Fitness will be a huge factor in Cove Rangers’ end-of-season fortunes, according to manager Paul Hartley. Cove have worked all season with fitness coach Tam Ritchie – a long-term ally of Hartley – in a bid to up their levels for their first season in League 2. Teams are now into the second half of their seasons, with Cove holding a five-point advantage at the top of the division over Edinburgh City. Hartley said: “Fitness does play a key part – you have to do the work (on the training ground) at full-time and part-time level. “Our home form has been key for us this year and we need to maintain it.”

Source: Express January 23, 2020 13:07 UTC