Rise to the occasion
There’s no point doing that in a one-off game and not doing it again for another five games.
“I think that’s the most important thing for us, to take all the positives from that. There are still little things I am sure we can get better at but with the amount of positives that came out of that game, if we take those forward, it will hopefully be a good season for us.” The same applies to Aberdeen, even as they suffered a first blemish to their Premiership record to drop behind Celtic on goal difference. The fact Lewis produced one of those performances more akin to a Victor comic, where the man with the gloves has some sort of ‘cat’moniker, was chief among the reasons to be satisfied with the point earned. Not least when you consider that Aberdeen lost ten league games last year. That sort of form from Lewis could spare them a few defeats along the way this campaign, as club captain Graeme Shinnie would readily accept in rating him “one of the best” keepers in the country.
“We had Danny Ward the year that I came in who was brilliant and it was disappointing when we lost him,” said Shinnie.
“As soon as Joe came in it was like back to normality with a goalkeeper there [we could rely on] .
“Since he came to the club he has been brilliant, the way he conducts himself off the pitch, on the pitch, in training, in amongst it at the stadium, he is a great lad and one of the best. I think, by the way, the fact that the fans have taken to him as well definitely shows what he’s been about.
“It was a game of two halves. We didn’t play well second but still got a point and Joe pulled off some brilliant saves.” Every fan of a Championship club had a goal to cheer at the weekend but it’s the St Mirren supporters who are cheering loudest after the 4-2 home win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle sent their club to the top of the table. Lewis Morgan’s deflected shot after 31 minutes gave the Buddies the lead and, on a day of bright sunshine, it started raining goals on 61 minutes. John Baird equalised, only for Gavin Reilly to restore St Mirren’s lead two minutes later. Inverness quickly levelled through Liam Polworth, before Cammy Smith, pictured, drilled in from the edge of the box to make it 3-2 and then Ian Mcshane did likewise for the fifth goal in 13 minutes.
“We were very good as an attacking side but I have to take responsibility for how open we were,” said St Mirren manager Jack Ross. “It will be nice to come into work next week knowing that we are at the top of the league.”
They had their Renfrewshire neighbours to thank for clearing a route to the top after Morton came back from two down to defeat Dunfermline 3-2 at Cappielow.
The Pars, unbeaten at the start of the game, raced into