“We’re still a team chipping away at our football, improving our players and their understanding of this football club and their resilience to overcome the challenges we’ve had so far.

“What’s most important is that every day we are improving. We know there are massive challenges ahead and we’re in a good spot at this moment in time but the most important thing is where we go from here.”

With the League Cup already in the bag after defeating Hibernian in December, there’s a motivation to continue that winning feeling in the months to come.

"Our League Cup win was great because it was a reward for a tough beginning but since then the team’s evolved anyway," he added.

'You can’t just say you’ve won one and that’s it, that’s not how this club operates.'

“We hope David Turnbull will be back in training after Monday’s game and we will see how he is from there.

“Johnny Kenny is back training and it’s great to see him playing again. With Mikey Johnston and Karamoko Dembele, the reports I’ve had back are very good in terms of their attitude and how they went about the game, which is great.

“With all the young guys, they have their chance to put their names forward and be part of this season, but at the same time we’re happy to be patient and let them adjust to life and training.”

Manager: The team is always trying to improve and overcome challenges