Cove Rangers defender Harry Milne still feels he has got more to do to get to the top of his game after long-term injury.
Milne suffered an ankle injury in training earlier this year which required surgery, keeping him out for three months.
It came shortly before team-mate Jamie Masson was also sidelined for several months, with the pair able to do rehab together.
Milne made his return for Cove in the Premier Sports Cup in July and feels he has further to go before he is back to his best.
He said: “I’m getting there. I still think I’ve got a couple of levels I can go up to, both in terms of fitness and quality in some areas.
“That will come as we progress. There’s definitely more to come.
“There’s not really any lingering issues. It can be a bit stiff after the game; I took a sore one on Saturday which could have been quite bad.
“The only serious injury I’d had before this was a torn muscle. I’d never needed any surgery. The rehab was different to what I’m used to but Jamie (Masson) was the same. We’re both happy to be back.”
Milne delivered two assists in the 5-2 win over East Fife on Saturday, which saw Cove record their first win of the season.
“I felt like we played a lot better. We were stretching them side to side and when we got into space we made it count.
“I got a couple of assists so I’m chuffed with that. Going forward I thought we were great.”
Both Milne and Cove manager Paul Hartley felt there were improvements to be made from a defensive perspective.
Milne gave away a penalty in the second half while wrestling with Jamie Semple, which Connor McManus converted, while Kevin Smith scored a scrappy second for Darren Young’s side which could have been prevented.
Milne adde: “Going forward I think we played some attacking football, some entertaining stuff for the fans that came in.
“They were sloppy goals to concede and we’re not happy with them. Against better teams that may cause us more problems.
“I felt like we were both at it (for the penalty) – I shouldn’t have been holding him but it was six of one and half-a-dozen of the other as far as I was concerned.
“I shouldn’t be holding him anyway. It gave the ref something to think about.”