Airdrie's Celtic loanee Brody Paterson reckons he hasn't hit the heights he'd hoped for the club - despite the Diamonds being on an 18-game unbeaten run in their pursuit of promotion from League One.
The 20-year-old defender joined the club in January and has yet to taste defeat with the New Broomfield outfit during a number of impressive displays at left-back that have impressed both fans and manager Ian Murray.
However, Paterson insists he sets the bar so high for himself that he feels he still has more to offer as Airdrie look to seal a place in the Championship next season.
A battling 3-2 win over Dumbarton on Saturday showed the spirit in the squad as they stretched their unbeaten run and closed in on the club record of 19 games.
Airdrie are five points behind leaders Cove Rangers with just two games to go, but are already guaranteed a play-off spot.
Asked about his spell at the club so far, Paterson said: "I've not hit the expectations I have for myself so far.
"I have really high standards for myself and I feel there is still a lot more to come from me.
"I'm trying my best every week - as I hope everyone can see - but in my time here so far it hasn't surpassed my expectations at all.
"What's really surprised me is the spirit [in the squad]. When you have a team with this much ability, usually you find they haven't got heart.
"But this group has got both.
"We've shown that in several games this season. Even when we are not at our best, we carry it through with the right attitude.
"All the boys are feeling good going into the play-offs, if that's what it's going to be for us.
"One eye is on that record because it would be good to get that, but promotion is the main target right now."
Airdrie had been 2-1 up on Saturday before Adam Frizzell's controversial red card looked to have turned the tide in Dumbarton's favour.
And they were two minutes away from handing Cove the title until substitute Jordan Allan struck to keep the very slim hopes of glory alive.
Paterson added: "It's the first time I've been involved in a game that's been different in each half.
"In the first half we were cruising and we should have put more chances away, but it came back to bite us a bit.
"We were unlucky with the red card - I don't think anyone thought it was a red - but we defended well in the second half and ground out another good result."
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