MORTON midfielder Frank Ross says he is enjoying his taste of first team experience at Cappielow.

The 19-year-old is two months into his loan from Aberdeen until the end of the season, and is highly rated at the Dons, signing a one-year extension before making his temporary switch to Greenock.

The teenager says he’s learning a lot from playing regularly in the Championship, starting all but two games so far since joining in January.

He told the Tele: “It’s good, the amount of game time I’m getting is more than what I was picking up at Aberdeen.

“I’m enjoying it, I’m learning a lot at training and from just being away from home.

“You learn a lot more than you do in the under-20s. You learn where to be defensively. It’s just little things like getting by a defender quicker. It’s little things you learn from playing against men, it’s good for the CV.

“I’ve wanted to go on loan since I was about 17, but the squad has been quite tight up there at Aberdeen, so I’ve not had the chance and this is the first time.”

The Ton host Brechin City today, knowing anything but a win for the visitors will confirm their relegation to League One after a poor season.

The part-timers have not picked up a single point away from home, and while not wanting to be complacent, Ross is confident his side can come away with victory this afternoon.

He added: “It will be a tough game, they’ve got nothing to lose and they will probably sit in and try and make it hard for us.

“We’ve worked on our shape a lot in training, and we know what the plan is today and if we execute it we’ll be coming away with the three points.”

Ross made four appearances for Derek McInnes’s side this term, netting a free-kick in their defeat to Rangers before heading down to Cappielow.

But at Morton he has featured far more regularly, playing 11 times already for Duffy’s team, starting nine of those games.

And the youngster says the speed of Championship football has been the biggest difference making the step from the under-20s to first-team football.

He added: “The pace of the game is a lot quicker than the under-20s. Everything has to be quicker, the first touch has to be quicker, getting back into your shape has to be quicker, everything.”

Ross is hoping his experience at Morton will allow him to break into the Aberdeen first team at some point, but he’s set himself a target after his spell with Ton.

Ross said: “I’m hoping to get some experience which should help give me a chance to get into the Aberdeen first team.

“If they’re away in Europe at the start of next season I’ll hopefully get in the team to play in the Europa League, which is the aim.”