Paterson gives harsh appraisal of his time at MK Dons so far

Callum Paterson feels he has plenty of room for improvement at the half-way stage of the League Two season.

The Scot netted his seventh goal of the season on Monday night, equalising against Notts County to secure MK Dons a point in the final game of 2025 to ensure the club sit fourth heading into the New Year.

Paterson made the move to Milton Keynes in the summer, dropping two divisions after leaving Championship side Sheffield Wednesday. Predominantly used as a striker in Paul Warne’s side, the 31-year-old also has seven assists to his name this season too from his 25 appearances for the club making him one of the key contributors.

But despite his returns, Paterson was very honest about how he feels the first five months of his career in Milton Keynes have gone.

“Personally, I think I could have been better,” he said. “I’ve got a few goals and a few assists, that’s all nice and good but I think I could be better.

“I want to finish as the top scorer in the league. I’ve got a long way and a lot of improving to do to hopefully achieve that.”

It was a lacklustre performance against Notts County on Monday night, particularly in the first-half which saw Dons trail to a Tom Iorpenda strike on the stroke of half-time.

The home side struggled to make anything stick in the final third, something which Paterson took responsibility for, as he went on to say a point was as good a result as he and his team-mates could have hoped for.

He continued: “We’ll take a point. We were really poor in the first half and weren’t much better in the second. Credit to Notts County, they came here, played really well and put us on the back-foot from the off, so we’ll take a point.

“It shows the quality and the character we have, to come away from a game against another top six side with a point is positive to us.

“The ball wasn’t sticking up front, it kept coming back and that’s down to me. I need to look at the clips and see where I can improve there.”