Ayr United captain Nicky Devlin has revealed how he turned down the Scottish Premiership for another year as Somerset skipper.
Devlin, 22, today penned a new one year deal to lead United's return to the Championship.
And he insists not even the lure of the top flight could tempt him to head for the exit.
Devlin, who last year became Ayr's youngest ever captain, led the Honest Men to promotion via the play-offs last month.
Now he wants Ian McCall's men to make a big impact when they take on the likes of Dundee United and Hibs next term.
He said: "A Premiership club made me an offer before I drove down to sign today, but there was never a question of me going.
"I love being the captain of this club and when you look at some of the places we're going to next season, it's a really exciting time to be here.
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"It will be an honour to lead Ayr United out in these places and having the kind of backing I do from the manager and fans makes all the difference."
Boss Ian McCall hailed the deal as a "great bit of business" after also managing to keep hold of player of the year Ross Docherty.
The pair were linked with a string of full time clubs following their starring roles in United's promotion run.
Devlin added: "I've never enjoyed playing football as much as I do here and have never felt loved like I do.
"It's a big thing for a footballer to feel appreciated - as soon as they do the fans get the rewards on the park.
"When you saw the scenes at the end of last season, it was going to take a special offer from a special club to take boys away from here.
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"Hopefully I don't leave Ayr for a long time, and I've always said I would never take a sideways move.
"It would only be for one of the top clubs in the Premiership because I'm happy here and love it so much.
"We had 4000 fans here in the play-off final and there will be clubs in the top flight who don't get that.
"A lot of people speak about Ayr being a sleeping giant and you can see it's there.
"But it's down to us as players as well to do more on the park to bring people back.
"That's why our games at Somerset next season will be so important. We won't be judged by what we do at places like Easter Road and Tannadice - this place has to become our fortress.
Boss Ian McCall, who hailed Devlin as a "great ambassador" for the club, added: "This a great bit of business as Nicky could easily have moved elsewhere.
"Since we came here Nicky has been one of the most consistent players and lead the club to promotion in his first season as captain.
"It’s no surprise that he was voted in the PFA League One team of the year as we always said we had the best full backs in the league.
"Our supporters need to be patient as we are making sure we get the right players for the Championship and Nicky is certainly one of those.”