Stuart McCall has confirmed that talks over extending his contract as Motherwell manager are likely to take place in the coming weeks.

He is content with life at Fir Park and is willing to put it in writing, the former Bradford City manager rejecting the suggestion that he would use the relative success he has achieved at the club to earn a move back to England.

He has led Motherwell to an unbeaten start to the season with their latest match coming away to Aberdeen tomorrow. In his 18 months in the post McCall has taken his side to the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League, the Scottish Cup final and the qualifying rounds of the Champions League. All look good on a cv but McCall is more concerned with ensuring he has a smile on his face.

"I'm more than happy with the job I'm doing and the squad of players and staff I'm working with. I think people who know me know I'm fairly loyal," said the Motherwell manager. "I'm enjoying my time here. I'm probably unlike most managers – if I'm happy somewhere, I'm happy. It's not lack of ambition.

"Even as a player, if I was happy and enjoying coming into work, which I certainly am here, I don't have aspirations, I don't look higher, higher, higher. I'm in the SPL, at a terrific club like Motherwell, and I enjoy coming into work every day. I have nothing against thinking I will look to extend my contract."

McCall's contract situation reflects most of his players and he admitted last week that he could lose a full team come the summer. Those departures could include the likes of Darren Randolph and Nicky Law but the manager hopes that the job satisfaction he enjoys could persuade some of his squad to stay on at Fir Park.

"Apparently I have taken a little bit of criticism about answering a question, but I think everyone knows loads are out of contract," he said. "We have got players who have come up from down south and maybe wanting to come up for a couple of seasons, but again the grass isn't always greener. If you enjoy what you're doing, is it worth an extra 250 quid to move?"

He may direct his players' attention to the home dugout tomorrow as evidence of that. Craig Brown departed Motherwell to take charge of Aberdeen two years ago but the venerable coach has not enjoyed the same success as he did at Fir Park. Yet McCall was not inclined to play down the threat from the Pittodrie side.

"They are strong defensively and have added well to the squad," said McCall. "I'm sure Craig and Archie [Knox], without wanting to put pressure on their own squad, will be hoping and expecting to push for that second place.

"They have a really strong squad and it would be no surprise to me if they finish in second or third spot. I have no doubt it will be the toughest test of our season so far."

The hosts are facing their own examination. If Aberdeen fail to score tomorrow then they will break a 109-year record and become the first side since the club was founded in 1903 to go five home matches without finding the back of the net.

It has been 397 minutes since an Aberdeen goal at Pittodrie – following two goalless draws against St Mirren and games with Ross County and Hearts – and Brown will attempt to rouse his strikers once again tomorrow.

A haul of just three goals this season is also troubling to Gavin Rae, a reliable midfielder since joining Aberdeen last season. "It is a massive thing for us," he said. "We haven't got the results we've merited in some games through lack of luck or whatever and it has been disappointing, but now we need to make sure we get a win and start climbing the league table.

"I don't think there has been a psychological barrier. I honestly believe it has been down to us not having a bit of luck. We haven't taken enough chances but once the goals go in we'll be all right."

Ryan Fraser, the tricky teenage winger whose ball skills and ability to ask taxing questions of defenders, has brought him both praise and sore shins, could again be the focus of attention as Motherwell try to negate the danger he poses. Rae would like to see the youngster receive greater protection from referees.

"Ryan is so quick and sharp," he said. "Players think they can get the ball from him and he just nicks it away. He gets whacked by opposing defenders but he just gets up, dusts himself down and gets on with it. He's been great. Defenders see him as a danger man which might be why he gets so much attention. He's certainly someone who can create and maybe that's why he is a target. He took a few whacks at Inverness last week and I mentioned it to the ref but he gets on with it."