‘Well boss Mark McGhee is looking forward to a Friday night fixture when his side take on Hearts.
The manager admitted that he feels there is a lot more to come from his squad yet, despite the fact that a win against Robbie Neilson’s side could see the Steelmen surge to second place in the table.
Speaking to the press earlier today, McGhee said: “I like Friday night football actually; I like any night football to be honest because night kick-offs are a nice backdrop with the floodlights, it’s a good time of year for evening games too.
“I keep saying this but I feel like we’re just about to get started and we haven’t fully got going yet.”
[pullquote]I think we’re still fishing to find our best formula but we could be second on Friday night for a few hours so that would be lovely.[/pullquote]
He added: “Our first half performance against Hamilton was in a sense our perfect performance so far, but we didn’t sustain it.
“I think we’re still fishing to find our best formula but we could be second on Friday night for a few hours so that would be lovely.”
But McGhee knows that Hearts are a big test for his side, after the Edinburgh club drew last week and find themselves third in the table, two points above Motherwell.
The boss said: “That’s why it’s still a long way from being second though, because Hearts are arguably one of the top three clubs and they established themselves last season. They’re physical but they can play as well and they can mix it up enough to keep you on your toes so we know it’s going to be difficult.”
Tony Watt completed a loan move to Hearts in the summer and McGhee knows he is just one of the threats Friday’s opponents boast, but the manager admits he is a fan of the attacker.
[pullquote]After the Thistle game I said I had to give consideration to playing the three strikers because it’s not easy to do and the three strikers themselves have got to make it work.[/pullquote]
He said: “I would’ve jumped at the chance to bring Tony Watt here, I’m a big fan of his, and I spoke to Craig recently about how they’re handling him and I think they’re definitely getting good things out of him so he’ll leave Hearts when he goes back down south in the summer a far better player.”
McGhee’s favoured 4-3-3 has been taking good shape in recent weeks with Bowman, McDonald and Moult linking particularly well against Hamilton a couple of weeks ago.
The manager said: “After the Thistle game I said I had to give consideration to playing the three strikers because it’s not easy to do and the three strikers themselves have got to make it work.
“They are all different – Ryan’s a big guy, he wins balls and he holds it up; we know what Scotty does and Moulty’s a goal-scorer – so we have to find the right way of putting them together.”