MICHAEL Morrison is glad to have put his six-month nightmare at Sheffield Wednesday behind him to begin again at Charlton.

Morrison signed a three-and-a-half year deal at Hillsborough in January, but after making only twelve appearances found himself frozen out by manager Gary Megson as early as March.

The testing situation in Sheffield, one similar to the last couple of seasons at The Valley, made it easy for the 23-year-old to move to the capital to work under his former team-mate and coach at Leicester, Chris Powell.

Of his brief spell as an Owl, Morrison admitted: "It wasn't sad to leave Sheffield Wednesday. I was ready to leave straight away, to be honest.

"I don't know why it didn't work out. It was a tough time for everybody at the club and when I first got there confidence was low.

"My first home game up there was against Charlton, I was playing next to Darren Purse and I'd never in my life seen someone get slaughtered by their own home fans that much.

"It made me think 'why have I come here?' but it was difficult for everyone at the club and the fans never saw the best of the players.

"They have a new team now and I'm sure they'll do well. They're organised and hard to beat and Hillsborough is a difficult place to go when the fans get behind them.

"It never really kicked off for me up there but I'm happy to be here with the backing of the manager. I've settled in with the guys and it seems like we've got a good squad."

When Powell showed an interest in Morrison, the Cambridge United academy graduate couldn't wait to join the Charlton revolution.

On his new boss, he said: "I worked with the manager at Leicester and I also played alongside him, which makes me seem older than I am!

"I knew he was looking for a centre-half and I was desperate to come here especially when I saw the signings being made.

"I was itching to leave, I was ready to go, and I saw all these big names being signed, players who are on the up in their careers and wanting to prove a point.

"The gaffer has the right mix here and he's definitely a manager I wanted to work with. I knew what he was about and how he would work and it will only get better as the lads gel together more."

Though Charlton and Wednesday have gone through very similar plights since their respective relegations to League One, Morrison is happy to be in a positive working environment where he finally feels appreciated.

He explained: "I've never seen any of the negativity down here but the fans are behind the lads when they're doing well and we have been doing well.

"It's our job to get them going and I think we have been so they've been getting behind us, especially at Colchester when there were a lot of them and also seeing a few hundred make the long trip up to Bury.

"We've been good on the road so far so hopefully more people will come to watch."