St. Johnstone won by 2 goals to 1. Wright’s header was cancelled out by a ‘nothing’ goal, then Samuel had space to control the ball and shoot from close range to take all three points. Luckily, the Buddies scored to level against the Bairns otherwise we would be two points adrift. St Mirren are safe all but arithmetically, so it’s definitely us or Falkirk. Steven Pressley’s promise that they’re not going down might come true. We now need that level of determination.

We’ve been sliding slowly down towards the trapdoor with an air of inevitability. We hoped Calderwood and his team would be able to bring a new spirit to the club, but it seems that’s a bust.

I thought Killie played better today overall, better even than we did against St Mirren. But still not good enough. The “wow” of the crowd when Hooky brought down a high ball demonstrated what little we’ve come to expect of these professional footballers.

Oh, for a player with speed and skill, or drive and dig and positivity. A leader, a battler, an organiser.

But it’s not done yet. The players need to dig really deep, each one needs to take personal responsibility. Play the ball, guys, play the ball, play the ball.