St Johnstone set for training camp in Spain as new season preparations heat up

St Johnstone’s preparations for the brand new season will embrace a summer time coaching camp in Spain.

Supervisor Callum Davidson is taking his gamers to the Murcia area for six days of arduous work and staff bonding.

Saints, who introduced in Andy Considine and Drey Wright final week, are working in direction of their first aggressive Premier Sports activities Cup fixture on July 12.

“We begin again on Wednesday and may’t wait to get going,” Davidson stated.

“Clearly we've got a couple of accidents nonetheless carried over from final season however a lot of the boys shall be again and able to go.

“We're going to Spain subsequent week, which shall be nice for the lads to recover from there for a couple of days.

“We have been going to go away in January for a camp however that was cancelled, so it’s nice to lastly get it on.

“The boys shall be working arduous, loads of double periods, and it’s additionally nice for staff bonding.

“Hopefully we can have a couple of extra new faces in earlier than then as properly. We're working arduous on getting them in.

“Now we have missed out on a couple of, it’s powerful at occasions since you suppose you’ve obtained somebody then they find yourself signing elsewhere.

“However we're not the one membership that occurs to, you simply have to maneuver on and attempt to get the following one on the listing.

“Now we have signed a little bit of expertise, which I believe was vital, and now we’re trying so as to add a bit of pleasure and high quality on the high finish of the pitch.

“If you have a look at final season, we didn’t get previous folks sufficient to create probabilities – in order that’s what we’re searching for now. Now we have to get the suitable folks in to assist our strikers rating targets.”

New addition Wright has proved he's able to shining in a Perth jersey throughout a earlier Saints stint.

Davidson stated: “I needed Drey to remain after I first got here into the job two years in the past. It’s good to get him on board now.

“I haven’t truly labored with Drey, I met him together with Tommy at Bridge of Allan earlier than he signed right here however I left earlier than I obtained the possibility to work with him.

“So Drey is sort of a model new participant for me and I’m trying ahead to working with him.

“Although I used to be away I noticed sufficient of him to know what he’s about and likewise noticed him when he performed for Hibs.

“He’s a very good match for us, he’s versatile and has good power and tempo.

“He can play wing-back, extensive on both facet and likewise greater up if want be.

“He loved his time right here earlier than and was very eager to come back again.

“As a membership, we've got carried out properly with that sort of signing earlier than and hopefully Drey is ready to get himself going once more right here with us.”

On Friday, striker Callum Hendry bid an emotional farewell to the membership and town after signing for English League Two facet Salford.

Davidson stated: “Callum did brilliantly for us when he got here again from his mortgage at Kilmarnock.

“He scored loads of vital targets and put all the pieces into maintaining us within the league.

“It was clear he needed to return all the way down to England so we thank him for his efforts and want him all the perfect for the longer term.”

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