Cove Rangers have confirmed the appointment of former Hearts star Paul Hartley as their new manager, just seven months after he left the club to join Hartlepool United down in England.
Following their promotion to the Scottish Championship for the first time in their history last season, the Tynecastle favourite opted to leave the Aberdeenshire club in June to try his luck down south with Hartlepool. However the former Jambos Scottish Cup winning skipper endured a torrid spell with the English League Two side, and was sacked in September having picked up just a single victory in his 11 games in charge.
He left the club sitting second bottom in the league standings, with his lone win coming in the EFL Trophy against Harrogate Town. And now Cove have moved quickly to reappoint Hartley as manager on a three-and-a-half year deal, following the dismissal of Jim McIntyre on Tuesday.
