Derek Adams has no concerns over fixture pile-up after Rangers postponement marked Ross County's fifth call-off of the Scottish Premiership season
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Derek Adams is not fretting about the potential fixture pile-up Ross County will be facing in the new year – insisting his players will relish the stacked calendar.
Wednesday night's postponed match against Rangers is the Staggies' fifth this season, and the third since Adams returned to Dingwall, coming just days after last Saturday's scheduled match against Hibernian was also called off.
With several fixtures needing to be re-arranged for after next month's winter break, County face the prospect of playing twice-a-week on a regular basis.
As far as Adams, who is used to such a schedule from his time managing in England, is concerned though, his squad will see that as a good thing.
"It was the correct decision," Adams said of the Rangers postponement.
"The league had to make that decision on Wednesday afternoon, because as we all know the A9 was closed for much of the day and it was going to be impossible not just for us to get to the game, but for supporters from both sides to get to the game.
"We're all disappointed the game was off, but there was no other decision the league could have made.
"It's just something that you have to deal with – it's not too big of a problem because what it has done is allow us some training time.
"We're obviously going to go back into a period at the end of January and February where we're playing on Saturdays and Tuesdays for a bit.
"That will be nice, because the players probably enjoy that more than training.
"We'll get a period of rest from games for two and a half weeks, but we'll be training hard in that period too."
County do still face two more matches before the winter break – away to Hearts on Saturday and at home against Aberdeen next Tuesday.
Neither match promises to be an easy task for the Staggies, but Adams hopes they are games that will suit his players.
“They are two really good games for us because Aberdeen will come here with a very good support and Tynecastle is always a good venue," he reasoned.
“The players are ready for it. They have been given the two games off and should be rested and recuperated, and ready to go.
“We have to go to Tynecastle and create opportunities, take the ball and get into that final third.
“We obviously have to deal with the threat of not only Lawrence Shankland, but the other players who have done well for them this season.
“They are third in the league for a reason and they have done well in the league, and in Europe, over a number of seasons.”
