Craig Conway says St Johnstone are looking up the table rather than over their shoulders following a brilliant win in Premiership action.
A run of four games without a goal was tough for Callum Davidson’s men but they have responded in style. They have now scored 14 goals in three matches, five of which came in a 5-3 weekend win over Hamilton. Conway himself got two as the Saints lifted themselves up the Premiership table.
Now their barren run is behind them, Conway is looking to push towards those top six places St Johnstone have been no stranger to in the Tommy Wright era.
“I’ve spoken a few times and sounded like a broken record by telling you we’ve been playing well,” said the experienced playmaker.
“But I’m more than confident that the position we’re in is a false one. We should be higher already and we’ll be looking to make sure we keep moving up.
“With the players we have I believe we can be up in the top six but we’ll have to keep showing that. We were really struggling to score but now we’ve scored 12 in our last two games. It shows what we’ve been saying all along – that we’ve got goals in the squad.
“We’ve thoroughly deserved this turn of fortune. Hopefully we can build on it now.”
Conway’s first goal on Saturday was the end product of a great Saints move, his second a pinpoint free-kick that sailed into the top corner. Whilst buzzing with the two goals, Conway wanted a hat-trick.
“I’m obviously delighted to score a couple from a personal point of view but the most important thing was getting the win,” said the Saints attacker. “I’ve been well overdue a goal. It’s always the same – once you get one things open up for you.
“I’m a bit disappointed I don’t get a hat-trick. I probably should have. Scotty’s [Scott Tanser] put it over and I should have got a better connection on it. I’ll enjoy watching the free-kick back on TV. I’d scored, so I was confident. As soon as I saw where the free-kick was I thought: ‘I’m having it’.
“I knew where I wanted to put it and I felt as if the keeper was showing me a wee bit too much of the goal on that side. When you catch them sweet you know they’re going in. You try a lot of them and they don’t come off but when they go in the top corner it’s a brilliant feeling.”