Nathan delighted to get a start

Jonathan Mitchell • Published 25 Aug 2010 14:00 0 Comments

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TACKLE: Nathan Shephard in action last night.

MORTON'S Nathan Shephard couldn’t have had a tougher start to his professional career than he did last night.

The 18-year-old was making his first start for the club and faced a baptism of fire.

However, the Paisley-born left-back acquitted himself well and admitted he was pleased with his performance.

He said: “I thought I’d be nervous, but when I came on Saturday against Partick Thistle I felt fine, so I took confidence from that. The adrenaline also helps you through as well.

“I’m just delighted to get a chance and be out on the park. The manager said to me if I’m given a chance to make sure I take it and I’m going to try my best to do that.”

“I thought I dealt well with Cleveland Taylor in the first half, and I’d played against Collin Samuel in the reserves a few years back.”

"I did alright against them, but I was a bit disappointed the guy got past me for the second goal.”

And Morton boss Allan Moore had special praise for his the young defender.

He said: “I thought our young left-back, Nathan, did exceptionally well.

“Nathan and Ryan Kane were the pick of last year’s under-19s and I thought enough of them to offer them contracts.

“Some people might point to Nathan’s height as a concern, but he didn’t look out of place at left-back tonight at all.

“It was a good experience for him and playing against an SPL team will give him confidence.”

This article appeared in Greenock Telegraph 25 Aug 10

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