Mark Wilson believes the intention of returning Partick Thistle to the Scottish Premiership was an enormous consider midfielder Ben Stanway signing a shock one-year deal to remain on the membership.
The 21-year-old had been extensively anticipated to depart Firhill in the summertime after a standout marketing campaign of 12 targets final time period.
Thistle narrowly missed out on promotion, shedding out to St Mirren within the play-off remaining.
“He needs to be a part of one thing particular right here at Thistle,” mentioned supervisor Wilson.
“He is been right here since he was 11, so 10 years on the membership.
“In his tenth yr, if he can get promotion, it might actually be the icing on the cake for him.”
The academy graduate was linked with strikes to numerous Premiership golf equipment all through final season, with Wilson describing his exit as virtually a “foregone conclusion” again in January.
However the Thistle boss is delighted with the flip of occasions.
“His performances had been so eye-catching, after all there was going to be curiosity,” mentioned Wilson. “If I am being truthful, I used to be resigned to in all probability shedding him.
“However we all the time saved ourselves in with an opportunity, by maintaining in fixed dialogue with him – significantly [assistant manager] Alex Rae. As time progressed that window of alternative opened a wee bit.”
The Glasgow facet are at dwelling to fellow promotion hopefuls Livingston on Friday – stay in entrance of the BBC Scotland cameras – after a gap weekend 1-0 victory away to Greenock Morton.
Wilson is hopeful Stanway can additional improve his credentials by serving to take Thistle again to the highest flight for the primary time since 2018.
“He is obtained a tune about him from the followers as effectively; it is not typically you get that,” added Wilson.
“He simply felt an absolute reference to this membership and a drive to assist Partick Thistle out of this division.
“That is testomony to the lad. He is obtained an actual goal and willpower about him that our younger gamers – and even our skilled ones – can study from.”
