Motherwell FC is today delighted to announce that assistant manager Keith Lasley has signed a contract extension with the club.
Lasley, whose deal was set to expire at the end of the season, has now penned a deal to keep him at Fir Park until 2020.
The contract means the ex-skipper has now committed his future to the club for the same period as ‘Well boss Stephen Robinson.
Together, the duo have steered the club to a first League Cup final since 2005, as well as picking up an impressive 19 points in the first ten games of the season.
And Lasley, who hung up his boots in the summer, will be set to extend his stay at Fir Park to a total of 19-years following his impeccable commitment to the club as a player and now as assistant.
[pullquote]”I’m loving every minute of it and I’m just determined to continue to work hard for the manager and for the club.[/pullquote]
The 38-year-old admitted he is “loving every minute” in his role and that he didn’t have to think twice about penning an extension.
“Once it was offered to me it didn’t take too much thinking about. It’s been a fantastic start for myself in the role and a lot of hard-work too, which will continue to be the case.” Lasley revealed.
“But I’m loving every minute of it and I’m just determined to continue to work hard for the manager and for the club.
“I probably didn’t imagine that things would start as well as this but you always work towards that. Our mantra since the summer has been trying to raise expectations of the players themselves, first individually then you hope that transcends on to the group as a whole and the club.”
He added: “When I first got in to the job I was just wanting to get the head down and get on with things, particularly since it was my first role in this side of the game. But as I’ve said before it’s something I’ve always planned for, something I’ve always felt as if I had a decent skill set to go in to – but it’s not until you land in the job that you realise there’s a lot of hard-work, a lot of hours and a lot of dedication.
“But I’m up for it and I’m ready for that and, in particular, I’m enjoying it.”