"The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. You can see it in teams who have come down and got lost.“We are in a good place in the league as it stands but we want to be back in the Premiership.”It isn’t just the top team who are impressing — the youth academy is beginning to flourish as well.Their success is a matter of personal satisfaction for MacGregor who believes the club, while on his watch, will always be true to their roots.He added: “The academy was built because when players got to 16 they had to leave this area if they wanted to make a career in football.“The principle, 15 years on, is making sure if someone is good enough and dedicated enough to be a professional footballer, then we give them an opportunity on their doorstep to make that happen.“It was the first one in Scotland and all the other Premiership clubs came to look at it to see what we had done. We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. It wasn't about money. “The last time 14 clubs in the top flight was mooted I voted on behalf of the club against it." Profits hit £25.5m on £358m sales in 2012-13. Ross County players are all on furlough leave. McGregor insists he is open minded about the prospect of a league overhaul. He went to the United States and made his money, but his heart and soul is in Aberdeen FC.“He knows what they stand for and that is what I hope my successor would do here.“The income in the Championship is really challenging. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.Players like Don Cowie and Gary Mackay-Steven left the club as youngsters but MacGregor believes they can build on talented kidsROY MacGREGOR has bankrolled the club he loves from the Highland League to the Premiership.Along the way, they won the League Cup and reached a Scottish Cup Final, as well as building the first senior academy in the Scottish game.After seeing future Scotland internationals Don Cowie and Gary Mackay-Steven have to leave the Highlands to make their way in the game, he vowed it wouldn’t happen again on his watch.Now with a thriving academy, helping hundreds of Highland kids try to achieve their dream, MacGregor’s vision has become a reality.But in a rare interview, the Staggies supremo opened his heart to Inside Sport and revealed why he won’t EVER jeopardise his legacy when he sells the club or risk jobs by spending money they don’t earn.From the outside looking in, MacGregor is seen as the sugar daddy who will splash the cash to get promotion back to the top flight.However he insists they won’t spend a penny more than they bring in — even if that means staying in the Championship longer than he’d like.MacGregor said: “Do I get offended when people say we are just about my money? But he concedes the possibility of three teams being relegated at the end of next term as part of a one-season shake-up would not appeal to him. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. "I think we've got to find some way of healing where there is challenges, doubts, suspicion.
The 67-year-old If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Last Updated: This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. "There wasn't another proposal that came from the board, no option reconstruction or anything else - and we backed it because we didn't feel there was another position. Hearts owner Ann Budge, whose own team are facing demotion from the Premiership if the campaign cannot be finished, and Hamilton vice-chair Les Gray are jointly-chairing a task force looking into changing the current set-up.
Ross County chairman Roy MacGregor fears Scottish football is hurtling towards a major crisis unless its 42 member clubs can work together. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. They have also won the Scottish First Division, Scottish Championship, Second Division, Third Division (once each) and the Global Energy has since bought four Australian companies. "I trust the board," he said. ROSS COUNTY chairman Roy MacGregor is set to vote against any temporary league reconstruction proposal. Ross County chairman Roy MacGregor says he is now “open” to league reconstruction as Hearts owner Ann Budge prepares to take her place among Championship clubs in a video conference meeting today. Hearts owner Ann Budge, whose own team are facing demotion from the Premiership if the campaign cannot be finished, and Hamilton vice-chair Les Gray are jointly-chairing a task force looking into changing the current set-up. McGregor has his own thoughts on what has been discussed but insists he will also take guidance from his fellow board members at Victoria Park. I can see myself being here in five years’ time if that’s what is needed.“I look at Aberdeen, who have brought Dave Cormack on to the board. Ross County chairman Roy MacGregor has urged clubs to come together to avoid years of "recrimination" following the SPFL vote saga.Rangers called for the suspension of SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster and claim they have evidence of "serious concerns" over the ballot.That came after it emerged Dundee had intended to vote no the resolution, but the SPFL say their slip never arrived.