We come into the match unbeaten in domestic competitions and face a St. Mirren side this weekend that’s looking for their first league win.
Our Club Captain is firmly focused on continuing our good run of form and getting another three points this weekend.
“We’ve started off really well, like we did last season, and given ourselves a platform to try and kick on.
“We’ve now got another big game where we feel we can get three points and keep the momentum going.”
A regular in the heart of our defence, Hanlon was forced to endure a short spell on the sidelines after picking up a head injury against Ross County.
He opened up about his concussion and how frustrating it was for him.
“It’s disappointing when you do all that work in pre-season to get up to speed and then a head knock comes along and costs you a few matches.
“There’s a lot of guidelines you need to tick off now on each step of your recovery and I also had a minor setback in the middle which put me back slightly.
“It was just about making sure I was 100 per cent before I came back. I had a mixture of symptoms.
“After getting the head knock on the Thursday, I was feeling quite ill in the Ross County game, so I had to come off and it led into headaches for a few days.
“I then started the process of building back up with low-level gym work and running and then when I started heading the ball, I was getting headaches again.
“That was in the lead-up to the Dundee game (on 22 August) so the whole process basically had to start again.
“Then it led into the international break, so I think that’s why it felt like such a long time. The doctor and physios are right on top of things like that now.
“They need to make sure you’re 100 per cent before you play. A few years ago you would just go on the pitch and play but there are a lot of protocols in place now where you need to tick each stage off before you can move on.
“It was frustrating because it’s not nice to miss games, but I was delighted the manager put me back into such a big game last weekend.”
