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Ross County captain Jack Baldwin confident of avenging St Mirren defeat when Staggies travel to Paisley for Scottish Premiership clash


By Alasdair Fraser

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Jack Baldwin is confident Ross County will not be fazed by Saturday’s slip back to three points behind second bottom Dundee.

The experienced defender will head to Paisley tomorrow full of belief that the Staggies can reverse mid-October’s disappointing outcome against St Mirren in Dingwall.

In a 3–2 defeat, skipper Baldwin and his team paid for first half mistakes.

Tomorrow, the 28-year-old is seeking a continuation of recent progress, albeit with a better return than the single point collected against Dundee United.

“There is still a long way to go in the league and the teams above are there to be caught,” Baldwin stressed.

“We’ll be looking to pick up a healthy amount of points in games against teams around us during the next month or so. Bar the big guys in the league, we’ve shown we can mix it with everybody.

Defender Baldwin is optimistic County can climb the table during an eight-match festive run of matches. Picture: Ken Macpherson
Defender Baldwin is optimistic County can climb the table during an eight-match festive run of matches. Picture: Ken Macpherson

“In the game here against St Mirren, we were disappointed at scoring twice but not getting any reward from the game.

“Given the run of results we’ve now had, and the way we have been playing, it is a game we’re looking forward to.

“We’re out to catch the teams nearest us and really show what we’re about.”

Baldwin has played a major part in defensive improvements for County of late. He felt Saturday’s never-say-die recovery against the Tangerines said much about his team’s character.

“We were disappointed, overall, because we started brightly and created a few chances but, given the circumstances and the way it finished, we weren’t too unhappy,” he reasoned.

“I reckon, given the same set of circumstances five or six weeks ago, we would have probably been looking at a loss there – and maybe by another goal or two.

“It shows the group we’ve got and how we’ve grown together. To pull the game back and get a point with 10 men, and yet still be disappointed we didn’t get all three, certainly shows how far we’ve come.”


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