But he also praised Saints for helping produce an enthralling 90 minutes which kept the healthy 6500 crowd on the edge of their seats right until the final whistle.

“It was a right good game and was a great advert for the First Division, and I’m sure the spectators enjoyed it,” said Jocky, who felt the result was fair.

“It was a game which could have gone either way. They were better in the first half and we possibly could’ve lost the game during that period.

“But I thought our lads responded brilliantly after the break. Obviously, we would have liked to have won the game, but, on the balance of play, I thought a draw was a fair result and I’m not unhappy, especially after the way we came back.”

Also pleasing for the Dens boss was the return of defender Gary MacKenzie and midfield man Paul McHale after lengthy spells on the sidelines.

On-loan Ranger Andrew Shinnie also made an appearance as a second-half substitute, and Jocky feels there is more to come from the attacker once he gets a few more games under his belt.

“Andrew did OK, because it was difficult for him to get up to the pace of the game. It’s a lot quicker than reserve football.

“I’ve had a chat with him and, once he gets over the culture shock of the First Division, he’ll be fine.”

Meanwhile, the Dens men will be forced to make at least one change when they travel to Livingston on Saturday as top-scorer Mickael Antoine-Curier is away on international duty with Guadeloupe.

And depending on how things go, the big striker may also miss the game at Clyde the following week.

“He’s involved in a tournament and, if they get through, he’ll miss Clyde as well,” confirmed Jocky.

“But, hopefully Colin McMenamin will get another game under his belt this midweek and we also have Bob Davidson available, so we have cover.”