Until we have job — Spittal

Spittal added: “Momentum is vital at this stage of the season going into the play-offs, confidence as well, so we’ve got to make sure we can get maximum points out of the two remaining games.

“We know second isn’t in our hands, we’ve just got to make sure we win our two games and hope Falkirk don’t.

“The game against Morton next week is going to be vital because, if we finish third, we’re going to have to play them three times in a week.

“However, if we look too far ahead to the play-offs, we might slip up and can finish fourth. “That’s the worst thing that can happen. “We’ve got to make sure we concentrate fully on these next two games and get confidence really high going into the play-offs.”

The danger of allowing themselves to think about games in the future is something relegation-threatened Dumbarton will be keen to make the most of. And the Sons also have had a taste of beating the Tangerines with two 1-0 home victories.

“They beat us twice away from home and, when we played them at Tannadice it was a difficult game, so we know what to expect, we have to be at our best.

“Dumbarton have good players and they make it hard for you. They’ve picked up a few good results this season against teams at the top of the table and we know we’ve got to be at our best and be patient.”

Dumbarton as the season reaches its climax with just two league games to go before the play-offs.