'We're in title race for the long haul': Raith Rovers defender Euan Murray reckons side can still overhaul Dundee United despite recent poor run

Euan Murray is hoping Raith can overhaul Dundee United and win Scottish Championship (Pic Tony Fimister)

Despite Raith Rovers having lost their last five league and cup games following Friday night’s 1-0 home SPFL Trust Trophy semi-final loss to Airdrieonians, Rovers defender Euan Murray has not written off the Kirkcaldy men overhauling favourites Dundee United in the Scottish Championship title race.

After recent disappointments, Ian Murray’s team are four points behind leaders United – who they have beaten and drawn with in the league this term – with the Tannadice side being Raith’s next fixture a week on Friday as they host Jim Goodwin’s outfit on league duty.

"You'd like to think we can stay with Dundee United for the whole season,” ex-Hartlepool United centre-back Murray, 30, told the Fife Free Press. "I think the first half of the season's certainly shown that it's not a fluke in terms of the amount of points we managed to put together.

"Some of the performances - especially at Tannadice - and a couple of the performances at East End Park that we've put in, have shown we are more than capable of competing.

"Dundee United obviously have a lot of strength in depth in their squad. They have a really good manager and squad so they are rightly favourites.

"They'll fancy their chances as much as anyone. As someone who has been in this league and won it (with Kilmarnock in season 2021-22) any time you look further ahead to the next week is when you start getting yourself into a bit of bother.

"The way we have started the season, we have not written ourselves out of it.