Elgin City goalkeeper Mark Hurst insists there is no secret behind the Black and Whites’ surge to the top of League 1.
The St Johnstone goalkeeper, who is on loan at Borough Briggs until January, believes a mixture of desire and old fashioned graft has been the key factors in Jim Weir’s side’s fine start to the season.
City have come out of the blocks quickly this term, erasing memories of their horrendous first half of the campaign last year, but Hurst knows there is no magic formula to his club’s whirlwind start.
He said: “We’re working hard as a team all the way from the strikers to me in goal. We’re all working hard, blocking runs, blocking shots and I’m doing my bit as well.
“It has given us a good start and we just have to keep working hard as a team. As long as we show a good attitude, keep making those blocks and putting in a power of work to get the result, we will be fine.
“As for me, I’ve just got to keep doing my bit which is cutting out the crosses and saving shots. That’s what I’m here for.”
Hurst is among friends at Borough Briggs as he is one of three Saints players on loan from McDiarmid Park, having made the move along with George Hunter and Liam Gordon.
Manager Jim Weir’s links with the Perth club, which he served with distinction as a player, has led to the trio making the temporary move to Moray to play their football but Hurst, whose side travel to Queen’s Park today, believes the manager’s attempts to integrate the players despite the geographical challenges of training, are paying dividends.
He said: “I train with St Johnstone every day and training once a fortnight together in Invenress with the rest of the squad is beneficial.
“Getting the group together is really helping the squad and has helped me get to know the guys at the club and help us work on our team and our shape.”