Talking point

As impressive as this campaign has been for Saints, they have yet to win three games in a row.

After five doubles, victory today would be their first hat-trick of the season.

“I listen to him a lot. He speaks to me a lot through the game.

“I don’t think people realise how much influence he has.

“When you’re playing as a pair up front, communication is really important.

“You know exactly what you’re doing. That’s going to be missed on Saturday.”

Hamilton forward Dougie Imrie believes struggling his side face a pivotal week in their battle for survival.

After the visit of fourth-placed Saints today, Accies face a Lanarkshire derby against Motherwell on Wednesday before finishing the week with a home game against Ross County.

Imrie insists those games will go a long way to influencing Hamilton’s fate.

The 33-year-old attacker said: “They know the importance of what we have to do here to stay in the league.

“We are all focused on that for the last nine games, albeit this week we have three games and that will be the pivotal point in the season.

“You go and win some of those games you will have a chance, whereas if you don’t it is going to be harder and harder.”