FLYNN SIGNS NEW DEAL
Ryan signs new oneyear deal...and can’t wait to finish rehab
Midfield dynamo Ryan Flynn has penned a new deal with Saints that could see him stay at the club until 2022.
Flynn, 31, who joined the club in January 2018, has signed a one-year deal with a further year option.
Despite picking up a cruciate ligament injury against Hamilton back in February he featured 27 times for St Mirren last season and played a vital role in the Buddies maintaining their Ladbrokes Premiership status.
Flynn said: “I’m delighted to get the deal sorted.
“It’s one that’s never been in doubt. It’s just been a case of circumstances with everything going on but I’m glad it’s sorted and I can just get on with rehab now.
“I’m feeling good at the minute. The five-to-12 weeks mark was tough but I’m making real strides forward and I’m back jogging now, which was nice.
“It feels like there is a bit of light at the end of the tunnel.
“I was enjoying my football last season before the injury and felt like the team was playing good football as well.
“There’s been a lot of change over the last few years but hopefully we’ll have a bit of stability and can hit the ground running at the start of the season rather than playing catch-up.
“We want to start where we left off and look to kick on.
“It’ll be our third year in the Premiership and we don’t want to be treading water. Hopefully, we can look to what the likes of Livingston have done recently and do that ourselves.”
St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin is pleased to have tied the experienced campaigner down.
He said: “We’re delighted to have Ryan signed up for another year.
“He was brilliant for us last season up until his injury.
“He was excellent in midfield for us at the start of last season but injuries meant we had to move him to rightback and I felt he did even better there.
“He’s a top pro and a great person to have around the dressing room.
“I’ve enjoyed working with him and he’s a great example to the younger boys in the squad. Stability is a big thing in football and you need guys like him.”