Dunfermline star Ryan Thomson hailed manager Jim Jefferies’ decision to employ him in his favoured midfield role after scoring the crucial breakthrough goal against Stenhousemuir.
“I’m more naturally a midfielder. I find it easier to score from there. Maybe it’s something about the runs.
“To get back into midfield and start scoring again is obviously good and hopefully I can kick on from here.”
Thomson was satisfied with a routine home win and was relaxed about his manager’s suggestion that the side ought to have scored more.
“It felt like it sometimes wasn’t breaking for us. There were half chances here and there and the game should have been out of sight by the time we scored but the main thing is we’re making the chances. One of these days if we take them all then someone’s going to get a hiding.”
Manager Jefferies was pleased with the three points which put the Pars top on goal difference following Ayr’s defeat.
“I thought we dominated the game from start to finish to be honest,” he said.
“The only thing was that I said at half-time that in the last third we were wasteful. We were much better second half. We were always in about the box and in good positions. Ryan Williamson was unplayable. It was a really good performance and Stenhousemuir were lucky to keep it to 2-0.”
Jefferies refused to get too excited at going top so early in the season but conceded that it did offer a psychological lift to the side.
“Its nice for the supporters and ourselves to see the table but you need to wait until after a dozen games to get a feel for it,” he said.
Stenhousemuir boss Scott Booth, meanwhile, was unimpressed with referee Craig Charleston’s role in his side’s defeat.
“I thought the referee’s performance was poor from start to finish. He allowed the game to be more about him than about the game itself. There were far too many whistles for silly little things,” he said.
Dunfermline had looked in command throughout and despite a lacklustre first half the home side came alive after the interval and took the lead on 53 minutes when Thomson rose above the crowd to nod home a Josh Falkingham corner.
Stenny contributed to their own downfall when half-time substitute Colin McMenamin received two pointless yellow cards in five minutes. First he instigated handbags with Lewis Spence over a throw in then received his marching orders on 68 minutes for handball.
Michael Moffat’s 83rd minute penalty sealed the deal after Williamson was caught by Ciaran Summers.