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Gower Pleased To Sign Extension
Southend United winger Mark Gower today spoke of his delight at agreeing to a one-year extension on his current Blues contract.
The 24-year-old joined Southend from Barnet last season in a five figure deal. With a year left to go on his current deal the Club were keen to secure the services of him for a longer period. <span style='color:blue'>"It's all done and dusted and everything has been sorted out now,"</span> Gower told Chris Phillips of the Evening Echo.
<span style='color:blue'>"All that is left now is for me to actually sign it but I haven't been able to do that yet as I have been away on holiday. I'll definitely be signing though and I'm really pleased."</span>
Gower, who performed consistently well last season, added that he was looking forward to the coming season. <span style='color:blue'>"There was a clause in my contract which said the length of my deal would be reviewed this summer if I played well last year,"</span> said the 24-year-old. <span style='color:blue'>"Thankfully it went well for me - but I'm glad it's all been sorted and I'm staying at Blues for longer as I like it at Southend."
"There were a lot of reasons why I wanted to sign for another year. I like the manager Steve Tilson, the lads, the club as a whole and of course the fans who voted me player of the season last year which was a real honour for me."</span>
The former Spurs youngster also revealed that he had been working hard to regain fitness following a planned operation on his knee at the end of the last campaign.
<span style='color:blue'>"I've been doing some work on my knee and it's been going OK,"</span> he said. <span style='color:blue'>"I'm going away again soon but when I get back I'll be working hard on strengthening that area and I will be reporting back for pre season training a week earlier than the rest of the lads to give myself a head-start."</span>
Gower Pleased To Sign Extension
Southend United winger Mark Gower today spoke of his delight at agreeing to a one-year extension on his current Blues contract.
The 24-year-old joined Southend from Barnet last season in a five figure deal. With a year left to go on his current deal the Club were keen to secure the services of him for a longer period. <span style='color:blue'>"It's all done and dusted and everything has been sorted out now,"</span> Gower told Chris Phillips of the Evening Echo.
<span style='color:blue'>"All that is left now is for me to actually sign it but I haven't been able to do that yet as I have been away on holiday. I'll definitely be signing though and I'm really pleased."</span>
Gower, who performed consistently well last season, added that he was looking forward to the coming season. <span style='color:blue'>"There was a clause in my contract which said the length of my deal would be reviewed this summer if I played well last year,"</span> said the 24-year-old. <span style='color:blue'>"Thankfully it went well for me - but I'm glad it's all been sorted and I'm staying at Blues for longer as I like it at Southend."
"There were a lot of reasons why I wanted to sign for another year. I like the manager Steve Tilson, the lads, the club as a whole and of course the fans who voted me player of the season last year which was a real honour for me."</span>
The former Spurs youngster also revealed that he had been working hard to regain fitness following a planned operation on his knee at the end of the last campaign.
<span style='color:blue'>"I've been doing some work on my knee and it's been going OK,"</span> he said. <span style='color:blue'>"I'm going away again soon but when I get back I'll be working hard on strengthening that area and I will be reporting back for pre season training a week earlier than the rest of the lads to give myself a head-start."</span>