Even though Aberdeen have won their last two home games against Kilmarnock and St Mirren in the Premier League, a section of the 9,452 crowd barracked what was, admittedly, a fairly uninspired performance until late goals from Considine and Sone Aluko settled the outcome in the home side's favour.

The 21-year-old centre-back believes the end justifies the means in football and hopes the club's followers will accept that 'winning ugly', as Aberdeen did against the Paisley club, is more beneficial than losing with style, as they did against Dundee United at the weekend.

"The crowd was on our backs at one point and it's true we didn't have the best of games," reflected the defender. "But our defence was strong and I felt the result was what mattered most. I can understand the fans' disappointment because of the (previous] results.

"What you have to do is just shut it out. Keep your head down and work for the result. When you go to away grounds such as Celtic Park, then you just have to shut it out there too.

"I would say that (winning ugly] was just as important as winning with style. There are games where we've performed better than the opposition this year but lost.

"So we know the importance of getting results and how they will help us to get out of the bottom half and into the top six. If it means grinding it out, then that's what we have to do."

Since losing the opening SPL match at Pittodrie to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in August, Aberdeen have been more tentative in front of their own supporters than they are on opposition grounds. Against Gus MacPherson's men, the Pittodrie side lacked the fluency they had shown for much of the game at Tannadice three days earlier and it took a moment of ingenuity from Mark Kerr and an excellent strike from Considine to alter the course of the contest.

"We knew it was going to be hard game because St Mirren are a well organised side," added the centre-back. "But we stuck at it, cut out the mistakes and reached the standard we need to be at.

"I know the football wasn't that easy on the eye, and our fans were not too happy with it, but, at the end of the day, it's the result which matters and we moved up in the SPL."

The defender has a knack of scoring against the Paisley team and scored twice at Love Street in 2007.

"For the goal, I was standing in a bit of space and Mark Kerr did brilliantly down the line," Considine recalled. "When the ball came to me, I just kept the head down and struck it with my right foot. I was happy to see it go in. Winning the game and moving up was a massive boost for us.

"If you look back three or four weeks ago, we were sitting at the bottom of the SPL. We were really down in the dumps. Now we're looking forward to the trip to Easter Road on Saturday and believe we can get a result at Hibs.

"I scored two at Love Street a couple of seasons ago, but that one is up there. It felt great to get on the team sheet and help out the team. I like to get up and try and play striker when I can. I know I've had my fair share of mistakes, so it was also good to keep a clean sheet. But we need to extend that form and take it into Saturday's match.

"I felt bad at the weekend (he missed the game against United] and the virus took a lot out of me. There was a day and a half when I didn't eat. I did struggle a little (on Tuesday evening], but scoring the goal lifted me back up again."

Although his team-mate, striker Lee Miller, did not secure a place in the Scotland squad this week, Considine believes the forward will post an even stronger case for international inclusion when he adds more goals to his repertoire.

"Lee has done brilliantly for us," he said. "He causes defenders a lot of bother with his strength and height. I know goals will come for him, because he's working so hard. He knows George Burley has been watching him and any player would take confidence from that. I think he deserves to make that step up."