Raith Rovers winger Ryan Conroy insists he won’t be setting himself any goal targets despite his impressive early season scoring streak.
Conroy notched his third goal in four games as Raith made it two wins from two in the Championship with a hard-fought win at Alloa.
The 27-year-old has hit the ground running with his new side after being deemed surplus to requirements by Dundee over the summer.
“I don’t think I could’ve got off to a better start,” Conroy said.
“Three points is the main thing but the manager has said that he wants me to provide goals and score goals. That’s what I’m here to do.
“I don’t really set myself targets because I don’t want to disappoint myself. I’m just happy to get on the scoresheet and if I can keep going like this I’m sure I’ll do well.”
Conroy was one of seven new signings in the Raith starting line-up on Saturday and he believes the new-look side is starting to gel.
“You’re starting to see it out on the pitch,” he said. “We’re all gelling now and coming good at the right time.
“We’ve now got a difficult game against Hearts next week, but we’re at home and that’s where we need to get our points.
“Two wins from two is a perfect start and we’ll go into next week confident that we can get another win.”
Conroy’s winner arrived in the fourth minute as he pounced on hesitancy between Alloa goalkeeper John Gibson and right back Michael Doyle to fire home a sweet half-volley at the back post.
Rovers were good value for their win, although the home side would rue a handful of missed chances late in the first half, with striker Liam Buchanan the main culprit, sending two free headers over the bar from close range.
The closest Alloa came to a leveller was in the 34th minute when centre-half Jason Marr’s header from a corner struck the inside of the left-hand post, before the ball somehow made its way across the face of goal and wide of the opposite post.
Rovers controlled most of the second half but wasted several chances to grab a killer second goal with either a misplaced pass or touch at the vital moment.
They were then forced to hang on during the latter stages as Alloa piled bodies forward but manager Grant Murray was delighted to take maximum points from what has been a tricky venue for Raith in the past.
“It was difficult out there at times and Alloa put us under a lot of pressure but I thought the guys at the back were fantastic,” he said.
“We had chances but didn’t use the ball as well as I’d have liked, but I can’t grumble with coming away from home and winning.”