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MICHAEL PATON is determined to make up for last season’s frustrations after penning a new one-year deal to stay at Dunfermline.
The 28-year-old joined the Pars in 2015 and helped the club win the League One title last year.
But the former Aberdeen and Queen of the South forward suffered a disappointing campaign last season after undergoing a hernia operation last summer.
With his contract expiring, Paton, who made just 18 league appearances, had to prove his fitness in pre-season training before being offered fresh terms.
Now, he has his sights firmly set on helping the Fifers win promotion back to the Premiership.
He said: “I’m delighted. It’s taken a wee while to get there but it’s done now and I’m just looking forward to getting going and starting the season again and getting back playing.
“At the end of a contract you weigh your options up and so does the club. The manager and myself were speaking over the summer and wondering what our best options were.
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“I know where the club’s wanting to go and I want to be part of that.
“I’ve been training a couple of days to check my fitness and we came to the agreement it was best for me to stay here and I’m ready to kick on.
“Last season was a wee bit of a stop-start season because of my hernia operation. I was playing catch-up from day one, really.
“And the team picked up when I was starting to get fit, and it was hard to get back in.
“But I’m fit now and so there’s no excuses this season and I want to hit the ground running.”
