The Saints made it three losses in a row on Wednesday night.
Stephen Robinson yesterday issued a Ralston rallying cry to his stuttering Saints.
The Buddies boss is adamant his squad will soon return to the winners’ enclosure following a hat-trick of defeats.
Wednesday night’s 1-0 reverse at St Johnstone was painful given the Paisley men had enough chances to win a couple of games.
But as he assessed the state of play with his team fourth in the Premiership table, Robinson was clear Saints are in it for the long haul.
He said: “We’re in a moment where things aren’t going our way but we haven’t lost belief in the players and they haven’t lost belief in each other.
“I’m very, very confident that we will get back to winning ways.
“What we’ve done is won a lot and lost a lot so it goes up and it goes down. It’s an emotional game – people now think you’re useless but before thought you were absolutely brilliant.
“I didn’t think either. I thought we were a team that was going in the right direction and we will do again.
“I won’t be giving up on anybody. It will be a rallying cry from me.”
Robinson will draw on his years of experience to guide Saints through this challenging period and insists he always knew they wouldn’t have everything their own way.
“If you lose games you get criticised,” he said. “That’s the industry we’re in, isn’t it? I’d rather the criticism at me.
“The message is stick together and keep believing. I’ve been here many times as a manager. I did say when we were winning games we’d have a spell – we’re having our spell now. It’s about how you react to that and deal with disappointment.”
Robinson will draw on his years of experience to guide Saints through this challenging period and insists he always knew they wouldn’t have everything their own way.
“If you lose games you get criticised,” he said. “That’s the industry we’re in, isn’t it? I’d rather the criticism at me.
“The message is stick together and keep believing. I’ve been here many times as a manager. I did say when we were winning games we’d have a spell – we’re having our spell now. It’s about how you react to that and deal with disappointment.”
Meanwhile, Robinson was pleased to see 21-year-old striker Lewis Jamieson make an impact after throwing him into the starting line-up at McDiarmid Park.
He added: “Young Lewis deserved his chance and I thought he should have scored but he contributed well and worked really hard. He’s got a bright future.”
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