Ross County fans to judge him on the pitch rather than on his past – despite a furious backlash. The former SFA performance director was unveiled as successor to John Hughes on Wednesday but walked in to some flak with a section of Staggies supporters complaining to the club over his appointment and threatening to not renew season tickets.
Mackay’s managerial career was sunk six years ago when a bitter split with Cardiff City ended up with incriminating text messages being made public.The 49-year-old was cleared of any racist, sexist, anti-Semitic and homophobic charges but the controversy dogged him during his brief spell at Wigan and his four years at the SFA.
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