Adams is keeping his Ross County players focused on the league campaign

By Charles Bannerman

Ross County travel to East End Park to face Dunfermline with next Saturday's first-ever Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic firmly in view.

Manager Derek Adams is refusing to allow his players to be sidetracked from their successful league campaign before the big match arrives.

"We're delighted with the way we've played this season and we're just trying to build on it," said Adams.

"Dunfermline are a good side and we're looking forward to going there."

County's cup success has left them with three games in hand over leaders Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who are 11 points clear of their fourth-placed neighbours.

It's a strange league, there's a lot of good teams and a lot of them will beat each other, so it's a competitive league this year Ross County manager Derek Adams

The Dingwall side face two games in the final midweek of the season, while Dunfermline retain some title hopes.

However, defeat for either side on Saturday could be the death knell of any serious challenge.

Adams has consistently denied that his side are title contenders, preferring to improve on last season's points tally of 47 - which they would match with a win at East End Park on Saturday.

"We've had good games against Dunfermline in the past," said Adams.

"It's a strange league, there's a lot of good teams and a lot of them will beat each other, so it's a competitive league this year.

"Inverness Caley are trying to get to the Premier League and we're just trying to move on."

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