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Tough post-split schedule for Ross County but Staggies chairman Roy MacGregor isn’t complaining

Ross County chairman Roy MacGregor
Ross County chairman Roy MacGregor

Ross County chairman Roy MacGregor refused to criticise the SPFL despite being handed three away games in the post-split fixtures for the third year in a row.

The Staggies will host Motherwell on Saturday, April 21, before travelling to Hamilton Accies the following Saturday.

The game, to be shown live on Sky Sports, will kick-off at 12.30pm, meaning an early start for any Staggies supporters intending to travel to New Douglas Park.

County’s crucial trip to fellow strugglers Partick Thistle has also been selected for television coverage, with the game taking place on Friday, May 4, at Firhill (7.45pm kick-off).

The Staggies will play their final home game of the season on Tuesday, May 8, when Dundee visit Dingwall before Stuart Kettlewell and Steven Ferguson’s side end the campaign at McDiarmid Park on Saturday, May 12.

It will be the third time this season that County have faced Tommy Wright’s Saints in Perth after a 0-0 draw in October and a 2-0 reverse in February.

County will have played an equal number of home and away games come the end of the season but it is the third year in a row the Dingwall club has received two home and three away games after the split.

The two teams closest to County in the race to avoid relegation to the Championship – Dundee and Partick Thistle – were both given three home matches.

MacGregor said: “It is a bit disappointing but it works out as 19 home games and 19 away games.

“We have to go to St Johnstone for a third time but it is difficult for the SPFL, so I can’t complain.

“Last year we had the short straw of having 20 away games. We might have had 20 home games this year if we had been given St Johnstone at home. The SPFL has tried to make it as fair as possible for every team. It is very difficult for the SPFL.”

Meanwhile, Ross County have revealed a 7% drop in turnover in their annual report for the year ended June 2017.

The clubs directors noted the fall from £4.1million to £3.8million, citing that the decrease in revenues was related to slightly reduced prize monies. County finished seventh in the 2016/17 season, having been sixth the previous campaign.

The Staggies’ holding company, Ross County Football Club Limited, forgave £1,422,185 of its loan to the club, which was an increase on the figure of £849,455 in 2016.

Shareholders funds increased from £1,744,251 to £4,058,758, with the Staggies continuing to operate without debt. The board stated in the company’s business review: “The directors were satisfied with the 2016/17 league campaign, finishing seventh in the SPFL Premiership and thus maintaining our top flight status in Scottish football for a sixth season.

“We also continued to invest in our academy programme and to work with the SFA’s Project Brave team.”