Dylan Corr opens up on brutal start to Morton career

The 20-year-old was one of the hottest commodities in the Championship following his decision to leave Raith Rovers at the end of last season.

Corr has been restricted to just an hour's worth of action (Image: Gary Bradley)

That meant that when Cappielow boss Dougie Imrie convinced the former Celtic kid to pen a two-year deal in Inverclyde, there was justifiable excitement among Ton supporters.

But just a day after he put pen to paper, and on his first day of pre-season training, Corr's shoulder popped out when he was exercising in the gym.

He was rushed to Inverclyde Royal to have the joint put back in, but the setback put him on the treatment table and meant he had to bide his time before making his debut.

That chance would come just over a month later, against St Johnstone in the Premier Sports Cup. 

But little more than an hour into the match, the same shoulder caved in once more - leaving Corr requiring surgery and facing the prospect of missing nearly half of the season.

Corr went under the knife in August (Image: @dylancorr1 X/Formerly known as Twitter)

"The last few months have been brutal," he told the Tele. "There's no other way of putting it.

"I signed here knowing that there was a slight issue with my shoulder, without realising how bad it actually was. 

"I hadn't had it scanned, so there was no knowing what was going on. I then came in for my first day of pre-season and was doing pull-ups in the gym. My shoulder just caved into my chest and I got rushed to hospital.

"Thankfully the docs managed to put it back in. Then three weeks later we played St Johnstone, where I made my debut."

With Morton 2-0 down at McDiarmid Park, Corr tried to clear a free kick from his own penalty box - but was left doubled over in agony after his shoulder dislocated for the second time.

Corr was left devastated when his shoulder had dislocated for a second time (Image: Gary Bradley)

"It was just as easy as touching someone's body, and my shoulder came out again," he continued.

"That was the worst pain I've ever felt. I knew it was bad.

"I was screaming at Kirk Broadfoot to get someone on quickly, because the longer it's out the harder it is to put back. I was in Ninewells [Hospital] for almost six hours that night.

"Scans showed there were crushed bones and tears in the ligaments. It was completely out of place and I had to go through surgery that's ruled me out since.

"I was devastated with it happening on my first day, but we'd not had any scans and it was just a case of popping it back in, so you can imagine how excited I was to play my first game.

"Then that happens an hour in. It was just horrible and I just knew at the time how bad it was, I was devastated. But here we are."

Corr returned to the building for the first time in a month (Image: Gary Bradley)

Corr returned to Cappielow last week after surgery in August to fix his injury, and says he's delighted to be back amongst his team-mates.

And he says he'll do all he can to ensure that once he's back in contention to play, it'll be for good.

"It's really good to be back in the building," he added.

"I've been through injuries like this before, so I know what I need to do to make sure it heals right.

"But actually being back in amongst the group is really good because it couldn't have been a much worse few months.

"I know what it takes to come back, and how to do it properly, so with the support from the boys and the staff, I'm hoping to hit the ground running later this season."