As one of the legendary players who won the club's first major trophy in the 2015 Scottish Cup, Stevie May 's legacy as a St Johnstone player has long been secured but the quality of his highly anticipated spell at Aberdeen is still up for debate.
The striker arrived from Preston for £400k amid big expectations he could recapture the form that got him a big money move south but life in the North-east didn't go as planned.
With only eight goals in 75 appearances, May underwhelmed and was moved on in the summer, half-way through his four-year deal.
But May doesn't see his time under Derek McInnes as a failure.
He told the Times : "We had a lot of success - some good wins, some good cup runs - in my time at Aberdeen.
"So I definitely wouldn't say I was a failure. But I suppose, had a few more things dropped for me - I hit the post a few times - little things like that could have changed it for me and I might have been seen as more successful.
"To be honest, quite a few times I was also playing a bit deeper for Aberdeen, especially in my second season. I didn't actually think I was playing bad football, but I do get that a striker is judged on goals."
Another slow start following his free transfer return to Perth prompted fears the frontman had lost his way but he's finally found his form in recent weeks and has baggged four goals in his last five games, including a vital equaliser against Rangers.
The ups and downs of fluctuating form can put strikers under major pressure, but May tries to block out the noise and focus on his game.
"I don't tend to read the papers. I might see the odd thing now and again but you try not to let it affect you. Even the top players can get bad press. These things tend to come in flurries: you do something right, you get a good press. It's kind of similar with the fans: everyone is your best mate if you're playing well. When you're not it's the opposite.
"A goal drought can be tough but you've got to do as much as you can of the right thing and trust that , in the process, things will turn."
