Players return for the first day of pre-season training under new boss

MK Donsfirst-team returned as a group toStadium MK今天早上之前回到季前赛training.

The team, relegated fromLeague Onelast season, were in for screening and testing today (Monday) and will take to the Woughton pitches on Tuesday for their first training session with new bossGraham Alexanderand assistant Chris Lucketti.

For new signings Cameron Norman, Nathan Harness andCraig MacGillivray, it will be their first experience of an MK Dons pre-season, while Alex Gilbey returns for a second spell at the club - albeit with onlyDean Lewingtonremaining in the squad from his first stint.

For Alexander, who took over at the helm a month ago, the return of the players has whet his appetite after spending several weeks in the job behind a desk.

“I've just been in an office on the phone for the last three or four weeks - I feel more like a businessman than a football manager!” he said. “That's not really me - I'm a coach, I need to be out on the grass.

“I went over to the training ground, saw the pitches, saw all the lines painted and it felt like we're close now. It's my favourite part of my job.

“I know everything we've done so far has been necessary but where I get my joy is on the training pitch, helping the players achieve what they want to. That's when the real work starts, that's where games are won. I'm really excited about it.”