Mackay asks for chance to prove himself after Ross County appointment met with backlash from supporters
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New Ross County manager Malky Mackay has promised to prove his commitment to the club.
Mackay's appointment has not been without controversy, with allegations of racist, sexist and homophobic comments from his time at Cardiff City still following him today.
Images of the messages in question have been doing the rounds on social media since it was reported that Mackay was the favourite for the job in Dingwall, with one supporter even going as far as to say he was cancelling his Staggies Army membership after the move was confirmed.
Facing the press for the first time this afternoon, Mackay was asked several times about the allegations, his personal growth since then and the fans' reaction to his appointment.
He says he has nothing to hide as the allegations have been well-documented, and asked for the chance to prove himself to Staggies fans going forward.
"That was something that was seven years ago now, well-documented a variety of times," he explained.
"I have nothing to hide there in terms of the whole aspect of it and the interviews I went through for the next three, four years.
"Since then I have worked for another football club (Wigan Athletic), the Scottish FA and the governance of the game in Scotland for the next four years, been asked to be interim manager of the national team, and more recently worked for UEFA and FIFA.
"I always try to attain to be better every day and I would hope that the people who genuinely know me and have come across me, especially in the last four years in Scottish football, make their own mind up as to who I am.
"What I can tell you is for the good of Ross County I will do everything in my power 24 hours-a-day to make sure the chairman and chief executive – and more importantly the fans and the community in the Highlands – are actually seeing someone wholly committed to their football club and genuinely wants to make a difference here and help the club improve.
