Sheerin: Del set huge standards... we must keep them up
legacy. Cormack Park is part of their legacy.
“They had a lot of help for it to happen but for it to happen on their watch is brilliant and something that was desperately needed at the club.
“It has been a subdued week at Cormack Park. The players have built up relationships with Derek and Tony over the years, they signed almost every single one of them.
“I am gutted. Derek and Tony brought me into the club seven years ago and gave me the opportunity of working in full-time KEEPING UP STANDARDS Co-interim boss Robson football again. It is the first time I have experienced this as a member of staff [management team leaving] but I have experienced it as a player.
“Both of them are brilliant people. You don’t just build up working relationships over eight years, you build up friendships as well.
“My family and the two of their families built up a relationship over the past few years as well. You can tell everybody feels it around the club. “They are brilliant at what they do. They have consistently delivered results for this club. When you get a chance of being a manager, it is usually because they move on to bigger and better things – or the team are in a precarious position, which isn’t the case.
“We are three points behind Hibs and still have a Scottish Cup to compete for.
“There is still a massive part of the season to play for.
“For whatever period myself and Barry are in the job, we will do all we can to try to deliver third spot and get a run in the Scottish Cup.
“We’ll keep the standards Derek and Tony set and hopefully results will turn.
“I’ve spoken to the players about what has happened. They are brilliant professionals and a brilliant group of boys who are very close-knit.
“They’ve been responsive in training and excellent from what we’ve asked of them.”