It is likely that all members of the goalkeeping union, even Rangers stopper Wes Foderingham, felt a pang of sympathy for Ross County keeper Scott Fox after his horrendous blunder handed Alfredo Morelos a goal two weeks ago.

And there would have been nobody who would have felt worse about it than former Partick Thistle man Fox himself, particularly as it came right in front of a large, goading, away support.

But his successor in the Jags goal, Tomas Cerny, had a message of solidarity for his County counterpart ahead of his own trip to Dingwall this afternoon, telling Fox that every keeper has been there.

Even Cerny, a model of consistency, had his own nightmare moment last season for Thistle, and like Fox, he had a while to stew on it.

But he bounced back to rediscover the fantastic form that has seen him become one of the best goalkeepers in the top flight, and he backed Fox to come back strongly too.

“It’s never nice,” said Cerny. “It’s difficult. What makes it even worse, like with Scott, is when it happens immediately before the international break because you then have too much time to think about it.

“Normally, you’ll be back in training in a day or two with a game coming right after that and it gives you something to focus on.

“That doesn’t mean you just forget about your mistake, of course, but experience helps you to get over these things and you learn how to do that.

“I had a terrible moment at Kilmarnock in March, when I let a shot from Conor Sammon slip through my fingers – that was before an international break, too.

“But there has never been a goalkeeper who didn’t make mistakes during a season and it’s all about how you bounce back from it.

“The next two weeks was a horrible, horrible time for me but, looking back now, I’m glad it happened because it made me stronger.

“I had my best performances of the season after that and it helped us to finish in the top six so, with hindsight, I regard my mistake as a positive thing.

“I don’t know Scott that well. I’ve met him a few times and trained with him a few times before I signed for Thistle but he has plenty of experience.

“Personally, I don’t think you could have so many appearances in goal at this level without being mentally strong.

“I suppose that only other goalkeepers will know what it’s like when you make a big mistake. It’s hard to explain to anyone else how that feels.

“But mistakes don’t matter – what’s important is what you do next.”

In a similar vein, Cerny believes that what has happened in Thistle’s four opening matches this season now matters little, as disappointed as he is with the Firhill side’s pointless start to the campaign.

He is hoping to start the season afresh with a win in Dingwall this afternoon, and finally get some much-needed points on the board.

“It’s disappointing because I believe we’ve had a couple of decent performances in there,” he said.

“We played well against Celtic, kept them at bay and lost 1-0 to a deflected goal when we should maybe have had a draw.

“We also played well against Aberdeen in a game where both teams looked like scoring every time they attacked. Plus, we’ve done well in the Betfred Cup ties.

“You can also say that we’ve had a hard run of fixtures but the bottom line is that we need to get that first league win as soon as possible.”