Callum Booth insists St Johnstone walk of shame didn't tell the full story as he reveals what went 'unnoticed'

St Johnstone walked a gauntlet of rage from their own fans after losing their grip on the Scottish Cup in Saturday’s calamity at Kelty.

But Callum Booth insists the Perth faithful proved there’s no division in the ranks in the midweek draw with Dundee as the they look to maintain their foothold in the top flight.

Saintees turned up the volume in Wednesday’s Premiership basement battle after unfurling a banner pledging ‘We'll keep the blue flag flying high’ ahead of kick off.

They may have missed the opportunity to leapfrog their Tayside rivals in the 0-0 draw.

But after ending a horrendous run of 10 straight defeats in all competitions Booth is adamant St Johnstone are entering the relegation dogfight on a united front as he praised the support.

He said: “Emotions were running high after a really, really bad result at Kelty. The set-up wasn’t the best there either.

“Fans are going to be emotional right after full-time but what went unnoticed was a lot of fans helping us and still supporting us, giving us good messages.

“Against Dundee they were absolutely brilliant again. It’s just a shame we couldn’t give them a better performance and get that goal we all really wanted.

“But there’s definitely no complaints about the fans. Saturday wasn’t nice to see but it was just one of those things and they were definitely with us against Dundee.”

Booth was a key man as Saints cemented their place in history with an incredible cup double last year.

The left back is as puzzled as anyone at the dramatic turn in fortunes that sees Callum Davidson’s side sit four points adrift at the bottom of the Premiership and having surrendered both pieces of silverware before the end of January.

Ahead of tomorrow’s trip to face Aberdeen the