St Mirren signing Caolan Boyd-Munce insists the reception he got in the dressing room from his new team-mates made it an easy decision to sign up for a stint in Paisley.
The former Middlesbrough and Birmingham talent has been training at Ralston as he looked to earn a contract with Stephen Robinson's top-six chasing side.
And when he was offered the chance to join the Buddies, he quickly put pen to paper as he looks to make a name for himself in the Scottish Premiership.
Speaking to stmirren.com, Boyd-Munce said: "I had quite a few offers but none of them felt 100 per cent. As soon as I had my first day in here I called my mum and dad and told them I thought this was the one.
"I came in to train for a few days and when I got here I was put at ease because it was a cracking dressing room. The boys made me feel so welcome and the levels and intensity at training were brilliant.
"The manager knows how to get the best out of players and I'm really looking forward to working with him. He didn't really need to make much of a sell. Because I know him and he knows me he just told me how it is and what he needs from me and that was it.
"I like to play. I wanted to come somewhere that I'm going to get the ball and there are players that want the ball. I want to play forward and control the game."
St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson admits Boyd-Munce isn't up to speed just yet having left Boro in January and not played a competitive game since.
But he believes the 23-year-old may be a long-term replacement for Ethan Erhahon, who joined Lincoln City in January.
Robinson said: "It's a short-term contract for Caolan to prove himself.
"Caolan is a young international that I worked with previously as a young boy. He's technically very good. He's playing catch up fitness wise, but he has a great attitude and is someone that we feel if we can develop there may be something longer term for him.
"We're trying to fill the gap that we've had since Ethan [Erhahon] left. He's a similar type player to Ethan who I think we have missed.
"He can certainly be in the squad going forward and play 10/15 minutes in matches. But with the intensity we play at it might take him a bit of time to get up to speed.
"This deal is more a view to what we can do next season. We are trying to be proactive and have a look at positions we want but also being able to utilise him if needed this season."
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