Kyle Hutton believes that the Saints will start climbing up the Ladbrokes Championship table once they get used to new manager Jack Ross' methods. The Jack Ross era may have started off with a loss against Dundee United on Saturday but the midfielder thought that the Saints played well enough in the game and were undone by a bit of bad luck and failure to take opportunities in front of goal.
Speaking to stmirren.com after the game, Kyle said:
I thought in the first half hour we were good. We were probing, creating good chances, getting ourselves into good areas and then we lose that goal. Going that goal behind, it allows teams to sit in and hit you on the counter, so we had to probe that wee bit more and leave ourselves vulnerable at the back. In the second half we came out again and probed but just couldn't get that goal and we concede that second goal. It was a mistake - we've all done it. I did it against Dunfermline and it's just these wee bits of bad luck that are costing us big time right now.
But with the gaffer in with his new ideas it's going to take a couple of weeks for us to get used to his ideas. We've got the whole of next week to prepare for the Hibs and get used to his training and how he wants us to play and I'm sure once we start getting the luck that results will change and we'll start climbing the table.
I think for the past three or four games it's not as if we've been playing poorly. We've been passing the ball well and moving it and looking dangerous, but we just can't get that goal. Teams are taking the chances and we're not so it's just a case of getting the head down and working hard.
With the trip to Cappielow to face Morton, originally scheduled to take place on Saturday, now moved to Tuesday 1 November, it gives the Saints a free weekend and allows the manager an opportunity to implement some of his new ideas without the prospect of a big game looming large.
I think it's a bonus for us actually. It's going to take a couple of weeks for his ideas to sort of set in so, as I say, we've got all this time with no game to work with him and James Fowler and just get used to his ideas. I'm sure once we come to terms with how he wants us to do things we'll start getting the results and start making the fans happy and give them something to shout about.
Kyle admitted that he was happy when he found out his former Queen of the South manager James Fowler was joining Ross' coaching staff. The midfielder was signed to the Dumfries club by Fowler last season and went on to win their player of the year under his tutelage.
Yeah I was delighted," he said. "I got on well with him at Queens and when I found out he was coming here I gave him a wee text. I was delighted for him because I knew he wanted to get back in to it and it's a hard industry at times to get yourself back in the door. With him and Jack together it can only bode well for us and I'm sure we'll start climbing this league.
