Why St Johnstone's attacking problems are sending the team down path marked 'relegation battle'
The job the McDiarmid Park legend did last season will go down in the annals of Scottish football. As will his topless belly side in the Hampden park changing rooms to celebrate the Scottish Cup final win over Hibs.
At the weekend, however, the same opponents emerged with a 2-1 win in Perth. But of more immediate concern is the direction the club find themselves heading towards. One marked ‘relegation battle’, sitting just four points off the bottom with those teams behind them picking up points on a more regular basis.
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Hide AdSaturday's fixture was another difficult one to endure for Saints fans. While they took a first-half lead, there was an inevitability about the outcome once Craig Bryson had been shown a second yellow card before the interval.