St Mirren striker Cody Cooke is feeling stronger than ever after making sure to work on his mental scars as well as the physical ones on his road back from injury. It was a devastating blow for the 26-year-old, who had been hoping to impress new boss Jim Goodwin after firing a hat-trick on the final day of last season as Saints avoided automatic relegation. He was left facing day after day of gruelling rehab work but Cooke revealed the gym was not the only place where he put the hours in to speed up his recovery. Now he believes those coping mechanisms will also allow him to roll with the punches as he returns to top-team action. “Hopefully things won’t be so traumatic and it will be plain sailing until the end of the season.”

Source: Express December 13, 2019 09:56 UTC