'I've made peace': Raith Rovers ace Ross Millen on returning after past 'falling out'
After a reported fall out with then Raith Rovers manager Ian Murray after a 1-0 home defeat to Airdrieonians in February 2024 led to him being frozen out of the team for months and leaving for English outfit Morecambe that summer, Rovers returnee Ross Millen has vowed he’s learned from the incident ahead of signing a one-year deal at Stark’s Park this week.
Millen, 31, who won League One as an Inverness Caledonian Thistle player last season, turning out a total of 19 times for the Caley Jags in leange and cups and being part of the side beaten 4-1 by Raith in the KDM Evolution Trophy final, told Raith TV: "Of course I’ve made peace, it’s life in general, you have to move forward.
"But that doesn’t take away the love I have for the club.
"I just want to do really well for the club again.
"What people can understand is I’ll always give 110% and do as much as I can for every player I play with every day.
"Sometimes I don’t really like to look back and regret.
"I think it’s a bit of growth. You live and learn and move forward.
"I felt disappointed that I couldn’t stay in the championship (when leaving Raith in summer 2024).
"I went down south and came back up the road, went to Inverness and thought that was my way back into the championship.
"It was a great group of boys, we got to the cup final and it was nice to see some familiar faces again.
"The Raith support was big as always. There were a couple of boos that day which was nice to be honest. At least they remembered me in some way!”
While Millen was frozen out while Ian Murray was in charge at Raith, it’s different now with Dougie Imrie at the helm, assisted by Millen’s dad Andy.
He said: "The gaffer phoned me a week ago, a wee bit out the blue. It kind of shocked me a wee touch.
"I spoke to my family and it just felt right to come back.
"You’ve always got something to prove, that’s the most important thing. And the people you need to prove it to are the fans. They are the people that come to the games every week.
"I’m a wee bit lucky in that sense that I’ve been here before and understand what they want and what they need.”