SULKING Morton striker Andy Barrowman says his mood might soon improve after scan results revealed his hamstring injury may not be as bad as first feared.

The hitman, 29, pulled up clutching the back of his leg 30 minutes into the weekend’s 1-0 Petrofac Cup win over Spartans and was left concerned he may have suffered a tear.

He spent Saturday night in a huff at the thought of an extended period on the sidelines, but is now hopeful of making a return to action sooner than initially expected after discovering it is a strain.

Barrowman told the Tele: “It was a ball over the top. I got there first and put the left side of my body in front [of the Spartans player]. I was just about to take a shot and I felt it go.

“You know straight away if you’ve done it before. You know the feeling.

“I felt sharp and had a couple of near things before I went off. I thought that it was a game I could maybe score a couple of goals, so it was frustrating.

“I’ve not missed a session all pre-season and then to do that 30 minutes into the first game leaves you tearing your hair out. I wasn’t in a good mood over the weekend.

“But I had a scan on Monday and got the results back yesterday afternoon. It’s not too bad. It’s a strain so hopefully I won’t be out too long.

“I’m speaking to the physio now and just trying to work out how long it might be. It’s hard to give a timeframe.

“You don’t want to say a week or two weeks, for example, and it ends up three weeks and people are wondering why you’re still out.

“Obviously it’s still the initial first few days after the injury, so we need to wait for the swelling to come down and see how it settles to get a better idea and make a judgement.

“But the scan results were kind of positive so it shouldn’t be too long.” Manager Jim Duffy pulled a surprise switch by replacing Barrowman with centre-half Thomas O’Ware.

The former Ross County and Livingston forward felt that versatile defender O’Ware made a decent fist of filling his boots but that didn’t stop him winding up his team-mate.

He laughed: “He’s been walking about the place thinking he’s Didier Drogba — that’s what he’s been calling himself.

“I was slaughtering him telling him he was murder, but it’s all banter.

“We had a laugh about it. He’s a good lad.

“I actually thought he did okay: he gave us a presence and focal point in attack. I don’t think there was anyone else who could have given us that.

“I’m sure he could adapt and do a job there if called upon again this week.

“But I’m not worried about the long-term — if he takes my place I’m chucking it!”