Olly McDonald

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00:00How's pre-season been going for you personally, Oli?

00:03It's been, personally, probably a wee bit up and down because I picked up a wee injury,

00:09I think a week into pre-season, so I had to rest for two weeks and then just try to obviously pick up fitness,

00:19play catch-up a wee bit with everybody else, but I think when the game's in that start, hopefully it'll even itself out a wee bit.

00:27You're one of seven signings so far, there maybe could even be more, but how have you settled in?

00:32Still probably settling in now, but I think me and Kyle, who obviously I knew before I came,

00:39we've been quite surprised at how good the club's been with us. Players, members of staff, people in the ballroom stuff as well,

00:47they've been very welcoming, they've looked after us quite well. Again, as I say, still settling in, but it's been very positive so far.

00:57Do you look forward to the East Fife game?

01:00Aye, I'm looking forward to it. It's important that we get a good start, a positive result. Preparations this week for it,

01:07and fingers crossed we'll do well on Saturday.

01:11Your kind of life does revolve around football, you do a little bit of coaching, is your day job as well?

01:16Aye, so back home I coach at a club called Ultimate Soccer, so we've got one-on-ones, wee community classes,

01:25and we've got wee young teams as well, so under-7s, under-8s, under-9s and stuff.

01:29So we try to balance that with coming up here for training and games and stuff. It's just going to be something I need to get used to.

01:36Aye, because you're based in Motherwell, and Kyle's obviously Clydebank, so you boys have got the furthest track of the lot,

01:42but so far you're taking the train a lot, so that'll...

01:45Aye, again it's just going to be something to get used to. I'm sure when you do get used to it, it'll be second nature to you,

01:55something you don't even think about.