MORTON marksman Jordan Davies says he's moved his whole life to chase his footballing dream at Cappielow - and revealed that boss Dougie Imrie has played a key role in helping him find his way in the game once again.
The Wales 'C' cap raised a few eyebrows when he penned a two-year pre-contract agreement with the Cappielow side back in mid-January, having wowed Imrie with a 26-goal haul in the first half of the 2023-24 campaign.
In the summer he packed his bags and left everything he knew behind him, travelling more than 270 miles from North Wales to Greenock to make the switch from part-time to full-time football.
"The gaffer's been really good with me over the last few months," Davies told the Tele.
"We've had a few conversations about getting that confidence back into myself."
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Life in Greenock hasn't been all plain sailing as Davies has got used to his new way of life in totally new surroundings.
He also admitted to losing his way a little in the early stages of his time in Scotland - but says he hopes he's now turned a corner after notching two assists in his last two games.
"Back in Wales I was used to playing every week," he added. "But it's been a difficult transition for me coming up to Morton.
"Coming from part-time football into full-time football, moving away from home, and leaving my family behind - of course it's going to be a big change. But I feel now that I'm getting to grips with it all.
"It's such a massive change and that's what people need to realise sometimes, just how big a transition it's been.
"I've moved my whole life to chase a dream and try and make the most of the opportunity that the gaffer has given me at Morton.
"I haven't really lived away from home that much before. I'd never been to Scotland before either, so to make the move to live here was a massive change, not only for me but also for my family."
He did just that in Ton's SPFL Trust Trophy loss at Livingston last week, setting up Austin Samuels for the injury-time consolation in the 2-1 defeat - and then was back at it on Saturday, setting up another stoppage time strike, this time Michael Garrity's late, late winner in the 3-2 victory over Raith at Stark's Park.
He added: "The gaffer just keeps telling me to believe in myself. He's been to watch me before last season when I was doing really well at Connah's Quay and he wanted to sign me.
"That means that the belief is there from his side of things so I just need to take that onto the pitch now.
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"I wanted a chance at full time football, to show that I am good enough, because I believe in myself that I am. It's just having that belief on the pitch.
"And yeah, I maybe did lose my way a bit in the first few months here because of the transition.
"I've found myself not playing and my confidence has been low - but I'm getting back to myself, slowly but surely, and I just need to take each game as it comes."
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