Morton head to Dunfermline this weekend looking to repeat their 2-1 success over the Pars from earlier this season.
It will be a difficult task for Jim Duffy’s men, who have lost four of their five away fixtures, as Jim Jefferies’ team have yet to concede a goal at home.
Greenock midfielder Conor Pepper scored the winner when Morton triumphed 2-1 at Cappielow in September and the summer signing from Inverness Caley Thistle would love to do so again.
The 20-year-old said: “It will be a tough game against Dunfermline, as it was the first time we played them. We are the two full-time teams in the league and a lot is expected from us both, especially as there are good players and a bit of experience in both pools.
“This is a big game in our season and we are out to do well in it. We beat them 2-1 last time and that was a big result for us. It was probably our best performance of the season. I got a goal which turned out to be the winner and it would be great to do something similar on Saturday.”
Jim Duffy’s side head to Fife on the back of the disappointment of losing their 100% home record against Ayr United last weekend, when they went down 1-0.
Pepper added: “We should have done better against Ayr. It was disappointing to lose but we need to move on from it. We will all be happy to do so by getting the three points from this game.”
Pepper was just one of a host of new arrivals at Cappielow during the summer and the Republic of Ireland youth internationalist knows the time for gelling is coming to an end.
He said: “There are only five or six players from last season’s squad and two of them are the goalkeepers, so we are a new team. It takes time to settle and you get that after about 10 games or so. We are there now.
“I am enjoying it a lot at Morton and have been made to feel very welcome since I came in. There are a lot of young lands here so it has been easy to settle. The manager Jim Duffy and his assistant Craig McPherson have made me feel at home so it has all been good.
“We know that we can improve and there would be no better way to show that improvement than by winning at Dunfermline. “
Pepper added: “I am staying in Hamilton just now and being in the West of Scotland is different from living in Inverness. I can pop into Glasgow which is great as it’s a big city like Dublin, where I am from.
“The first time I moved away from home was to join Inverness at 17 and being down here is easier for getting home when I can. I had moved to Scotland from St Patrick’s Athletic, where I had played in their first team once but was a regular in their U19s.
“I am enjoying League 1 and it is a very competitive league. It does not get the credit it deserves as every game is really intense. You have to be fit to play in this league and the part-time boys that play in it deserve great credit. More attention should be paid to this league.”
Craig Stewart
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