Quinn talks a few times of the sheer relief of being able to put a long-term plan in place, something Farmcare couldn’t do previously as “a lot of the drivers were ‘how do we fulfil the requirements of The Co-op at this particular time?’” What you usually do is look at what you’ve got, use it, adjust it, and tweak it, rather than look at it completely with a fresh set of eyes, and say, ‘what does it mean for the next 10 years?’” “In any business, you rarely get the chance to press reset, and question everything. We have a blank sheet of paper and it allows us to say, ‘what does Farmcare want to be when it grows up?’ “The opportunity we have here is significant. And there’s a number of roles we’ve created to go with the fact that we’re now an externally-facing business, rather than an internal one to help us with our strategy and plan. We’re now an entity in our own right, have a shareholder to answer to, and we have a board. Quinn says: “I describe us as having been a department in The Co-op. It’s been a case of all hands on deck ever since.įarmcare, previously known as Co-operative Farms, primarily produces potatoes, arable crops and top fruit on more than 50,000 acres in England and Scotland, and it also owns seven farm estates and two packhouses, and manages another eight farms. The Manchester-based company was born in its current guise in August 2014 after The Co-operative sold it to charitable foundation the Wellcome Trust for around £250 million. Retrieved 3 August 2017.It’s been quite a year for Farmcare Trading and the business’ CEO Richard Quinn. "St Mirren part ways with midfielder by mutual consent". ^ Mackenzie, Alasdair (3 August 2017).^ "SPL: New deals for nine Ross County players".Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. ^ "Deuchar among exits from Hamilton".^ "Rocco returns!" – St Johnstone's official website.^ St Johnstone 2–1 Partick Thistle – BBC Sport.^ "Manager secures Rocco signature" – St Johnstone's official website.^ "Scotland U21 Player Rocco Quinn Details".However, Quinn was released by the club in August 2017 after just one year into his new deal.
Quinn agreed a new two-year deal with Saints on 30 April 2016, tying him to the club until the end of season 2017–18. Īfter five-years with the Dingwall side, Quinn moved to Scottish Championship side St Mirren in January 2016. After helping the club to a fifth-place finish in 2012–13, Quinn signed a new contract. In his first season at County, they won the First Division and were promoted to the Scottish Premier League for the first time. The QoS website confirmed on 18 June 2011 that Quinn had left and signed for Ross County. In total Quinn made 35 competitive first team appearances in his first season. He also played on 23 September 2009 in the 2–1 home League Cup defeat against Rangers. The Palmerston Park side ended the season in fifth place. He scored league goals that season in games against Ayr United, Partick Thistle and a double against Greenock Morton. His league debut was the 1–1 home draw a week later against Raith Rovers. He promptly established himself as a first team regular scoring a competitive debut goal in the Scottish League Cup 4–1 win away at Queens Park on 1 August 2009. Quinn signed for Dumfries side Queen of the South on. He left Celtic permanently in January 2009, signing for Hamilton Academical on the last day of the transfer window, but he was released by the club at the end of the season.
In the 2008–09 season, Quinn joined Livingston on loan in August 2008. Quinn returned to St Johnstone in February 2008 on an emergency loan for the remainder of the 2007–08 season. During this loan spell, he played as St Johnstone won the Challenge Cup, beating Dunfermline Athletic 3–2 in the final. He scored his first-ever league goal in St Johnstone's 2–1 victory over Partick Thistle at McDiarmid Park on 15 September 2007. On 1 September 2007, he joined St Johnstone on loan in an attempt to get some first-team experience. He spent the second half of the 2006–07 season on loan to Kilmarnock. Quinn began his career with Celtic, but didn't make a competitive first team appearance for the club with all of his first-team experience at this stage coming in three loan spells at other clubs.