MORTON manager Dougie Imrie says his players' focus won't waver as they look to cap off a day of 150th anniversary celebrations by getting three points against Raith Rovers.

The Ton gaffer admits there's been a lot of noise surrounding his side's fixture against the Rovers as the club try to attract a bumper crowd to celebrate the club's 150th birthday - but he insists his side's full focus is on doing their part on the pitch.

And he's determined to pick up from where his side left off as they look to build on their last home outing that saw them pick up all three points against Airdrieonians.

"It's a big occasion for the club," he told the Tele. "It's a big milestone for the club. It'll be a great occasion for everyone involved on the day.

"The players are obviously going to hear a lot of noise, but when it comes to three o' clock, they'll block that out and it'll be fine.

"They'll be focused on trying to get another three points, we'll enjoy the day but the most important thing for us is to try and build on our last performance at home against Airdrie and try to pick up another valuable win."

Imrie says it'll be a proud moment to lead the team out on such a special occasion.

The club has put a lot of work into trying to pack out the stadium ahead of the tie and Imrie hopes that there can be a similar atmosphere to the ones experienced in the Scottish Cup last season against Motherwell and Hearts.

He added: "It's a proud moment for myself to lead the boys out for such a prestigious day in the club's history.

"But I'm just a passing ship - there'll be many more managers that follow on from me whilst Morton are a football club.

"To have been a player and a manager here, is something I'm really proud of. To lead the club into that 150th chapter, I know what it means to the fans to be here.

"We're all the same and on a day to day basis we try to make the club better.

"So hopefully we can get that win on the 150th anniversary of the club and hopefully we can help make it a day to remember.

"The club have done a lot of work over the last couple of weeks to get a lot of local people into the club this weekend.

"They've given tickets to various organisations, community groups and schools to try and generate an atmosphere.

"If we can get near to what we experienced against Motherwell and Hearts last year it'd be amazing but that's what we'd like to achieve on a weekly basis at Cappielow.

"Hopefully it's a really good opportunity to have a fitting celebration."

Raith come to Cappielow full of confidence having ended Falkirk's 43 game winning streak, however Imrie says his side's showings at home this season have given him a lot to be confident about.

And he challenged his players to begin turning their chances into goals as he looks to move away from the bottom three.

He continued: "Raith are coming into the game buoyed, they were the first team to beat Falkirk domestically in 43 games. They'll be on a high but we've been very good at home.

"I've been really pleased with our home form this season, albeit we've been beaten by Falkirk.

"In the game against Hamilton and Airdrie, we were very good. Despite getting beat by Falkirk I was really happy with the amount of chances we created.

"We just need to start turning them into goals now."