Staggies’ textbook victory

THEY travelled south expecting an opening day test.

Instead, Ross County claimed a textbook win over disjointed Dundee.

Goals either side of halftime from Jamie Lindsay and Christopher Routis secured a deserved three points for the Staggies, despite a late Dark Blues surge.

It was County’s first season opening victory in seven years.

For delighted Dingwall boss Jim McIntyre, its significance was clear.

“I was really pleased with how we played, especially in the first half,” he said.

“We probably should have got more for our efforts.

“But we passed the ball well and handled most things that Dundee threw at us.

“Somebody told me we haven’t won on the opening day in several years, so I’m delighted.

“It’s a really tough place to come, so it’s a great start for us and we look forward to Wednesday now.”

Having lost star striker Liam Boyce this summer, how County will cope has been a hot topic.

But McIntyre reckons his side have proved they remain a hot attacking prospect.

“Obviously, Boycey is a huge miss,” said the Staggies boss. “But we’ve got Billy McKay still to come back, we had Craig Curran out today, and Thomas Mikkelsen will get better and better with the