New Dundee United boss Liam Fox has revealed Jack Ross was one of many first to succeed in out to him to congratulate him after touchdown the job.
Fox was Ross ' quantity two at Tanandice and took the reins on an interim foundation after he was sacked simply six video games into the season. It had been a disastrous begin, with the Arabs dropping 5 league video games on the spin conceding 17 objectives within the course of in addition to transport seven to AZ Alkmaar to bow out of Europe with a whimper.
Improved performances as stand-in boss noticed Fox land the job on a everlasting foundation and after an encouraging show away to Rangers, he is now hoping to push on and make his mark. However he revealed there have been no arduous emotions from Ross after the announcement, telling Sky Sports activities : "To begin with, Jack is a high man and a great supervisor. He'll bounce again, there isn't any doubt about it.
"I spoke to Jack repeatedly all over (the interview course of), and he was truly one of many first folks to congratulate me on the job. That speaks volumes about Jack."
Fox, whose solely earlier spell as boss in his personal proper noticed him sacked after lower than a yr at Cowdenbeath in 2017, insists his intention has all the time been to make it as a supervisor. However he admits he took some persuading earlier than leaping in on the deep finish at United.
Requested if he all the time needed the job following Ross' sacking, he stated: "It was an extended course of. Administration was all the time the route I needed to go down however I used to be in no rush to do it.
"However typically when alternatives come alongside, you should be massive and courageous and take them. We have got an enormous problem, we're backside of the desk, so we have a extremely massive six to eight weeks developing with a great deal of video games. We have to begin selecting up factors and selecting up factors shortly."
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