Goalie knows he learned a lot from Tannadice loan

one of the top performers in the team. In the second half of the season I’d say I was fairly disappointed with my performances.

“It’s nice to hear that it’s been remembered when I was playing well.”

That form slump in the second half of the campaign eventually led to him being dropped to the bench.

And only the freak injury suffered by replacement Deniz Mehmet as he damaged a knee ligament while celebrating the equaliser in the play-off quarter-final win over Dunfermline saw him restored to the starting line-up.

Painful as being left out was, the England youth international had no complaints about manager Csaba Laszlo’s decision.

“You are always looking to kick on and improve, so it hurts sitting on the bench and it even hurts seeing the team doing well without you.

“Don’t get me wrong, you are delighted for the lads when they win but you want to be a part of it.

“I should add that, from when he came in, for me Deniz was brilliant and totally deserved his place in the team.

“When someone in your position is playing the way he was you just have to remain patient and make sure you are doing the right things on and off the pitch.

“It was frustrating at times but it was part of that learning experience I spoke about.

“And during this year I’ve definitely learned a lot.”

The Southampton loanee will be looking to push on down south.