Morton's new signing, Mackenzie Carse, believes he's on the path to getting his career back on track after learning the dirty side of football. The 22-year-old midfielder has joined Morton after a spell in Northern Ireland with Coleraine and 18 months at Stirling Albion.

Carse was introduced in place of the injured Iain Wilson but was unable to help his new team-mates avoid slumping to their sixth successive defeat as they fell to a 2-0 loss at Stenhousemuir.

Why it matters for Morton

Despite his relatively young age, Carse brings considerable senior experience from his time in Northern Ireland and at Forthbank - something that could prove valuable to several of the less experienced players currently featuring for Ian Murray's side.

After having to bide his time in his efforts to win a move to Morton, Carse is now keen to hit the ground running. Having trained throughout pre-season and featured in the Premier Sports Cup, he believes he will be able to get up to speed quickly.

League standing: 10th in Championship, 0 pts, 0W-0D-2L from 2 games, recent form LL. Goals this season: 0 scored, 3 conceded (-3 goal difference). Title race: 6 points behind leaders Partick. Next fixture: vs Stenhousemuir (away, 2027-01-09) (3rd in the table).