Craig Levein was an emotional wreck before learning that his spirited St Johnstone side had completed their cinch Premiership survival mission.
On a dramatic final day, Saints got the win they needed to give themselves a chance of leapfrogging Ross County and climbing out of the relegation play-off spot after first-half goals from Nicky Clark and Adama Sidibeh set them on course for a 2-1 triumph.