CANBERRA charger Nick Morris has revealed that Robins boss Alun Rossiter played a vital role in his own switch to Swindon during the winter.

Rossiter left Coventry in November after two seasons at Brandon and shortly afterwards the 2011 Premier League winner followed his mentor to Wiltshire.

And Morris said: “I think if he hadn’t come here, there’s a good chance I’d probably have been back at Coventry.

“He’s always been there for me and he’s always helped me. When he said he was coming back here and he asked me if I wanted to come here, it was a pretty easy decision.

“Living just down the road with Rosco is perfect, so I’m happy.”

The 17-year-old enjoyed an impressive Elite League debut season with the Bees in 2011, serving notice of his considerable potential with a heat victory over triple world champion Nicki Pedersen in April.

And Morris says he is ready to improve even further on his displays at Brandon last year.

“I’m probably keener than ever, I had a pretty good year last year and I just want to have an even better year this year,” he said.

“I definitely don’t want to be dropping my average, I want to be raising it as high as I can.

“Both times I’ve been here (at Swindon) I think I’ve scored double figures, so hopefully I can kill it all year.

“We’ve got pretty a solid team all the way through from the top to the bottom, so if all the boys do what we know they can, it’ll be sweet.”

Meanwhile, Robins reserve Kenny Ingalls has targeted steady improvement as he begins a second season in the Elite League with Swindon.

The American got limited track time at the Abbey Stadium in 2011 and is aiming for a few more starts this time out.

“I want to do as many meetings as I can, I’m going to try and make a solid impact in the Elite League and hold my own,” he said.

“I don’t really have any kind of set goals but I just want to get as much seat time as possible, and hopefully will leave each meeting with a little bit more knowledge.

“An average doesn’t bother me too much as long as I’m improving.”