generation of players. That would have been easier than putting himself back in the firing line of club management, where past controversies would inevitably be dredged up.But Mackay still has a passion for the game and admits he’s desperate to get the boots back on to work at the sharp end of the game where it really matters on the training pitch.Ross County came calling at the right time as the 49-year-old believes he has unfinished business in the dugout.
Mackay’s managerial career famously hit the buffers at Cardiff when his relationship with owner Vincent Tan turned sour as he was on the verge of becoming Crystal Palace manager and the Bluebirds chief exacted his revenge by making public dodgy text messages.
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