REMEMBER the name.

In Tony Dingwall's case, it isn't so difficult. The Ross County midfielder, a local lad who has become an eponymous hero for this Highland side, put himself on the footballing map with fine strikes with final kick of both halves as Ross County moved themselves off the foot of the SPFL Premiership table for the first time since August. These were the first two senior goals of the 20-year-old's career, cancelling out strikes from John Sutton and Henrik Ojamaa to earn a point which was the least they merited on the overall run of play.

"That was the game plan, to get ourselves off the bottom," said McIntyre. "And that was the fourth time of asking. Psychologically it is important. But it is one result, we have to follow it on. St Mirren still have a game in hand, let's not forget that, but it is nice to see ourselves off the foot of the table.

"We saw as soon as we came in that the young lad is someone who has a real chance," he added. "I am just glad I can come in here and say we have taken something from the game rather than the usual hard luck story."

One of the last managers to be recruited from Irish football, Stephen Kenny, memorably abandoned a watching brief on his first match in charge to march into the Dunfermline dressing room and start barking out orders, but new Motherwell boss Ian Baraclough, only announced as Stuart McCall's permanent successor yesterday morning, opted for a more low-key approach.

The former Sligo Rovers and Scunthorpe United boss - whose arrival coincides with the completion of the transfer of ownership to retired, Bahamas-based businessman Les Hutchison - mingled with supporters before the game, and introduced himself to his players post-match. But it all left Kenny Black, an admirable caretaker for the club for the past six weeks and a plausible candidate for the full-time position itself, swithering over whether he should remain in post.

"We will probably have a chat over the next few days and see what develops," said Black. "Certainly the manager has indicated that he would like to work with the current coaching staff. But it's been quite a whirlwind over the last 24 hours. Things have happened very quickly and there has been a lot to take in. New ownership, new management and the game today - there are a lot of things I need to think about."

"The manager spoke to us after the game," said Ojamaa, "and he was positive, which was good. He said he saw enough positives there to show that we will be fine, and start climbing the table. It would have been nice to win the game for the new manager and also for Kenny, because it hasn't been an easy time for him to be in charge. I really hope he stays, as he is someone who has been a big part of this club, but that is not really my decision."

One of the stories of Ross County's season has been an inability to convert promising positions and for most of the day it looked like that theme was set to continue. While John Sutton headed an Ojamaa cross wide at one end, County looked like they would have nothing to show for their general first-half supremacy until Dingwall popped up on 45 minutes. Found at the far post by a Graham Carey cross, he showed excellent technique to first lash in a right foot half-volley which was repelled by Dan Twardzik, then use his left to tuck the rebound into the corner.

Paul Quinn, playing against his old club, spurned a glorious opportunity to make it two, and suddenly Motherwell were vibrant. Energetic substitute Lionel Ainsworth hared down the right to present Sutton with a simple headed goal, then Ojamaa burst from nowhere to fire in the second.

Substitute Michael Gardyne hit a post from close range as County laid siege before the goal finally came. A pristine Gardyne lay-off from a driven Joe Cardle cross was perfect for the 20-year-old, and there was unadulterated Dingwall delight when the ball was spanked into the corner.