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Confidence taken from fightback versus Hearts
And Wighton genuinely believes recent form augurs well for the rest of the campaign — but it’s up to the team to prove that, and as soon as possible.
“We’ve had a few hard games recently. We only just lost out at Rangers and I thought we were unlucky at Celtic as well. Apart from that, we’ve played teams round about us and done well.
“If we can go to Firhill and get the three points, we should have a wee gap to the teams below us and we’ll be looking to build on that.”
If Wighton believes the players deserve recognition for the improvement of the past couple of months, he’s quick to add gaffer Paul Hartley also deserves a pat on the back.
Not least because, unlike most other managers whose teams have been at the wrong end of the league, he’s shown faith in young players like him and good mate Cammy Kerr.
Both have been regular starters and, even when the pressure’s been on, have more than held their own.
“Cammy’s done really well since he’s come in and made the position (on the right side of the park) his and that’s what I’m looking to do up front.
“The manager has shown a lot of faith in me and I want to repay that by continuing to do well.
“The teams we’ve played against, there hasn’t been a lot of boys in the starting line-up or coming on, so credit to the boss for giving us our chance.
“I’m only 19 but people maybe forget I’ve been around the first team for a few years. That definitely helps.”