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Malky Mackay reveals Ross County departure chat that paved way for dramatic relegation escape

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Relieved Malky Mackay insisted it was a huge achievement for his comeback kings to keep Ross County back in the Premiership.The Staggies went 3-0 down on aggregate against Partick Thistle before they came back with three goals in the last 19 minutes to force extra time and penalties.

County then won 5-4 on penalties to safeguard their top-flight, thanks to Josh Sims’ winning penalty. Mackay said: “As a manager it's a huge achievement, because we're a tiny club in the Premiership."I've read a lot of stuff, and there have been a lot of questions about how brilliant Partick have been – it's quite clear that it would have been lovely for them to go into the Premiership and teams not to have to travel on the A9.

I get that, but this is a great place. When players come up they realise what a great place it is and how good the people are running it.

My commitment to Roy is as much as his commitment is to me. He could quite easily have decided after the Hearts game that enough was enough, but we had a conversation about how I felt about the run in, and I told him I had the shoulders to carry it."I believed that this group of players could stay in the Premiership, and we've done well.

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