Peterhead manager Jim McInally believes one goal could have resulted in things being very different for Aidan Smith.
The attacker is leaving the Blue Toon and is set to return to his former club Annan Athletic having failed to score in 29 appearances last season.
The 23-year-old was played out wide and through the middle for the Buchan outfit.
McInally believes if Smith had been able to break his duck early last term he could have gone on a good goalscoring run.
But that didn’t materialise and Smith didn’t get the confidence boost from getting off the mark.
However, McInally does believe he’ll find the net regularly again once his return to League Two Annan is complete.
Scotland’s longest-serving manager said: “Aidan was unlucky. Like all strikers he needed a goal to get him going.
“To be fair to him, I played him in the wider areas quite a lot and he did a good job there.
“But with his pace he got himself into some great positions, but he couldn’t take the chances and get that goal he needed to kick-start him.
“He never quite got that break or that bit of luck.
“He came on in games, had chances to win games for us, but couldn’t quite take them.
“I kept saying to him ‘this is your day, this is your day’, but we never quite got there with him.
“Strikers are confidence players anyway and he never quite got that break he needed.
“I’ve no doubt he’ll go down and score goals again.
“He just needs a wee break and I’m sure he’ll get it because he works hard enough for it.”
