Saturday’s match with Linfield is taking place at Windsor Park, kick-off 2pm. “The pitches are superb and the gym facilities are on the site. Wright said: “Easty has joined in some of the sessions which is really pleasing. It’s exactly what we wanted. “They’ll all get game-time. The St Johnstone squad in Northern Ireland has four trialists in it, as the Perth side prepare for their first match of pre-season tomorrow night. Results are not the priority for Wright in the two Northern Ireland fixtures. But Saints manager Steve Lomas said: "We still haven't decided on Jim. "They are not guaranteed to go straight in, they are going to have to fight and earn the right to get in the team. People will get opportunities. “He was quick and lively. Versatile wing-back Jim Paterson has gone from the Europa League spotlight to waiting to hear if he has impressed as a trialist with St Johnstone. “I’m happy to have a look at the four and hopefully we will be able to sign some of them at the end of the week. They were way ahead in terms of match fitness. “The centre-back is in preparation in case we were to lose one. “The lads have been working extremely hard. The 32-year-old Scot was most recently with Shamrock Rovers, with whom he played on the European stage. It just provides us with competition.". “We’ll keep a close eye on him and hopefully he can step things up over the rest of the week. A striker, a goalkeeper, a central defender and a left-back are all expected to get game-time before Saints head home, either against Glentoran in midweek or Linfield on Saturday. “Dean (trialist keeper, Dean Lyness) did well, too, but we’ll take our time.”. It's a difficult one. Brian Easton is making good progress and a return to action may not be too far away. Saints return to Scotland tomorrow and the trip has ticked all the boxes Wright was hoping it would. “We’ve had a couple of niggles. That doesn’t look imminent. "The boys who are there have been doing well. The Glentoran match kicks off at the Oval tomorrow night at 7.30pm. © DC Thomson Co Ltd 2020. We also have a left-back, centre-back and a striker.

We’ll mix and match the teams because it’s early days. Trialist striker Arthur Njo-Lea has given Tommy Wright “food for thought” after impressing in St Johnstone’s first pre-season friendly in Austria. “I’m really pleased with the fitness and it enables us to get right into it. “The games will be used as part of training. Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. Things started quiet although there was bad news for Saints after around 15 minutes when Matty Kennedy limped off with an injury sustained during a challenge in the box. Read about our approach to external linking. “Training every day is just as important for me as a manager. Even Sir Alex Ferguson would struggle at St Johnstone if cheap goals keep going in, says Murray Davidson, Brendan Rodgers salutes his best result as Leicester boss, Manager Jim Goodwin hopes St Mirren can change their luck quickly, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confident Manchester United will find their feet, Why a trip to Montrose proved to Murray Chalmers that music really is the food of love, Award-winning chef Martin Hollis on his dream of setting up a culinary academy to nurture new talent, Pete Wishart on drug deaths: ‘If this isn’t a public health emergency, I don’t know what is’, VIDEO: As report shows Britain hit the bottle in lockdown, our food writers discuss their drinking habits, Eating out and dining in: With curfew imposed what you can and can’t do from today in Scotland, ‘Morrissey kissed me on the cheek’: Remembering historic Smiths gig in Dundee 35 years ago. “There were a couple of goals that could have been avoided in the first half but we were better in the second half and created chances. “We won’t be rushing him but if all goes to plan there’s a closed-doors friendly against Bristol City’s under-23s that he might be able to take part in in a couple of weeks.”. At this time of the season, when people trial, they like to keep it under hats in case it doesn’t work out here and has a negative effect on them somewhere else. Saints lost their closed-doors weekend game against Croatian side NK Osijek but the result was a long way down Wright’s list of priorities.

"It's added competition and it can only be good for St Johnstone," said the manager.

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