The contrast between the performances on Wednesday and Saturday was dramatic. The manager said "diabolical" after the Inverness game then "up there with the best of the season" in his post-match comments following the win over Ross County.
It was clear within the first few minutes that we had a fresh approach. There a welcome understanding that moving forward and passing to another claret and amber jersey was a good idea. Chances started to come and we converted four. We could have scored a few more but the result was never in doubt.
McDonald caused the County defence lots of problems. He scored the opener and set up another couple. When he's on song others follow. Ainsworth made a claim for a starting place next week with his best contribution of the season. He delivered the cross for the first goal, clipped the bar in the second half and waltzed through the penalty box before tapping into the empty net.
Moult seems back to his energetic best and the midfield pair of Lucas and Clay did well. Cadden tormented Van Der Weg and even in the dying minutes his pace was telling. Tait exploited the gaps that appeared on his wing and he'll enjoy watching replays of his first goal for the club. McMillan got another decent 90 minutes under his belt.
We can travel to Dens next Saturday with some confidence knowing that a similar performance should see us restored to mid-table.