ˌɔn θˈɜːɾi ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðə skˈɑːɾɪʃ fˈʊtbɔːl lˈiːɡ wɛn hiː wʌz ɐnˈaʊnst æz ðə nˈuː mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ʌv pˈiːɾɚhˌɛd, ɐ pəzˈɪʃən fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ hiː wʌz ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli dɪsmˈɪst ˌɔn tˈɛn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt.
On 30 October 2006, he returned to the Scottish Football League when he was announced as the new manager of Peterhead, a position from which he was eventually dismissed on 10 January 2008.