Joe Harper has warned Aberdeen 's under-performing stars that you're by no means too good to go down.
Aberdeen had been confirmed to complete within the backside six for the primary time since 2013 after defeat to Ross County at Pittodrie final Saturday.
However the former Pittodrie objective hero insists that getting a victory on the board as fast as doable ought to all however seal Premiership survival.
The north east membership sit six factors forward of St Johnstone, who at present occupy the relegation playoff spot.
And with the Dons having a proud historical past of by no means having been relegated from the top-flight, Harper desires to kill any speak of Jim Goodwin's males being on the fallacious facet of historical past.
"If the Reds go into the underside six fixtures pondering ‘we're Aberdeen, we're too good to go down’ that could be a very harmful perspective," stated Harper in his Press and Journal column.
"Aberdeen’s first precedence when the post-split video games start subsequent weekend is to kill off that very slim probability rapidly.
"I’m assured Aberdeen will get the outcomes wanted to extinguish any menace of the relegation play-offs.
"It gained’t be handed to them on a plate although as St Johnstone shall be preventing for his or her lives.
"Aberdeen need to match that and provides it completely the whole lot they've.
"When the ultimate whistle sounds on the finish of the season each Reds’ participant should go into the summer time within the information they left nothing on the park."
Goodwin has picked up only one win from seven video games up to now since succeeding Stephen Glass in February as he makes an attempt to stamp his personal authority on the misfiring reds.
Harper added: "I'm certain supervisor (Jim) Goodwin can have them totally targeted on getting the outcomes wanted.
"Two wins would additionally transfer them into a robust place to complete the season in seventh place.
"Ending seventh would nonetheless represent a failed season – however sadly it's the greatest they will get now."