MORTON right-back Michael Doyle believes Brechin City won’t go winless the whole season — he just hopes their first league victory doesn’t come at Cappielow tomorrow.

Brechin have only picked up four points this season, and their relegation to League One will be confirmed if they don’t win at Cappielow at the weekend.

Their four draws have all been at home, not picking up a single point on their travels this year.

But Doyle reckons they’re not as bad as the table suggests.

He told the Tele: “I do think they’ll get a win before the end of the season, I just don’t want it to be against us.

“It’s been a tough season for them and look, it is a dogfight down there as well. 

“They’re not as bad as the league table maybe shows. I think they deserve a lot better than that because they’re hard to play against.”

The 26-year-old knows all about how tough it can be as a part-time player in the Championship, having played with Alloa Athletic from 2013-16.

He added: “It’s obviously harder for part-time teams especially in this league.

“It can be tough, especially when you’re trying to get that first win under your belt.

“I don’t think fitness comes into it as much, when I was at Alloa I guarantee that we did more running probably than any other team in the league, and that’s what kept us in the league for so long.

“The good thing is you’ve not got as much expectation on you, and you can actually go out and enjoy yourself. You don’t have that on your shoulders.”

Doyle made the step back to part-time football after spending his youth career at Celtic and Kilmarnock.

The defender then had a brief spell at St Johnstone before signing on at Morton in 2016.

And the decision to go part-time was one he was happy he made.

He said: “I could maybe have stayed in full-time football then I went to Alloa as I knew I would be playing.

“I’d spoken to people in the game and they said to try and get as much experience as possible in the first team as you can and get that under your belt.

“I worked in a bar, I did a bit of labouring, a bit of everything.

“They had the under-20s during the day, and any day I could I’d drive up to Alloa and train with them on the day, as most of my bar work was in the afternoon or at night.

“I’m glad I did it, but the next stage is obviously getting back into full-time because people look at you as a part-time player.

“When we got into the Championship it was good to compete against the full-time teams.

“I say to the younger boys to try and work on it as much as you can, because you might have to take a step back to take a step forward like I did.”