John Hughes appointed Raith Rovers manager
Friday 10 February 2017 21:35, UK
Former Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Hibernan manager John Hughes has taken over at Raith Rovers until the end of the season.
The 52-year-old replaces Gary Locke in Kirkcaldy, the latter having left Rovers sitting third bottom of the Scottish Championship after a winless run of 14 games.
Hughes told Rovers' website: "I feel this is a good fit for me at this stage of my career.
"And though the task ahead will be a challenging one in a very competitive league, I'm confident I can make a telling, positive impact."
Rovers chief executive Eric Drysdale said: "It's only 48 hours since I first contacted John's agent, Raymond Sparkes, and it's been a whirlwind day or two pulling this deal together.
"It's fair to say we are excited to have been able to attract someone of John's experience and calibre - a man who was voted PFA Scotland and SFWA Manager of the Year in 2015 following significant successes as boss of Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
"Most importantly, the team has been a bit lacking in confidence of late and if there is any manager in Scottish football better equipped than Yogi to do something about that then I've no idea who that person is."
Hughes won promotion to the top flight during his six-year tenure at Falkirk and went on to manage Hibs, Livingston and Hartlepool United before memorably leading Caley Thistle to their first Scottish Cup triumph in 2015.
Hughes left Inverness at the end of last season. His first game in charge of Rovers will be at home to Championship leaders Hibs on 18 February.
