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Callum Davidson determined to fight on and turn St Johnstone's season around

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Vincent
Published date22 January 2022
Publication titleDaily Record, The / Sunday Mail: Web Edition Articles (Scotland)
The Perth club exited the Scottish Cup at the fourth round stage on Saturday following a shock defeat at League Two Kelty Hearts

It was bottom of the Premiership Saints’ 10th consecutive defeat in all competitions.

Perth boss Davidson is determined to turn things around and said: “I’m fighting, I am up for the fight.

“I want to fight, be here, change things and get results. We need the players to do that too.

“St Johnstone is a club close to me, so I won’t stop - I will be fighting until I get to the day I’m told not to.

“It’s not in my character to do anything else.”

At full-time players and staff needed to walk past their own fans back to the changing room - many of whom were clearly furious.

Davidson said: “It’s difficult when you are asked to walk through the fans when you have just been beaten and we are on a bad run.

“It was difficult putting the players through that, it wasn’t a great idea asking us to walk through there.

“I thought the fans were fantastic with us today, they stayed behind the team when they could have turned earlier and put more pressure on us.

“Football is an emotional game and fans, players, myself we are all emotional.

“I don’t think I need to repeat what was said, everyone is emotional.”

Kallum Higginbotham struck in the first half of extra-time to send Saints, who were the holders, out of the competition.

Davidson said: “First half I was really disappointed that we didn’t...

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