Davidson – fighting sprit can help us beat drop
St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson insists his side are still capable of staying in the cinch Premiership after Greg Kiltie’s winner saw relegation rivals St Mirren leave Mcdiarmid Park with a 1-0 victory.
The midfielder’s composed strike settled a tight match, and although St Johnstone were below par – failing to register a shot on target – Davidson believes his players are still up for the battle.
It looks likely that the Perth side will face a relegation playoff, as they now sit eight points adrift of 10th place St Mirren and remain five clear of rockbottom Dundee with three games left.
Davidson said: “Is the fight there? Without a doubt, I am convinced, but we were trying to catch 10th and that’s why I am disappointed.
“Take it from January where we were bottom of the league by five or six points, it’s in our hands now to stay in the league.”
St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson, meanwhile, was full of praise for his side who ended a horror run of four successive league defeats.
The Northern Irishman picked out the performance of Curtis Main as his team mixed steel in defence and attacking flair in their vital win.
He said: “I thought we showed a lot of quality, especially second half going forward where we were just a bit calmer on the ball.
“I felt the two centre-forwards set the tone, the two of them were a handful all day and Curtis Main was excellent – that’s the Curtis Main I know from Motherwell. He’s had a bit of stick here before I came but I know what I can get out of him and today he showed that. “When you have got two boys chasing you down like that it certainly makes life hard for them.”