James McGarry declares Aberdeen FC 'raring to go' after Storm Gerrit call offs as he sets winter break target

James McGarry wants to make sure Aberdeen go storming into the winter break.

The Dons are playing catch-up after seeing their last two games called off because of adverse weather conditions as a result of Storm Gerrit. Now New Zealander McGarry urged Dons to whip up their own storm by beating St Mirren and Ross County before the winter break. He said: “After two games being off I’m just raring to go. We try not to think too much about being behind and catching up. We just focus on every game as they come. There are two massive games before the winter break and we want to win both, so we will have to be on our A game. We always look forward to playing at home as our fans can help us along the way.”

There will be a few familiar faces for McGarry when St Mirren travel north today He played against Keanu Baccus and Ryan Strain in the A-League and knows all about his fellow Kiwi Alex Greive. He revealed: “Keanu and Ryan are a couple of great players that I know from back home.

“They have a Kiwi up top as well in Alex Greive, who is also a top player. It will be good to see those guys.”

McGarry swapped Australia’s Central Coast for the Granite City in the summer and loved having his family with him for their first Scottish Christmas. The full-back said: “It was a nice Christmas as I had my family over and we really enjoyed it. It wasn’t too cold but it is different to back home where it is summer. I like to change it up.”

Barry Robson’s side will go into the winter break after the New Year trip to Ross County, but it comes at a bad time for McGarry who is getting back to full match fitness after being sidelined for almost two months by a hamstring injury. The 25-year-old said: “It has been tough due to my injury but that is