"But like I keep saying, that was gone on the Thursday morning. Right away it was gone, I was preparing for Motherwell.

"It's a special game for the fans, there is a lot more special feeling from the fans than the players.

"The players know it's a game, 90 minutes, one that we have to really compete in, make sure the fans really see us competing and giving it everything we have got, and hopefully come out winners."

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