Partick Thistle goalkeeper Tomas Cerny has revealed that Saturday’s win over Ross County has helped him to get over the longest fortnight of his life after his howler had cost the Jags victory at Kilmarnock.

With Thistle a goal to the good and looking comfortable with just a few minutes remaining, Cerny allowed a tame Connor Sammon effort to somehow squirm through his grasp and into the net to hand Killie a point.

The normally reliable keeper then had to endure the international break before he had a chance to put things right, but that he did, as he turned in a more characteristically sound performance in the win over County.

Now, he has his sights set firmly on helping his side over the line as they look to wrap up a top half finish in the Premiership for the first time since the split was introduced.

“It was the longest two weeks of my life,” Cerny said. “I managed to get home to see my family, and that helped a bit, but it was still always there in the back of my mind.

“I’ve been playing for over 10 years and I can’t remember ever making a mistake like that. It’s just one of those things I suppose, every player makes mistakes, but that doesn’t make it any easier to get over.

“The timing of it being so late in the game and the fact that it cost us the win just made it even worse. I just wanted the ground to open and swallow me up.

“Then I had the international break to deal with when I would have wanted to play a game the next day if I could have.

“But the important thing now is to put it behind me, and make sure that it doesn’t affect me moving forward, and it was good to put in a solid display against Ross County to show that it hasn’t had a long-term impact.

“It’s gone, and now both myself and the rest of the team are just looking forward to the rest of the season.”

And it is a season that promises so much for Thistle after they put themselves in pole position to be grab the final spot in the top half with three games remaining to the split.

Their four-point cushion could be critical, with a visit to Celtic Park tomorrow night and a visit to Ibrox still to come, and a home game against Motherwell sandwiched between.

“It’s great to have that breathing space,” Cerny said. “It means that we can go to play Celtic and there really isn’t any pressure on our shoulders at all.

“No one will be expecting us to come away with anything, but we know we can cause them problems. We created lots of chances there the last time before eventually going down by just the one goal.

“We’ll be looking to produce a similar performance again on Wednesday, but hopefully this time we’ll be able to be a bit more clinical and avoid switching off at the back too.

“We are full of confidence ourselves at the moment and our form since just before Christmas has been great. We were right at the bottom of the league back then, so we have done so well to get to where we are.

“We are flying, and we will be going to Celtic Park to give it a right good go.”

Of course, no Partick Thistle player could get away with failing to mention Kris Doolan this week, and Cerny, as you might expect, was full of praise for the striker after he broke the 100-goal barrier at the weekend.

“It’s a remarkable achievement,” Cerny said. “He’s a great player and a great guy, and I’d definitely say he’s up there as a club legend.”