The deadline day departures of Jason Kerr and Ali McCann gave St Johnstone a huge obstacle to overcome early in the season.
But the double-winning captain, who was sold to Wigan Athletic on the same day as his Perth team-mate’s move to Preston North End, believes the subsequent adverse impact of David Wotherspoon’s season-ending injury can’t be overstated when assessing the reasons for Callum Davidson’s side being involved in a Premiership relegation battle.
“Spoony was definitely one of our most important players last season,” said Kerr.
“If you look back at a lot of our goals, D would have been involved in a lot of them.
“Obviously the last one is right at the top of the list – his cross for Rooney in the Scottish Cup final.
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“That’s the sort of quality he has to make things happen.
“It’s not just that, though, he keeps the ball so well.
“He got us up the pitch and gave others a rest because people couldn’t get the ball off him.
“He’s been a massive miss.”
