“I’m just glad it’s finally over,” said Cotterill.





“The Manager mentioned it towards the end of last season, as he doesn’t like players going down into their last year and since we’ve come back we’ve been talking throughout the summer.





“It’s nice that it’s come to an end, so I can just concentrate on my football.





“I’ve always wanted to stay here and I’ve enjoyed it.





“The Manager’s great with me and it’s a great Club.”





Cotterill has become the seventh First Team squad member to extend their stay this summer and he believes that the Manager has shown plenty of faith after last season’s good performances.





“At one stage it was almost one everyday that the lads were coming down to sign their contracts,” Cotterill joked.





“I think that was the most important thing, as it shows what the Manager has done.





“The lads who did really well for him last season he’s been able to tie-down and I think that was really important, as most of them had good seasons.”





The Welsh international has been almost ever-present in Gary Rowett’s side and the midfielder has noticed a transformation not just on the pitch, but off it as well.





“I think this wouldn’t have happened before the Manager came in.





“The Club is a lot more stable and I love it here.





“I had a good season last year, but I’d have liked to have a couple more goals.





“I think we can do a lot better this time and hopefully we can make the top six, as that’ll be good progress for us.





“It’s a massive step that we went to Burnley and took the lead twice.





“We probably shouldn’t have drawn that game and I think we were all a bit disappointed.





“We’ve got a draw against a team that was playing in the Premier League the previous season, so it shows how far we’ve come.”











