Ross Laidlaw was named as Ross County’s player of the year and celebrated by signing a new deal.
The big keeper was out of contract at the end of the month but now has a deal in place for next season.
The 28-year-old was a big player in the Staggies’s Premiership survival and was named the player and players’ player of the year.
Laidlaw stated: “I’m delighted to get it all agreed and over the finish line.
“I’m enjoying my time here, my family moved up with me and we really enjoy living in the Highlands as well.
“That was part of the decision for me staying here longer term. I’m enjoying my football playing week-in, week-out.
“It’s a great setup here. Hopefully there’s more to come.”
The former Hibs keeper fought off competition from Ross Doohan and then Joe Hilton to keep the County gloves.
Laidlaw admitted: “I’ve just tried to work as hard as I can every day in training. When I’m on the pitch on a Saturday I just try to perform the best I can.
“It’s up to the manager to pick you, so I was glad I won that battle and I think I’ve gone from strength to strength by playing week-in, week-out.
“It has been good in that respect. I have just enjoyed playing every week and I think my performances have been at a higher level because of that.”
County are currently in the process of finalising a deal for boss John Hughes. It will be County’s third consecutive campaign in the top-flight.
He added: “The way we ended the season was great, with three wins in a row.
“It has been a long, hard season for us without the fans so it has been difficult in that respect.
“We are just glad to get over the finish line, and avoid the relegation spot and the play-offs as well.
“It was difficult but we knew we had a job to do. We knew going into the game it was going to be down to us, we couldn’t depend on results elsewhere.
“That proved to be the case against Motherwell. With us being 1-0 down at half-time, we knew we had a big 45 minutes coming up but we were absolutely brilliant in the second half.
“It’s a lot of pressure to go and do that but we performed really well and we’re delighted we ended up not just getting a draw but winning the game.”
