 Following these achievements, Ivanauskas was appointed as head coach on a permanent basis in the summer of 2006.Following a 2–0 home defeat by Kilmarnock in October 2006, Valdas Ivanauskas went on a leave of absence due to unspecified health reasons, and was replaced by Eduard Malofeyev on a caretaker basis.Romanov declared that he would put all his players up for sale to "whatever club would take them" if they did not win their next game, against Dunfermline.