MORTON midfielder Allan Jenkins has two targets in mind for this season - staying fit and grabbing as many goals as possible.

After sensational performances against Dumbarton last weekend and St Mirren in the Renfrewshire Cup Final on Tuesday night, everyone at Cappielow will be hoping that the former Stranraer and Gretna player achieves his aims for the season ahead.

Jenkins said: "This season my first aim is to play in as many games as possible and then beat the four-goal total I achieved last season.

"I only scored four as I missed half of last season through injury, so it is great to get off to a good start with a goal at Paisley after the one at Dumbarton.

"Midfielders should be contributing double figures in terms of goals and that's what I am aiming for." The 27-year-old is in better shape to keep finding the net after undertaking a full pre-season training programme - something he missed out on 12 months ago.

He said: "I tore an abductor muscle in the first day of pre-season training last year and did not fully train for the first seven weeks of the season.

"While you get yourself fit through the season you never really get over missing the entire pre-season training programme.

"I am feeling fitter now than I was last year, getting into good positions and the St Mirren game was a great workout against a really good side.

"We travel to Cowdenbeath now on Co-operative Insurance Cup duty this weekend and that will not be an easy match for us.

"It is a while since I have been there but I remember it as a tight park.

"They will be confident after getting a good result at Peterhead last weekend so we will need to be at our best if we are to get past them at Central Park." Jenkins almost snatched a second equaliser for the Greenock men on Tuesday - only to be denied by St Mirren's former Scotland keeper Paul Gallacher on his next attempt on goal.

Jenkins thought he had tricked the goalkeeper into going the wrong way but the ex-Dunfermline keeper came out on top to deny him.

He added: "I tried to give him the eyes and put the ball into the opposite corner from the one I was looking at.

"But he was wise to it and pulled off a great save and then the ball struck the post and bounced away from goal."