Andy McCarthy insists Peterhead are raring to go as competitive action returns with Saturday’s League Cup tie against Hearts at Balmoor. The Blue Toon’s last competitive match was a 3-2 defeat to Dumbarton which rounded off the 2020-21 League One season. Midfielder McCarthy reckons the Blue Toon players are champing at the bit to get back to competitive games – and the fact the first one is against Premiership opposition just excites them more. “For our first game you couldn’t pick a better one than Hearts at Peterhead,” said McCarthy, whose side will also take on Cove Rangers, Caley Thistle and Stirling Albion in Group A. “I’ve only played a few games in front of fans at Peterhead – when I first joined about a year and a half ago,” McCarthy added.

Source: Express July 10, 2021 05:03 UTC