Despite the fact Ton currently find themselves in the third tier, Tidser ignored advice, and advances from the likes of St Mirren and Ross County, to do what felt right for him.

The 25-year-old playmaker completed that homecoming yesterday by putting pen to paper on a two-and-a-half year contract.

According to Tidser, he has never been happier than he was when he plied his trade at the Tail of the Bank between 2010 and 2013.

And the opportunity to enjoy his football again in familiar surroundings was what pulled him back for a second spell with the Ton. Speaking exclusively to the Tele last night, he said: “As soon as the club got in touch I knew I’d come back, that I wouldn’t be able to say no.

“My time at Morton was the happiest I’ve been. I was in a good place in my life and I was enjoying my football.

“Nothing against the clubs I was at down south, but it just didn’t feel the same. I missed my time here.

“I know a lot of people will question me and my decision, saying that I’m dropping down to League One.

“A few people said to me that they didn’t think that League One would be for me and that I should go to a club in the SPL or stay down south.

“But I don’t care what anyone says, I’m happy to be back at the club regardless of what people might think. My mind was made up pretty quickly.

“In the back of my mind I always knew I’d be back at Morton at some stage in my career — I just didn’t realise it would be as quickly as it has been!” In the final season of Tidser’s first stint with the club, Allan Moore’s squad lost out to Partick Thistle in the race for promotion to the top flight.

It’s a disappointment that still stings Tidser to this day and something that left him nursing a feeling there were ambitions he still had to fulfil in Greenock.

He added: “Not getting up to the SPL with Morton the other year broke my heart. I always felt there was unfinished business here.

“I know we’re down a league now but I believe we have the chance to win something at Morton and I want to see the club up as high as we can possibly get.

“But I don’t want to look too far ahead. The first aim is to get ourselves promoted and back into the Championship.

“When I found out Peaso had come back and players like Forbesy [Ross Forbes] had signed, I thought: ‘They’re really going for it’. That was another part of my thinking.

“With the squad of players we’ve got, I can’t see any reason why we couldn’t go on and win the league.” Tidser trained at Parklea for the first time yesterday, with Derek Gaston, Thomas O’Ware and Peter MacDonald the only familiar faces amongst the playing squad.

But Conor Pepper wasted no time in making his fellow midfielder feel at home again by immediately involving him in some good-natured training ground teasing.

He added: “I feel as though I’ve come back and I’m now one of the experienced players. When I first came in I was only a young boy, 19 years of age, and now I’m coming back at 25.

“It was a good first day at training. It was nice to see some familiar faces like Alyson the physio and Andy Bryan, and obviously Peaso’s back as well.

“The manager welcomed me in, and when we got out training Conor Pepper was laughing and joking, saying: ‘Oh, he’s back to win us the league!’ “That kind of thing makes you feel welcome. All in all it was a good feeling to get out there and nice to be back.” The news that Tidser had re-signed with the Ton was met with by a tidal wave of enthusiasm from the club’s support.

He has been overwhelmed by the response but knows it is now up to him to justify the hype with his on-field displays.

The former Celtic youth said: “I’ve been quite surprised by the reaction. I’m not on Twitter, Facebook, or anything like that, but I hear things through other people.

“They were telling me the supporters are really pleased that I’m back. That’s very flattering — but I need to make sure I do the business on the park.

“I need to go out and produce on a Saturday and that’s the bottom line. But that’s fine. It’s a pressure I’ll accept and thrive on.” Morton host Dunfermline at Cappielow tomorrow evening and Tidser says he will be ready to pull on the blue and white hoops again if called upon by manager Jim Duffy.

He explained: “I’m fit and available to play if the international clearance comes through in time, which I would expect it to.

“But it’s entirely up to the manager. The boys have been doing well and I understand how football works. I’ll just prepare like I do for every Saturday and be ready if the manager calls on me.

“It’s a massive game, the kind every player wants to be involved in.

“I had a good record against Dunfermline when I was here a couple of years ago. So hopefully if I feature at some stage I can do my best and help the team get the three points.

“And that’s the important thing: the three points. It’s not about me. It’s about Morton getting the win.”