'Focus is now on building momentum to rejoin top-six battle'

It was fantastic to see Scotland grab two wins against decent opposition. However, I'm a club before country man so it's good to know there are no more international interruptions until March.

Allied to our own European games it's been a very stop-start season but we can now concentrate on building some momentum in the league and rejoining the top-six battle.

Our performance against Celtic was arguably our best of the season and a defeat like that is far more acceptable than our self-inflicted losses to Ross County and Dundee.

We're on the road again this Saturday, weather permitting, when we take on a St Johnstone team keen to impress their new boss.

Perth isn't a particularly happy hunting ground, however it's not a time to be worrying about the opposition.

If we can get on the front foot and replicate the Celtic performance then I fancy we'll be heading back down the road with three points.

Sandy Armour is editor of the Killie Hippo fanzine