Ayr United's positive start to pre-season as the Honest Men got back underway this afternoon.Jack Baird's first half header was enough to seal a 1-0 win over Welsh side TNS at Cumnock.And Hopkin was thrilled to see his side showing immediate signs of progress.He told the Ayrshire Post: "It's a positive result against a very good side."TNS are some way ahead of us in terms of their pre-season preparations so this was a great workout for us off the back of just a few training sessions."They've been up at St Andrews this week holding a training camp and we couldn't have asked for a tougher game at this stage."We got at least 45 minutes into most players and the pleasing thing was seeing them come through it."Hopkin ran the rule over three.
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