Whosthedado 1,481 Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 Exclusive! New Deal For Boyd by Lindsay Herron SCOTLAND'S top striker Kris Boyd has signed a new contract extension which will tie him with Rangers into the next decade. Kris BoydBoyd blasted a remarkable 20 goals for Rangers from 20 appearances in the second half of last season after signing a three-and-a-half year contract following his transfer from Kilmarnock. That followed 17 goals for Killie in the first half of the campaign and then he notched twice for the national team on his international debut for Scotland against Bulgaria in the Kirin Cup in Japan. Now he has added a further 12 months to his deal which will keep him with the Light Blues until the summer of 2010. Manager Paul Le Guen explained: "I'm very happy that Kris has signed for another year. He is a good player and it was important to keep him. I'm convinced he can get better and better." The 22-year striker is thrilled to get the seal of approval from the new boss and revealed that he worked hard to impress him. Boyd told rangers.co.uk: "I'm delighted to have added another year to my contract. "I came back to pre-season with the attitude that I needed to impress the new management team. I think it was the same for a lot of us. "I guess I must have done something right and it's very pleasing to commit for another year! "I knew when I came to Rangers last season that I had to perform to the best of my ability. There was pressure on me but I had had a good start with Killie and I think that helped me.Kris Boyd celebrating after scoring in his first cap for Scotland "I had to perform at the same standard - or even better - and I managed to do that with the 20 goals. "We all knew towards the end of last season that changes were happening so I think we all made sure that we kept our fitness levels up so that we were ready to go work. "We knew there would be changes with new players coming in and what have you so it's great that I'm part of the plans. "It's pleasing that the new manager has shown faith in me." 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 Superb news, I'm glad PLG wants him in the squad. Let's hope he can improve as a player under the guidance of PLG. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraser54 0 Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 great news looks like plg ants him 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon 0 Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 Is very good new. Keep forgetting that he's still only 22. Roll on next season 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whosthedado 1,481 Posted July 4, 2006 Author Share Posted July 4, 2006 I can't wait for next season too. Hopefully we'll get Elmander and then I think we're raring to go after that. Great news for Boydy and Gers this:thup: 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudbertz 0 Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 Good stuff, hopefully at least for more years of him knocking in 20-30 goals a season. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty 1,876 Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 I reckon thats Le Guens best (re)signing so far. Boydy's got that knack of scoring that would cost millions to replace. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 One thing that worries me about Boyd, can he do it in Europe? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon 0 Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 2 goals on Scotland debut suggests he can and hopefully will 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colshy18 0 Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 thats great news. wheres all the bams that were slagging him off at the end of last season now then eh? bambots!! big boydy is here to stay 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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