JOHN Baird admits it’s been a difficult season for himself after his campaign ended on Saturday against St Mirren.

The striker, who signed on an emergency loan from Inverness Caley Thistle back in February, is unable to play against his parent club in Ton’s season finale against the Highland side this weekend.

The forward moved to Inverness last summer and regularly played for John Robertson’s side until the striker claims he came close to triggering a clause in his contract which would have extended his stay at the Caley Jags for another year.

After being left out of the matchday squads after that, the 32-year-old targeted a move away to play regularly again, and eventually joined Morton.

And while he conceded it’s not been the ending he was hoping for with the Greenock side, he’s enjoyed his time at the club.

He told the Tele: “The season’s been a difficult one. I moved up to Inverness with my wife and my kids, with one being a newborn and one two-year-old.

“It was maybe a bit too much for us, but you make these decisions and you’ve just got to go with them sometimes. 

“I’m staying with my mum at the moment and we’re living out of boxes with two kids. It’s difficult and quite unsettling how everything has happened.

“I could have sat up in Inverness and not played another game or come down and test myself at Morton.

“I’ve really enjoyed my time here. It’s not been successful as a team and we’ve not hit the play-offs. We’ve stuttered as we’ve hit the last quarter, but personally I’ve enjoyed it.”

The striker is out of contract this summer, and hasn’t spoken to manager Jim Duffy about his future yet. 

He’s nearing 150 career goals, and if he was able to hit that with the Ton next year, the striker would be more than happy.

He added: “The aim was to try and get a few goals with Morton, and I’ve done that.

“I’ve started six times and in those starts I’ve scored three goals. I’m happy with my return.

“I’ve not spoken to the manager regarding next year, and I’m only one of 20 boys that have to be sorted. 

“These things take time and there will be decisions that have to be made.

“I hit my 140th career goal against Dumbarton and I’ve got aims to get to 150. If that’s at Morton then happy days, I’d be delighted to do that.

“Sometimes these things are out of your hands though.”