Stephen Robinson has feared St Mirren have been in a relegation scrap for weeks.
Now he believes the Buddies merely have to start out choosing up factors or danger dropping down into the Championship subsequent season after seeing his aspect capitulate on the again in opposition to Motherwell.
The Saints have solely gained as soon as in Robinson's first eight video games in cost, a dramatic late win in opposition to backside of the desk aspect Dundee.
And with a conflict in opposition to Rangers arising this weekend, the Paisley membership might but discover themselves in a battle to remain within the high flight after the break up.
Robinson instructed Categorical Sport: "It was woeful, woeful defending.
"For those who do not defend correctly you are going to lose video games.
"We misplaced 4 targets and we have got one of many worst defensive information within the league, so it is not shocking to be trustworthy.
"Defensively we have been actually poor. Three of the targets they actually simply handed them into the aim.
"I consider we're in a relegation scrap.
"I believed it just a few weeks in the past with out popping out and saying it, however I genuinely consider we now want outcomes in a short time."