EXTENDED DEAL KEEPS CAPTAIN MACKAY IN PERTH FOR NEXT SEASON

Dave Mackay is the latest player to extend his stay at McDiarmid Park with the club captain penning a one year extension to his current deal, covering next season.

‘Cup-tie’ joined the club in 2009 from Livingston and has been a stalwart during his entire stay with the club although he admits he wasn’t sure if he had made a mistake!

Dave says: “When I arrived, everyone was raving about how good Gary Irvine had been in the right-back position and I wondered if I had maybe made the wrong move but I had confidence in my own ability and I’m delighted the way things have turned out.”

Manager Tommy Wright: “It’s great news for us and provides another piece in the jigsaw for next season already. Dave is as consistent as ever and although I know he sees himself moving into central defence eventually, Steven Anderson and Tam Scobbie are doing well in there at the moment so Dave might have to bide his time!”