Rangers' Ross McCrorie: There's quality in this Portsmouth squad - and still a long way to go to move up the table after Lincoln win

Ross McCrorie feels there’s still ample time remaining for Pompey to push for League One promotion.
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The Blues sit 16th in the table after last night’s 1-0 victory over Lincoln took them into the second quarter of the campaign.

Kenny Jackett’s men have accrued 16 points from 12 games – a tally that no-one at the club is satisfied with.

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McCrorie, who made his first appearance in almost a month against the Imps, admits Pompey haven’t quite clicked into gear yet.

Ross McCrorie, right, celebrates Pompey's win with Tom Naylor. Picture: Joe PeplerRoss McCrorie, right, celebrates Pompey's win with Tom Naylor. Picture: Joe Pepler
Ross McCrorie, right, celebrates Pompey's win with Tom Naylor. Picture: Joe Pepler

But the on-loan Rangers man surveyed the quality within Pompey’s squad and feels they’re capable of moving up the standings.

He said: ‘We’re 12 games into the season now and it just hasn’t clicked but I am sure it will come.

‘We have got the quality there. There are quality players within our team and if you look at the squad on paper, we should be clicking.

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‘I’m sure we will get there. You see the signings we brought in before the season and look at the squad – there is a lot of competition within the team.

‘That is only a good thing. It’s only the start of the season and there is a long way to go.

‘Come the end of the season, we will see where we are.’

After suffering play-off semi-final defeat to Sunderland last term, Pompey were unsurprisingly one of the favourites for automatic promotion at the start of the season.

At the very least, a top-six spot was what the Fratton faithful expected.

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While things haven’t quite worked out that way so far, McCrorie feels the Blues can go on a run of wins.

When asked if Pompey should be challenging for the play-offs, the Scotland under-21 skipper replied: ‘Definitely. We just need to get results and that’s the main thing.

‘As long as we get the three points most weeks and get on a run then that’s the main thing.

‘Obviously, the team is a bit low on confidence with the bad results we’ve had but I’m sure it will pick up with the quality we have.’

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