- The fate of St Johnstone is finally sealed after the 2-1 defeat against Hearts and a controversial late penalty for the county of Ross to Dens Park
- The manager Simo Valakari admits that there is no apology and that he expects to lead his fight in the championship next season
- The Finn says: “ We mourn tonight and tomorrow, but we are always looking forward to and we will bring this beautiful club to win ways ”
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St Johnstone’s stay in the 16th birthday in the Scottish elite ended dramatic while the controversial stoppage penalty of Ronan Hale for the county of Ross to Dens Park sealed their relegation.
By dragging to Hearts in Tynecastle, the side of Perth still had the chance to take his battle for the survival on the last day after the news came that Scott Tiffoney had put dundee in front of the county after 55 minutes.
However, after Saints has already dropped 2-1 on Gorgie, Hale’s late kick obtained a 1-1 draw for Don Cowie’s team, which left them four points in front of the McDiarammid Park Club with a match to play.
Dundee sought to seal their survival and was furious at the attribution of the penalty for handball against Antonio Portales.
Now, they fight with the county to avoid the Première -Pay -hip qualifiers, the Highlanders needing to beat Motherwell at home on Sunday and hope that the Dark Blues will lose against St Johnstone condemned.
The boss of the broken heart of the saints Valakari said that his team had no excuse and that he expects to lead his fight in the championship next season.
Simo Valakari cannot hide his emotions while St Johnstone falls out of the Premièrehip
It is the agony for St Johnstone by Barry Douglas as the relegation of St Johnstone is confirmed
Fran Franczak is in tears while he learns that the Perth side is doomed to life in the championship
“It was not good enough for a long time because the table did not lie. It really hurts, “he told BBC Scotland.
“We mourn tonight and tomorrow but always impatient. This season is the story. We have to change things and bring this beautiful club back to victory.
“It is difficult to play in relegation battles, but it is even more difficult to play for promotion. This is what our goal is and that is what we are starting to do the day after tomorrow.
“It is a lot of work and will require a lot of effort every day.
“We cannot have days off. We have already started to prepare, but we wanted to fight to stay in the Premiership. No excuses, we were not good enough.
“Many things have to change – a big one, some little ones. This is more the way you support this level and this effort in each match. Our weaknesses were too large.
When asked if he expected to stay in charge of St Johnstone next season, the Finn said: “Things have to change and we start this change. We can no longer do it, three or four years flirt with relegation. He must start again to succeed and more stable.
“I don’t need to make decisions. I want to stay. I want to rebuild this club and succeed with this club.
