| Date | Saturday, 02 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Division 1 |
| Fixture/Score | Raith Rovers 4:1 Ross County |
| Venue | Starks Park |
| Attendance | 1,759 |
| Referee | Craig MacKay |
| Comments | Match Report Report by Scott Burns for the Press & Journal. Raith Rovers 4 Ross County 1 Ross County captain Brian Irvine has called on his teammates to show more team spirit to help the Dingwall side out of its current predicament. County sit bottom of the First Division with only one point after their opening four league games. The latest setback came at Stark's Park on Saturday when goals from Steve Tosh, Jay Stein, Alex Burns and Ivan Mballa gave Raith Rovers a convincing victory. County's only crumb of consolation was a second-half goal from Alex Bone. Despite the poor start, Irvine is confident that County can turn things round. He said: "We played well in patches on Saturday but were not taking our chances and were not defending well. "We have to improve more as a unit rather than individually. Everybody seems to be looking after their own game. It is times like this that you need a good team spirit. The manager is trying to build that into the team but it takes time because we have a lot of new players. "Team spirit is important to every side. If you get players to work and play for one another then that gives you the platform you need to build from." Manager Neale Cooper's problems have not been helped by his side's growing injury list. Georde Shaw, Derek Holmes, Marc Millar and Craig Taggart all missed Saturday's match because of injury. |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Neale Cooper |
| Starting 11 | 1: Joseph (Nicky) Walker, 2: Edward Cunnington, 3: Ian Maxwell, 4: Brian Irvine, 5: David MacKay, 6: John Fraser, 7: Paul Kinnaird, 8: Kenneth Gilbert, 9: Steven Ferguson, 10: John McQuade, 11: Alexander Bone 1 |
| Bench | 0: Garry Hamilton, 0: Martin Canning, 0: Darren Henderson, 0: Franck Escalon, 0: Stuart King |
| Raith Rovers | |
| Manager | John McVeigh |
| Starting 11 | Guido van de Kamp, Paul Browne, Greig McCulloch, Shaun Dennis, Ray McKinnon, Kenny Black, Steve Tosh 1, Sasha Opinel 1, Alex Burns 1, Jay Stein 1, Paul Tosh 1 |
| Bench | Craig Coyle, Laurie Ellis, Andy Clark, Ivan Mballa 1, Gerry Creaney |