MORTON forward Jordan Davies says he's determined to make his decision to switch Wales for Greenock a success as he opened up on the challenges he's faced since moving to the club in the summer.
Davies arrived at Cappielow surrounded by much fanfare after penning a two-year pre-contract agreement back in January.
The deal came off the back of a stunning six months that had him register 26 goal involvements in the first half of the season at Welsh Premier side Connah's Quay Nomads.
But he's found his chances hard to come by after the arrival of Serbian striker, Filip Stuparevic, who replaced disgraced forward Jay Emmanuel-Thomas.
And Davies was honest enough to open up about the difficulties that relocating to a new country has given him.
"I'm still adapting to my new environment," he told the Tele. "It's been a really big change for me.
"It's been a big move for me, coming to a new club in a new country. But on the pitch things are going well, and the boys are flying. We're happy and we want to keep this winning momentum going.
"It's been a big adjustment but it's a challenge that I'm really enjoying to get to grips with. I've moved away from my family to a new club and a new place to live.
"It was always going to take time, and it's something that I feel as if I'm starting to get used to now.
"There are things that happen within that move that perhaps don't go to plan. I've had to come up here on my own when I've been used to having my family around me.
"But that's a decision that I had to make and it was a decision we made together.
"I've just got to look forward now and really start to try and make a success of it."
Wales C cap Davies says he didn't take long to realise just how different the Scottish Championship is to the Welsh top flight.
And he's loved every minute of getting used to end-to-end games that are finely poised on a knife edge more weeks than not.
He says his next aim ti to do enough to impress gaffer Dougie Imrie and try to earn a place in the Cappielow starting eleven, though he admits that'll be difficult to do given their strong start to the season.
"We've done well in the league this season," he continued. "The games in this league are always tight, which I've noticed quite quickly.
"We've lost three games, but only by a goal, so there really isn't much between any of the teams.
"I'm just adjusting to the league. It's a lot more quick and physical compared to where I was.
"You don't get a lot of time on the ball, which you would do in Wales, but I'm really getting to grips with it. I'm enjoying it and I think I'm doing okay.
"My next steps now are to try and get into the team. I've not played as much as I'd have hoped, but that's down to myself and adjusting to a new environment.
"The gaffer picks the team that he thinks is best suited to win a game, and hopefully I can do enough to try and earn the chance to be in that team."
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