Jags hoping this Storey will run and run

PARTICK THISTLE

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ST JOHNSTONE

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Alan Archibald believes the best is yet to come from Miles Storey after the Partick Thistle striker’s wonderful individual effort sealed a 1-0 win over St Johnstone.

The 23-year-old, pictured, went on a mazy run, skinning Saints captain Joe Shaughnessy before applying a neat finish into the bottom corner to move the Jags off the bottom of the Premiership.

It was the striker’s second goal in a week after grabbing the winner against Dundee and he is showing signs of the prolific form which saw him net 13 goals at Inverness in 2015-16.

Storey’s progress hit the buffers after moving to Aberdeen but Thistle boss Archibald believes he can get the best from his front man this season.

Asked if there was more to come from Storey, he said: “Yeah, he just needs to get a run of games and get his confidence up. Strikers need confidence. There are times he will come out of our team as well, but he knows there will be a chance to come back in depending on the opposition or to give someone else a chance.

“I think all the strikers know that certain ones suit certain games. I think he had a great season at Inverness before he went to Aberdeen and probably lost his way a little bit so we are just managing him the best we can. We’ve got three or four strikers at the club now which give us something different for every opposition. I thought the two strikers worked it very well.”