If I’m honest, seeing the gaffer losing his job is mainly down to us all as players
Saints midfielder says the squad felt they let down their former boss
Wewere really down on Saturday afterthegame
The Perth club parted ways with the cup double-winning boss on Sunday morning following a concerning run of results which has intensified Scottish Premiership relegation fears.
Davidson’s final game was a 2-0 defeat against Livingston.
It moved Saints just five points from the foot of the table and four points off the relegation playoff position.
Macpherson said: “It was sad and we felt like we let him down on Saturday, big time, with the performance in the first half.
“We found out the news on Sunday and it is obviously not a great feeling.
“It is probably the first time in my career where I’ve been playing under a manager consistently and then he has been let go.
“You feel like it is your fault because you are on the pitch week in, week out. So it has been a sad couple of days.
“I’ll definitely be sending him a message because he brought me to the club, has given me a lot of belief and shown me a lot of respect.
“I also had some tough
Cammy Macpherson
times through injuries but he was brilliant with me through that. He was always really good with me.
“The manager picks the team and we’re the ones who need to try and perform. The last five or six games were nowhere near good enough. And that is what has probably cost him the job.
“We were really down on Saturday after the game. On the bus it wasn’t a good atmosphere.
“We knew if we’d got the three points we would be further clear but it was a really poor performance and we have been dragged in.
“Since the St Mirren game it has been nowhere near good enough. It is mainly down to the players, to be honest.
“We have shown that we can perform. We need to shoulder a bit of the responsibility.”
Former Perth striker Steven Maclean, who was Davidson’s assistant, has taken interim charge as Saints attempt to ease drop worries on Saturday afternoon.
Macpherson insists there has been a determination on the training field to put things right and that every player is ready to put in the hard yards.
“We had a meeting on Monday and it was tough because Macca has a lot of time for Callum,” Macpherson said.
“It was emotional.
“But we need to move on and try to do everything we can to put in a performance on Saturday.
“Training has been a good standard and there has been a bounce to it.
“Macca is very demanding and is really big on standards both on and off the park.
“What we’ve been focused on is in and out of possession, running hard for your mate and, when on the ball, having freedom to try things.”
Hibs arrive in Perth tomorrow having defeated Hearts 1-0 in the Edinburgh derby last weekend.
Macpherson said: “Hibs are off the back of a big derby win and will have a spring in their step.
“But we feel we have a point to prove so are looking forward to the game.
“We just need to start getting those wins. We don’t want to be anywhere near the playoff.
“I’m hoping to play in the last six games, put it right for the group and personally.”
Kick-off at Mcdiarmid Park on Saturday is 3pm.