Ian Murray welcomes having an assistant on board after a busy period of fixtures without one.
The Rovers boss has had more on his plate since the departure of Scott Agnew last month.
Club legend Colin Cameron has since filled the void and Murray is happy it isn’t his face and voice that his players see and hear every morning.
Cameron was absent from the dugout for the recent draw in Inverness due to a prior commitment before he took the job.
Another voice
The Coca-Cola Cup-winning Rover has wasted no time in settling in and helping to raise the spirits that little bit more.
“It’s really good to have him here helping me a lot with the younger players and keeping on top of them,” Murray tells Courier Sport.
“It’s another set of eyes for myself. He’ll see things that I miss within training.
“It’s also another opinion and another voice for the players.
“It’s working really well so far, it’s really good to have him about the place.
“It gives a little bit of energy as well – you come in in the morning and he raises the spirits a bit.
“Again, not all the time do people want to see my face first!”
Challenging period
Rovers managed to keep picking up points during Murray’s spell without an assistant.
He praised the efforts of Robbie Thomson, Andy Tannahill and Blair Doughty for stepping up during it – and the senior players.
Murray has no complaints about it and puts it down to one of those things.
“It is challenging but you get on with it. It’s the nature of the beast,” he says.
“You don’t complain about it because we all know it’s difficult.
“I think any manager would like an assistant, there’s not too many that operate without one.
“But the support staff have been excellent – Robbie, Andy and Blair have been excellent.
“The players, as well, I have to give a huge amount of credit to them.
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“The senior pros within the squad – small things that take time to build.
“The senior players need to take responsibility and manage their dressing room a bit – and they’re definitely doing that.
“Which effectively cuts down on the workload for myself.
“It’s a huge thing, it happened at Airdrie (when I was manager there), it just takes time.”
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