Brendan Rodgers Reflects on Ross County Manager Don Cowie, His ’50 Grand’ First Signing

Last month, Nicolas Kuhn scored the winning goal for Celtic against Ross County. Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers anticipates another challenging match against Ross County, a team currently managed by the first player he ever signed as a manager. In this season’s prior league encounter, Rodgers’ squad overcame a significant challenge from Don Cowie’s County, with Nicolas Kuhn’s 88th-minute goal securing a 2-1 comeback win in Dingwall. Rodgers, whose association with the Ross County manager began during his period managing Watford, commented: “Obviously, Don, I know well.” “He was my first ever signing as a manager, when I was manager at Watford. And 50 grand, I think he was.” “He was brilliant for me at Watford. I’ve always been in contact with him and followed him.” “Obviously, he worked closely with Malky [Mackay] and then he’s gone out on his own, and I think he’s done a really, really good job.” “The game that we played up there, I think it could be a similar type of game. They were super organised.” “They all knew the job and all knew the role. And we had to work very hard at the end to get the result.”