Gary Naysmith: “The be all and end all today was to get three points. I have to acknowledge that if it hadn’t been for Harry making two different class saves, it could have turned out different. So it’s not a bed of roses. “But we have won five competitive games in a row to start the season and the players deserve huge credit for that. We know we won’t get to where we want to go if we repeat those 20-25 minutes of the second half - but a lot of teams in Scotland today won’t have won their first game of the season…we have.”

Full time. Ayr giving themselves far too much to do after that nightmare start as Thistle see it out for three points at Firhill.