Livi kick-off pre-season with a win as Bartley returns
Marvin Bartley took the opportunity to return to the Livingston dugout "with both hands" after conversations with David Martindale.Bartley took place beside Martindale for the first time since returning to the club in Saturday's friendly win against League 1 Alloa.Robbie Muirhead's first-half penalty was cancelled out by opposing forward Connor Sammon, before Reece McAlear and Stevie May secured the win with second-half strikes.The Lions now head to the Netherlands for a pre-season training camp and Bartley is itching to get stuck into things."First and foremost, we've got to get our fitness levels up," he told club media."That's the important thing when you come back."Get across to Holland, spend seven days with each other and then come back and things will hopefully move seamlessly on."
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