TROPHIES ON McCRORIE’S WISHLIST TO REPAY FANS

McCrorie continued: “I don’t think you could ask for much more than that.

“In the second half of the season we need to accumulate as many points as we can and at least be in the top four.

“The games will come around very quick and we’ll need to be ready.

“It can be hard coming to a new club but Duk is banging in the goals, we’ve got Bojan Miovski up top and Ylber Ramadani has settled in brilliantly. It’s good to see.

“Some teams come at you while others sit in and it’s up to us to analyse these games and look at what we need to improve to have better away form.”

While McCrorie’s focus is firmly on club duties one goal he hopes to achieve with the help of the Dons is to establish himself in the Scotland national side.

His brother, Rangers goalkeeper Robby, has been in recent squads and the Aberdeen player is eager to join his sibling in forcing his way into the national team fold under Steve Clarke.

He said: “One aim is to push for the national team. I feel as if I’m good enough and have shown I’m good enough but I need to bide my time.

“There’s a lot of boys in the squad I played with in the under-21s.

“With my brother going in it gives me extra motivation as well but I need to focus on Aberdeen, keep playing well and try to go to another level which I feel I can.”

McCrorie hopes to repay the fans’ warm welcome of him with silverware.

He said: “The backing I’ve had from the fans has been great.

“I thought I would get a bit of stick given where I came from but from day one I’ve been welcomed with open arms and they couldn’t have been better.

“I’m fairly settled up here. It’s been brilliant.

“Hopefully we can bring a trophy back to the club one day that would be great.”