Motherwell defender Matt Penney says he Is loving life in Scottish football but admits VAR and officials in the Premiership have been "very questionable."
The Englishman has become a firm favourite among the Fir Park faithful with plenty of impressive displays in claret and amber since he joined on a six-month loan deal from Ipswich Town in August.
He has made 11 appearances and 11 starts in the Premiership after moving north and signed off for the World Cup break by helping the Steelmen earn a 1-1 draw with St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park yesterday.
The regular football under boss Steven Hammell has been a huge boost and although he wouldn't be drawn on the possibility of extending his loan deal in January, the 24-year-old says he is enjoying his experience in the Premiership - even if some of the officiating has left him scratching his head.
He said: "I'm delighted with how it has been going. Every boy wants to play football.
"Getting a run of games is something I've not really had for a while so I'm loving it.
"I'm loving working with the manager, his ideas, his philosophy. Results haven't gone our way but I'm enjoying playing week in, week out and long may it continue.
"The fans have been great with me, but I'll need to see what happens.
"All I can focus on is my football and whatever may be, will be.
"I'm enjoying it up here.
"VAR and the officals, I need to bite my tongue on some stuff. Very questionable, that's all I can say.
"But, in general, I'm enjoying it and playing every week is great."
If extending his stay at Fir Park is something he will think about during the five-week break, he added: "It doesn't [come into my thinking], no. If I'm honest, I just focus on training, playing on a match day, doing the best I can do.
"Whatever comes with that in January, comes with it.
"I'll just keep helping the boys on the pitch."
Motherwell had to come from behind in Perth, as Blair Spittal's free-kick in first-half stoppage time cancelled out Drey Wright's opener for Saints.
That leaves 'Well ninth in the table heading into the break, but with them sitting just six points off third-place Livingston.
And Penney was happy with the character they showed to end this round of fixtures with a positive result.
He said: "We came here for the three points and it is frustrating to come away with one.
"The pitch wasn't great, the way they played wasn't great, the officials...
"But a point is better than nothing. We will build on it and we know we can be a lot better than that.
"Sometimes you have to play the occasion and play the pitch.
"I think we nullified them. I don't think they had much but the conditions were tough out there.
"Coming from behind shows the mentality of the group. There is so much fight and desire in the dressing room, so it is showing that if things do go wrong and we concede, we can fight against adversity."
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