Stevie Might reckons the post-split fixture schedule offers St Johnstone a really perfect probability to pump up the strain on rivals.
Saints start their quest for computerized survival subsequent Saturday with a visit by to backside of the desk Dundee.
Victory would stretch the hole to eight factors whereas doubtlessly reeling-in these sitting immediately above within the standings.
“It’s an opportunity for us, if we will get three factors on the board early, to place actual strain on the groups above,” the Perth ahead instructed the PA.
“It is going to be a case of taking it one recreation at a time as a result of we all know that Dundee match is absolutely large for us.
“We have to be ready and prepared. It’s going to be a battle.
“Our objective is to get out of this with out a playoff and, to try this, we’ll have to be taking three factors. Definitely.
“If we get three factors in that first recreation, we will then look forward and take one other step.
“Everybody has one thing to play for within the cut up and it’s a lot tighter than it was a couple of weeks in the past.
“We’ve acquired ourselves on this place the place we've an opportunity.”
A bumper Perth crowd is predicted to make the quick journey by to the Metropolis of Discovery, with pleasure already effervescent properly.
“It’s a vital recreation and there's a lot at stake,” Might continued. “The followers love a visit to Dundee.
“In fact bringing a profitable outcome and three factors again to Perth is the plan.
“The followers have been good this season, higher than I can bear in mind in all my time on the membership.
“They've been making loads of noise and that appears to be rising.
“I’m positive it will likely be no completely different at Dundee. That can give us each probability and the enhance to get the job finished.”
Perth followers have been reminiscing this previous week because it was eight years on from Might’s terrific double to down Aberdeen en path to the membership’s first piece of main silverware in 2014.
The Newburgh striker is hoping to offer magic of that kind within the post-split matches.
“That day is unquestionably up there,” he smiled.
“To get into that closing and over the road was proper up there in my profession. I feel that outcome towards Aberdeen actually gave us the assumption to win the entire thing.
“It stays a big day for me. The profitable objective had a little bit of all the things.”
He added: “I’m working onerous and attempting to get myself again concerned. The video games are so large and also you wish to be concerned.
“I’m doing all the things I can and have been coaching effectively. Everybody might be able to go and do their bit as a result of we’re determined to get out this example we’re in.”