ROBBIE MUIRHEAD says he’s ready to turn potential into consistent performances after completing a deadline day move to Dunfermline.

The 22-year-old was one one of three players, the others being Hearts pair Malaury Martin and Aidan Keena, to sign for the Pars last Friday after they agreed an undisclosed fee with MK Dons for his services.

The deal reunited the Irvine-born player with Allan Johnston, who managed him at Kilmarnock, and Athletic coach Stevie Crawford, who worked with him at both the English side and at Hearts.

Muirhead, who made his debut as a second-half substitute in Saturday’s disappointing defeat to Inverness Caledonian Thistle, admitted they played a part in attracting him to East End for what he believes is an important campaign in his career.

“I’d say it’s a big season in my career because I’m past the age where it’s potential,” he told Press Sport.

“You need to start doing it and I need to produce if I want to sign a new contract here, or somewhere else.

“I’ve worked with the manager in the past and I knew a few of the boys in the changing room already. I played in the same youth team as Ashy (Lee Ashcroft), although he’s a couple of years older than me, and I played with Mark Durnan and Aidan Connolly at (Dundee) United.

“It made the transition easier and can sway a decision in your mind.

“I spoke to my agent a couple of weeks ago about whether there was a possibility of moving back up the road because I wasn’t getting in matchday squads and things down there. I just wanted to play football.

“There were a couple of different options and this was one of them.”

After breaking through at Rugby Park, Muirhead was sold to Dundee United – a decision that led Johnston to leave his post – in January 2015 before earning moves to Tynecastle and then Stadium MK.

He feels his spell south of the border has helped his game, and continued: “I need to add more goals to my game but I always work as hard as I possibly can on the pitch.

“I’ve been at a couple of the bigger clubs in Scotland, and then I went down to England, where I had to adapt again.

“There’s not so much a difference in the standard to be honest, but I think there’s a bit more physicality down there, so I like to think in the last couple of years I’ve adapted and grown as a player.”