The Buddies have now faced all nine of their Championship rivals but sit a disappointing eighth when many expected them to be fighting for a play-off spot.

Saturday’s tie with Livingston takes on added significance with the Lions able to overtake them with a win, but Murray is more focused on continuing where they left off following last week’s 4-0 win over Dunfermline.

He said: “Winning a game breeds confidence. Getting that winning feeling, especially at home which has been alluding us is certainly nice to get.

“Results wise sometimes you don’t always get what you deserve but I felt on Saturday we did. In the end 4-0 didn’t flatter us in any way and perhaps it could have been more.

“We need to follow that up now with another win.

“I just feel little things have let us down so far, individual errors and a lot of goals from set plays.

“It has been a mixed bag for us but on the flip-side we are not too far behind Falkirk who have made a good start, Queen of the South and Raith Rovers.

“There is plenty of time but we know we can’t keep going like that.” Murray’s former Dumbarton assistant Jack Ross this week left Hearts following a stint as the Tynecastle club’s under-20s manager.

The departure fuelled rumours that the pair could be set to link up once again at Ross’ former club, but the Paisley boss moved to quash any hopes.

He added: ”I speak to Jack now and again in terms of keeping in contact with him and keeping him updated.

“I was surprised to see him leave Hearts as I know he was enjoying it.

“It’s obviously not worked out the way he hoped for but at the moment we are happy with our staff.

“Jack’s a guy I know well and keep friendly with but in terms of working together, at this moment in time, I wouldn’t have thought it was something that we would do.” St Mirren head into Saturday’s tie having already faced Livingston twice this season.

The first encounter proved to be an ill-tempered affair, but Murray says he doesn’t believe there will be a repeat.

Paul McMullan is set to return to the squad, and Murray is keen to find another victory.

“There is certainly no animosity between the two sides and you seen the game we played four days later there was certainly no malice in the game and I wouldn’t expect too much in this one,” said Murray.

“We look at the game away from home to Livingston as not an easy one, any game in this league is tough to win.

“If we can go there and get results then great but we are under no illusions how difficult that will be as well.

“If we think we can go there and expect to turn up and they’ll roll over then we will be in for a rude awakening.”