MORTON boss Dougie Imrie believes that he’s finally beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel from the injury crisis that has marred this season.

Imrie now has the largest squad available for selection since the end of July after the likes of Alan Power, Jai Quitongo and Robbie Muirhead declared themselves fit for selection against today’s Scottish Cup opponents Bo’ness United.

The Ton boss is breathing an almighty sigh of relief as his side gear up for a big month when they will look to get themselves off the bottom of the Championship.

Imrie told the Tele: “The only player that we’ll be missing is Calum Waters with his groin.

“I know folk might be getting sick of the same old story, but it's not excuses, I’ve not had a full squad available at all this season since the St Mirren friendly.

“It’s just been one of those seasons so far, with one thing after another.

“Last season was superb in terms of no injuries and things being plain sailing.

“We were able to get into our stride, which breeds confidence, and we were winning game after game.

“If we lost it was just like learning to ride a bike, we just got straight back up and got going again.

“It’s not been smooth for us this year, however if we can get a couple of wins together then we’ll be right back in the mix.

“Then hopefully we can build on that and start to push forward.

“Now we’re starting to get everyone back there really isn’t any excuse for us going forward.”

Imrie believes that a good win against today’s Lowland League opponents could help his side kick on.

He pointed to last week’s performance against Airdrie as a platform to build on, with the crucial final touch in front of goal all that was missing.

The Ton boss said: “I thought it was the best performance of the season, especially the second half and all that was missing was us getting the ball into the back of the net.

“In terms of entries into the box, balls into the box and shots on goal, it was superb in terms of numbers. The only thing that was missing was getting that goal.

“The second half was one way traffic.

“We looked as if we were just waiting for the ball to find its way into the back of the net. It wasn’t for the lack of trying."