Saints maintain late top-six push

IT has taken a little time, but Curtis Main is now coming into his own.

The striker has taken half a season to force himself into the Dons line-up, but now appears to have cemented his place.

Main netted Aberdeen’s third against Hibs on Saturday to seal the points and now he wants to sink former club Motherwell.

“I’m looking forward to going back there,” he said. “But with what is at stake it’s all about trying to get the three points. It’s a different game, away from home and the manager will do what he deems fit.

“I wasn’t playing that much in the first half of the season

TOMMY WRIGHT is pleased his St Johnstone side have silenced some of their earlyseason doubters.

Callum Hendry’s ninth goal of the season earned them a

1-0 win over Livingston on Saturday, putting them in the mix for the top six.

They are now three points behind fifth-placed Livingston, a situation that had appeared unlikely earlier in the season when they propped up the table.

“People wrote us off far too early,” said Wright.

“Whether we get into the top six or not, the players have proved the people who wrote them off wrong.

“And they deserve loads of credit for the way they have pulled the season around.

“We are three points behind Livi now so we have given ourselves a chance.”

Livingston manager Gary Holt lamented a late lapse in concentration which led to Saints’ winner.

His side have a fight on their hands to hold onto their top-six status before the split.

“St Johnstone got too easily down the side of us and ultimately we didn’t defend it,” said Holt.

“It was a good finish but from our point of view it was poor defending.

“There are three games left and wherever we end up we’ll end up.

“Some people think you can’t be critical because we have had a good season.

“But if we don’t win the next three games we might not be in the top six.”