“It was tough conditions out there for both sets of players to endure. Despite the conditions we still produced quality football at times.

“It was an energy sapping pitch and the Dundee ground staff deserve a lot of credit for getting the game on and we were glad they did.

“Our start was vitally important, we really imposed ourselves, we were aggressive and played at a really good tempo.

“They have good players and we did not allow them to settle and we earned our reward for that.

“The conditions were going to have a big impact on the game but we knew if we did a lot of things right then we would have opportunities to show our quality.

“The two goals we scored were excellent and we could have had another couple but the game is never done at 2-0.

“Kenny McLean was outstanding, especially in the first half but he was ably supported by his team-mates and we could have scored a few more.

“We showed a real eagerness to get after the game and even in the second half we created some great chances.

“I thought the players were particularly good in the second half playing up the slope against the wind and rain. They managed the conditions really well as the wind seemed to get stronger in the second half.

“I'm not too concerned about point margins, I'm just pleased to add three points to the ones we earned last week. We are on a decent wee run even though people dwell on the October run when we didn't win any games and for us it's just good to win again.

“I must say a massive thanks to the fans. We are professionals who are paid to be here today. There were a lot of supporters who had a decision to make whether to be here and I'm grateful to every one of them who decided to come to the game as that was tough.

“We took Niall McGinn off at half time because he had been struggling with a bit of a groin strain in the build-up. That was the right decision as we have a lot of games coming up this month and we got him off at the right time.

“It was a great opportunity for Peter Pawlett to come on and show what he can do and he certainly did that. He hit the bar and nearly scored with another chance so he did well and overall our keeper hasn't had too much to do.”

The manager also confirmed before the game that Paul Quinn had missed the game with a virus.

The manager also confirmed before the game that Paul Quinn had missed the game with a virus.