Martindale encouraged by 'character' of three pre-contract signingspublished at 12:29 3 May 2024

Livingston manager David Martindale has revealed the club have three players signed up on pre-contracts for next season.
With the West Lothian side nine points adrift at the bottom of the Scottish Premiership with four games remaining, relegation seems inevitable.
However, Martindale says his unnamed new signings were keen to join, regardless of Livingston's division next season.
"We've got three on pre-contracts," he said. "They will be announced in the coming weeks but those three have committed to us before the outcome on Saturday.
“That was probably done three or four weeks ago so they boys are coming here with the right intentions. If we are playing in the Premiership, fine, but if we are in the Championship they are coming with the right intentions to get us back to the Premiership.
“The three we have tied up are the right character. That’s really what I want. Boys who are committed to the football club.”
Martindale is gearing up for a large rebuild in the summer, but says he has a core group of players he can rely on.
“We have 10 or 12 boys that are in contract," he said. "So there is a good nucleus starting point there.
“There is going to be a big turnover this summer. That’s plainly obvious.”