LEWIS Morgan is loving being back at the Avenue and can’t wait to get stuck in when the Magpies go to Frome Town tomorrow night for another massive league fixture (7.45pm).

A waterlogged pitch prevented the clash from taking place in Somerset last month, in what was supposed to be Morgan’s first game back for Dorchester after dual-registering with Sherborne.

Now a handful of games into his second spell at the club, Morgan is looking forward to going toe-to-toe with a side he knows well.

And he is fully aware of how important it is for the Magpies that they claim all three points against a team who are just as desperate to avoid relegation as his own.

Dorchester, 19th in the Evo-Stik Southern Premier Division standings, could pull five points clear of the Robins if they can bounce back from Saturday’s loss to Cirencester with a victory.

“It’s nice to be back at Dorchester and things are going well,” he told Echosport. “We’ve won a couple of games but there is still a long way to go.

“We have proved we can do well against teams in the top half of the table, and the win at Hungerford was unbelievable.

“What we have to focus on is beating the teams around us because it’s really important we take points off them.

“I know Frome’s manager, his assistant and a few of their players, and they are in the same situation as us, fighting to avoid relegation.

“It’s a must-win game for us.”

Morgan, who is set to discuss his Dorchester future with player-manager Mark Jermyn, reckons the key the county town outfit’s upturn in form over recent weeks is down to belief.

He added: “It’s all about belief and Jem has brought that to the club with him.
“Graham (Kemp) wanted to play football the right way and had the same ethos as Jem, but sometimes in football things click for one manager and they don’t for another.

“Jem talks a lot on the pitch as well and has loads of experience to draw on.

“I think I’ve played okay so far and I’ve built up a good partnership with Jamie Gleeson in midfield, and things start working when that happens.”

He also admitted it was strange being in a Dorchester team with Nathan Walker playing in front of him rather than behind.

“It’s funny because he has been doing so well up there,” he said of Walker, who is enjoying a more advanced role.

“He gives us something different and he’s just a pain for the defenders to deal with.

“Him and Ben Watson seem to be working well together too.”