Callum Booth believes 'football god' is smiling on Partick Thistle

Callum Booth believes Partick Thistle's prayers were finally answered when the Jags ended their seven-game wait for a win.

Alan Archibald's side restored some festive cheer to the Maryhill ranks after picking up their first win since late October with Friday's 3-1 triumph over Ross County.

But Booth hopes the 'divine intervention' does not end there.

Jags suffered all manner of setbacks during their barren spell, despite producing a number of creditable performances.

And frustrated full-back Booth admits that miserable sequence left him looking to the heavens.

Now he is hoping their payback does not end with that Staggies victory as he prepares to take on Dundee at home on Wednesday night.

He said: "That win on Friday made Christmas so much better - three points was the gift we had all been wanting.

"We'd had seven games where we had played not too bad but just hadn't finished our chances or had conceded last-minute goals.

"I kept thinking our luck has got to change. There has to be a football god up there and if he is, things will come good.

"Thankfully that happened at County but I think we're still due a lot of luck and a lot of breaks, maybe a few last-minute winners between now and the end of the season.

"I did feel at times the luck was against us this season.

"It was getting a bit depressing for everyone around the club.

"But one win has changed the mood here, especially with it being just before Christmas. It has put everyone in such a good spirit and the place is a lot happier now.

"We're now sitting in a decent position in the table with two home games to come before the winter break, so hopefully we can start being positive and look up the table."

Thistle's tough run saw them beaten by a stoppage-time goal against Rangers as well as being edged out narrowly at Celtic Park.

But their spirited display impressed Hoops boss Brendan Rodgers, who admitted he could not believe that Archibald's men were at the bottom of the Ladbrokes Premiership at that point.

Booth's side are now up to ninth after their win in Dingwall but the former Hibernian player says he would much rather see his side grind out a win over Paul Hartley's men than put on a show and end up pointless.

He said: "It does reassure you when you hear the pundits and even people like the Celtic manager saying positive things about us.

"But at the end of the day we're still bottom. We're in a dogfight along with a lot of other teams.

"As much as it is nice to hear these things, we'd much rather be playing ugly and winning games."