PETRIE HAPPY WITH CHANCE TO PREPARE

MONTROSE boss Stewart Petrie is looking forward to the luxury of overseeing a full week’s training with his players now that the club’s Betfred Cup campaign is at an end.

The Gable Endies signed off on a high, beating Alloa 2 - 1 a t L i n k s Pa r k o n Tuesday night.

Once again, Petrie’s squad was stretched wafer-thin with just 10 fit players at lunchtime on the day of the game.

Now he i s l ooking to regroup next week ahead of the club’s League 2 opener against Edinburgh City next Saturday.

He said: “It was a great result for us against Alloa, especially considering the number of boys we had out.

“It was nice for the lads to finish on a high after some heavy defeats. It will give the boys a confidence boost ahead of our league opener against Edinburgh City.

“Hopefully by then there will be some light at the end of the tunnel with injuries.

“At 12 o’clock onTuesday, we only had 10 fit players. So we signed Iain Campbell on a one-month deal along with three Under-17s on forms for the bench.

“Jamie Redman is seeing a specialist on August 1 and hopefully he will be given the all-clear to return to training and be back after another fortnight.

“Matty Allan should be fit for t he Edinburgh City game, while other knocks should have cleared up. So, fingers crossed, there will be some light at the end of the tunnel.”