Ross County chairman Roy MacGregor has been speaking on BBC Sportsound about the season ahead and the changes to their management structure.

"We know our place in Scottish football, we’ve got to finish tenth and above," he says.

"We know that. The players know that. The fans know that. We try to balance expectations with reality and up to now we’ve been good at it."

On Stuart Kettlewell becoming the club's sole manager and Steven Ferguson moving upstairs.

"These guys [Stuart Kettlewell and Steven Ferguson] get on extremely well and they made it work, but the manager has to make decisive decisions at certain stages and going for a one manager situation – I feel happier in a leadership capacity that the decisions will be more decisive."

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The music blasting around the park here in Dingwall and the excitable tannoy announcements are providing some semblance of normality, but come kick-off I suspect the seagulls will be providing the atmosphere. It’s a bit eerie with so few in the ground...and my first football games were Highland League matches!

17 players have left Dingwall since last season ended early, six players have joined. Meanwhile, former co-manager Steven Ferguson has now become the club's chief executive, leaving Stuart Kettlewell in sole charge.

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In: Connor Randall, defender (Arda Kardzhali); Carl Tremarco, defender (Inverness Caledonian Thistle); Regan Charles-Cook (Gillingham); Alex Iacovitti, defender (Oldham Athletic).

Loan in: Stephen Kelly, midfielder (Rangers); Ross Doohan, goalkeeper (Celtic).

Out: Richard Foster, defender; Don Cowie, midfielder (retired); Marcus Fraser, defender; Lewis Spence, midfielder; Sean Kelly, defender; Declan McManus, forward (Dunfermline Athletic); James Graham, forward (Rangers); Tommy Dixon-Hodge, goalkeeper; Jack Murray, defender; James Wallace, forward; Declan Hughes, midfielder; Joel MacBeth, forward; Gregor MacDonald, midfielder; Jack Grant, midfielder; Thomas Brady, midfielder; Tom Kelly, defender; Ruari Fraser, defender.

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Plenty of change in Lanarkshire already this summer. Are they in a better position than they were last season?

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In:Ricki Lamie, defender (Livingston); Jordan White, forward (Inverness Caledonian Thistle); Scott Fox, goalkeeper (Partick Thistle); Mark O'Hara, midfielder (Peterborough United, loan to permanent, undisclosed); Nathan McGinley, defender (Forest Green Rovers); Callum Lang, forward (Wigan Athletic, loan).

Loan in:Jake Hastie, midfielder (Rangers).

Out:Mark Gillespie, goalkeeper (Newcastle United); Richard Tait, defender (St Mirren); Peter Hartley, defender; Christy Manzinga, forward; Christian Ilic, midfielder; Adam Livingstone, defender; Rohan Ferguson, goalkeeper.

Loan ended:Rolando Aarons, midfielder (Newcastle United); Mikael Ndjoli, forward (Bournemouth).

Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson seems slightly concerned by his players being in the shop window...

"The worry for me is the transfer window is open now until October. So, with England shutting down for a little while, there is always the fear that English teams come in after watching games early on. So we are prepared for that, but I have strengthened us in lots of areas."

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We can confirm that Ross County now have three goalkeepers called Ross. Remarkable.

The latest, Ross Doohan, joined on loan from Celtic this week, but this game has come just to soon for him. His new manager Stuart Kettlewell was slightly frustrated that the signing took a bit longer than anticipated to get over the line.

"We'd liked to have got Ross in before and I'm sure Celtic will tell you they'd like to have had business done a couple of weeks earlier too," he said.

"It's just been one of those domino chains where we knew once Celtic got a new goalkeeper in, Ross would come up to us. We've been patient because it's important we give ourselves good options in every area."

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Here's a reminder of the weekend's action.

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He's back. David Turnbull makes his first competitive start since May 2019, when he scored twice in a 3-2 win over Livingston.

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Ross County XI: Laidlaw, Randall, Iacovitti, Donaldson, Reid, Tillson, Paton, Vigurs, Erwin, Stewart, McKay.

Subs: Morris, Draper, Gardyne, Shaw, Mullin, Watson, Charles-Cook, Kelly, Doohan.

Motherwell XI: Carson, Grimshaw, Gallagher, Lamie, McGinley, O' Hara, Donnelly, Turnbull, Polworth, Hastie, Long.

Subs: Fox, Campbell, White, Hylton, Maguire, Seedorf, Robinson, Lang, Watt

Hello and welcome to the Global Energy Stadium for the final game of the first round of Scottish Premiership fixtures.

It's Ross County against Motherwell, live from Dingwall.

Motherwell have won the last two league meetings between the sides. Will they grab a third successive victory today?

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