27-07-2022, 18:45
Derby County defender Craig Forsyth has recommitted to the rebuilding Rams by signing a new one-year contract.
His previous deal expired while Derby were still in administration.
The 33-year-old is the longest serving player on Derby's books, having made 256 appearances since initially arriving on loan from Watford in 2013.
"There are not many players that stay at a club for ten years, but I want to make the tenth year a worthwhile one," Forsyth told the club website.
"After last year, and the way it finished with relegation and things like that, I wanted to stay. With the new owner in place, I hope we can get back up at the first attempt and make it a good season."
Forsyth's new deal means interim Derby boss Liam Rosenior has a 21-man first-team squad to call on for the start of the League One campaign, having only had seven senior players available to him before David Clowes bought the club on 1 July.
The Rams kick-off the season, which will be their first in the third tier of English football since 1986, against Oxford United at home on Saturday.
His previous deal expired while Derby were still in administration.
The 33-year-old is the longest serving player on Derby's books, having made 256 appearances since initially arriving on loan from Watford in 2013.
"There are not many players that stay at a club for ten years, but I want to make the tenth year a worthwhile one," Forsyth told the club website.
"After last year, and the way it finished with relegation and things like that, I wanted to stay. With the new owner in place, I hope we can get back up at the first attempt and make it a good season."
Forsyth's new deal means interim Derby boss Liam Rosenior has a 21-man first-team squad to call on for the start of the League One campaign, having only had seven senior players available to him before David Clowes bought the club on 1 July.
The Rams kick-off the season, which will be their first in the third tier of English football since 1986, against Oxford United at home on Saturday.
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