Remaining in the Scottish Premiership would, says Partick Thistle keeper Ryan Scully, be the perfect tribute to John Lambie.

The former Jags manager passed away earlier this week and while it was a sad day for the club, Scully is hopeful they can give him a decent send-off by fending off relegation.

“I think the club are going to do something on our home game against Hamilton – there’ll be a memorial for him,” he said.

“And the gaffer and a few of the boys are going to his funeral. We’ve all heard the stories abut him – he was a great character so it was a very sad day. But hopefully we can get a few results and stay in the Premiership for him.”

Partick Thistle are currently sitting bottom of the Premiership, one point behind Ross County. With five games to go, there is still ample opportunity for the Glasgow side to salvage things and Scully admits that with the post-split fixtures being announced on Wednesday, the squad are satisfied with the hand they have been dealt.

“We’re really happy with the fixtures we’ve been given," he said

"We knew we’d have the more home games so I think the way it’s played out has worked in our favour."

Thistle’s recent form has been poor, with a 4-0 defeat to Ross County last week a particular low. But there is everything to play for and Scully, who has recently come into the side following an injury to first-choice keeper Tomas Cerny, is confident that if they can get themselves in the right mindset, they can avoid relegation.

“We need to try to stay positive," he said. "Our last few results haven’t been ideal but we’re in the situation we’re in so we just need to get on with it.

It’s a mini-season for us now and so I think we have to look at it like it’s a blank slate from here. We need to focus on what’s ahead of us, take it one game at a time and try to get the points we need."

And any thoughts of pretty football will be on the backburner, with points the only priority.

"It’s all about results now and it doesn’t matter how we get them," said Scully.

"Performances go out the window a little bit. Obviously we want to play well and if you are playing well, you obviously increase your chances of getting wins. But really, the most important thing now is getting results. In these kind of games, it’s often whichever team makes the fewest mistakes that gets the win.”