St Johnstone manager focused on victory over cup winners Ross County
Tommy Wright looking to bring County back down to earth
Ross County's desire to follow up their historic League Cup final win with a victory over St Johnstone on Wednesday night through the imposition of a party-ban is of no concern to Saints boss Tommy Wright.
Jim McIntyre guided the Staggies to the club's first major honour with a 2-1 win over Hibernian at Hampden Park on Sunday.
Afterwards the County boss revealed celebrations would be put on hold on for a week while he prepares for the trip to Perth in the Ladbrokes Premiership before the home game against Inverness on Saturday.
However, Wright says that he is concentrating only on his own side.
"It is none of my business what they do,'' he said.
They have done brilliantly to get to the cup final and win it but how they
prepare has got absolutely nothing to do with me.
"People mentioned the fact that if Ross County lost the cup final or won the
cup final, that it might in some way give us an advantage.
"I don't think it does.
"The main thing is, if we can put in a performance like we did (in the 1-0 win) against Inverness we can get a result, irrespective of that they went through on Sunday.
"It is about us, about how we play.''
Wright bossed St Johnstone to the first Scottish Cup final win in the club's history in 2014 and he believes it is healthy for the game to see a new name on a major trophy.
For football it is always good that different teams win trophies, when the same teams are winning people can switch off and get a bit stale with it,'' said the Northern Irishman.
"It is brilliant for Ross County and Jim, and in particular the chairman Roy MacGregor.
"The chairman has made funds available and made good investment in the squad and Jim has done an unbelievable job in recruiting.
"They have worked really well and that win could see them go from strength to strength.''
Saints and County are both on 39 points with the same goals scored for and against but Wright disputes Saints' fifth-place position in some league tables,
given that his side have taken four points in two previous meetings this season.
He said: "We are actually in fourth place because of head to head. It shouldn't be alphabetical order.
"That's how tight it is and it is so close I think someone will get in the top six with goal difference.
"We are happy enough, we still think it is in our hands to get top six and with four games to go (before the split) you can't ask for anything more and it is the same for them.
"A win for either side on Wednesday night will go a long way to helping get top six.''