Former Musselburgh Athletic manager David McGlynn was proud of his Linlithgow Rose side as they bowed out of the Scottish Cup on Saturday.

The club made history by becoming the first junior side to make the last 16 of the senior Scottish Cup, but they were beaten 4-2 by Premiership outfit Ross County at Dingwall at the weekend.

Despite being eliminated from the competition, the former Burgh boss admits he was pleased with his side's performance.

He told Courier Sport: "I was delighted with the performance and the effort the guys put in.

"We went up there hoping that we would be able to do something but we knew we probably couldn't win the game.

"To score two goals against a team that's in the league cup final and sitting fourth in the league is great for us and it'll give us confidence going forward."

The 40-year-old, who spent nearly 10 years in charge at Olive Bank before leaving for Bonnyrigg Rose and then on to Linlithgow, praised the character of his side.

Paul Quinn put the Premiership side ahead after just four minutes, but the juniors side rallied – something that delighted their manager.

He added: "I was really pleased with the character we showed.

"To concede so early, we could have crumbled but we didn't and we got ourselves back in the match."

An own goal from Jamie Reckord had drawn Rose level at the break, but Ross County's superiority shone through in the second half.

Ruari MacLennan also struck in the second half, before Brian Graham's second sealed the tie.

And after enjoying a successful cup run, the former Burgh boss admits he still harbours ambitions of managing a league side.

He said: "I've always said it's something I'd like to do – every manager wants to manage at the highest possible level.

"I'm not going to go looking for it because I'm probably at the biggest club in junior football just now, but if a higher league club want to take a chance on me, I've always said it's something I want to do."