SPFL Review: Red faces all round as Raith Rovers begin search for third manager of the season
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It’s never a good sign in the country’s lower divisions when the big talking point of the weekend is created by a club who aren’t even playing. Nothing especially untoward seemed to be afoot when Raith Rovers recorded their first away win of the season by beating Queen’s Park on Friday night.
![[Falkirk striker Calumn Morrison scores the only goal in his team's 1-0 victory against Hamilton]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/19/93407503-0-image-a-184_1734895158201.jpg)
Less than 24 hours later, it emerged that the Hampden game had been Neill Collins’ last as manager of Raith, having been in charge for just 109 days. As Falkirk remained top of the table on Saturday, and Ayr rejoined the promotion chase with a win at second-placed Livingston, the talk of the steamie was the farce in Fife.
![[Ayr United manager Scott Brown guided his team to a narrow win over second-placed Livingston]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/19/93407495-0-image-m-186_1734895169931.jpg)
This, you will remember, is a club that decided in August to sack their previous manager, Ian Murray, just two months after he had guided them to the Premiership play-off final. While that in itself seemed strange, you could just about argue, as Raith did, that Murray’s football hadn’t been the best and that there were better managers out there.
Neill Collins waved goodbye to Raith Rovers after just 109 days in charge of the Kirkcaldy club. Falkirk striker Calumn Morrison scores the only goal in his team's 1-0 victory against Hamilton. Ayr United manager Scott Brown guided his team to a narrow win over second-placed Livingston.
But to make that decision without an obvious succession plan, after just one game of the new league season — a 1-0 defeat by Airdrie — seemed reckless in the extreme. It took them a month to replace him. After agreeing terms with David Healy, who then thought better of it, they gave the job to Collins, who had five successful years in charge of Tampa Bay Rowdies before a short, ill-fated spell at Barnsley.
