co.uk | Paul Chalk
Caley Thistle boss Scott Kellacher insists he has plans in place should two Aberdeen loan targets head to League One rivals Cove Rangers. Last season, striker Alfie Bavidge, 19, and midfielder Alfie Stewart, 18, were smash hits in the Highlands as they helped ICT overcome a 15-point administration deduction to stay in League One. The January arrivals at the Caledonian Stadium made immediate impacts.
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2 days ago | 
pressandjournal.co.uk | Paul Chalk
Wayne Mackintosh is getting used to being the Nairn County manager – but admits it is a strange feeling to be the leading voice at the Highland League club. Across two spells, the 37-year-old served the Wee County for 16 years, stacking up 411 appearances. This summer, he was confirmed as the permanent replacement for Ross Tokely after first-team coach Brian Macleod stood in as the interim boss for the closing part of last season.
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3 days ago | 
pressandjournal.co.uk | Paul Chalk
Liam Boyce reckons Gary Mackay-Steven’s trickery can help Ross County shoot straight back to the top-flight. The former Staggies striker, who scored 55 goals in 115 games between 2014-2017, is now with League of Ireland Premier Division side Derry City. He switched from Premiership Hearts in January but keeps a close eye on his past clubs, including County, who were relegated by Livingston in the play-off final.
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4 days ago | 
pressandjournal.co.uk | Paul Chalk
Caley Thistle have made a statement signing by bringing attacker David Wotherspoon back to the Highland club. The 35-year-old has signed a one-year contract with the League One side, with news emerging on Sunday that this move was imminent, stoking fans’ excitement since. Wotherspoon, who won the Scottish Cup twice and League Cup once with St Johnstone, played for ICT 11 times from October to December 2023 when they were in the Championship.
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4 days ago | 
pressandjournal.co.uk | Paul Chalk
Ross County’s relegation from the Premiership will cost the Dingwall club £2.5 million, according to chairman Roy MacGregor. The Highlanders dropped down to the Championship after finishing 11th then losing to Livingston in the play-off final, blowing a two-goal cushion in the second leg. Boss Don Cowie was backed by MacGregor and chief executive Steven Ferguson to lead the club back up, with former boss of County and ICT, John Robertson, brought in as the new assistant in place of Carl Tremarco.
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5 days ago | 
pressandjournal.co.uk | Paul Chalk
Former Ross County defender Jason Naismith has packed plenty into a career filled with drama, competing against the best in the country. The 30-year-old, who was on loan at West of Scotland League First Division side Darvel last season from West of Scotland League Premier Division club and new Scottish Junior Cup champions Johnstone Burgh, has had a fine career in Scotland and England.
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6 days ago | 
pressandjournal.co.uk | Paul Chalk
Strathspey Thistle manager Ryan Esson has a list of player targets who he feels can inject extra competition to his squad for next season. However, after his team lost 4-1 at home to a Caley Thistle XI in Saturday’s friendly fixture, he has plenty of hope that his club can improve a fair bit on their second-bottom finish last term. The Grantown Jags – missing Dylan Lawrence, Daniel Whitehorn, Jamie Fraser and Caelan Mutch – made their League One visitors work hard, especially in the second half.
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6 days ago | 
pressandjournal.co.uk | Paul Chalk
Attacker Alex Samuel is urging Ross County to use Dundee United as the ideal example of a club bouncing back from Premiership relegation in style. The 29-year-old Welshman was released by County earlier this month following the Dingwall club’s drop down to the Championship after their play-off final loss to Livingston. There were rumours the former Morton man would be returning to Inverness, where he scored five goals on loan in the Championship in season 2023-24.
