Jim Goodwin: Plenty of options available if needed

Jim Goodwin: Plenty of options available if needed

Jim Goodwin is confident his side can cope with the loss of key personnel ahead of tonight's cinch Premiership clash against Ross County. 

Saints will be without captain Joe Shaughnessy after his sending off against Hearts on Saturday, while Conor McCarthy is on the sidelines after a ligament injury. Scott Tanser also faced a late fitness test after being replaced in the first-half at Tynecastle.

But the manager believes he has enough in reserve from which to call upon.

Joe’s sending off so late in the game was a sore one to take, but at the same time we just have to learn to cope with it.

"I thought we coped relatively well with the loss of Conor McCarthy at the weekend against Hearts. Charles Dunne came in and was excellent for large spells of the game.

"That shows the kind of strength in depth we have in the squad. I’m very fortunate to have such good options coming off the bench

"I’ve got plenty of options to cope with it if I need to shuffle the pack."

Charles Dunne came into the side on Saturday in the absence of Conor McCarthy (Image: Craig Brown)

Saints head into the match without a win since a 3-2 victory against tonight's opponents back in October.

It's a run of six without a win, but Jim has been feels like the team will soon reap the rewards their performances merit. 

"I genuinely feel that someone is going to get a doing from us at some point.

"I saw Ross County hammering Dundee 5-0 two or three weeks ago and I believe that someone is going to be on the tail end of one of them from us and the sooner the better.

"However, I’d be more concerned if we weren’t playing well and creating chances.

"I’d be asking serious questions of the players and myself.

"You want to absolutely open the gap above the bottom teams but more importantly we want to close the one on the teams above us.”

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