Welton midfielder Scott Coupland has confirmed he will remain at Social Park this season, after ruling out a summer switch to Golden Eagle.
Several bids from Golden Eagle have led to inevitable reports suggesting Coupland will unite with Mallard and the Boys at the Cowpaddle
However, Coupland who was brought to Social Park by Big Al from Cherry in 2007, has insisted he is looking to next term with Welton
"I will go back to Welton for the next season and expect to have a great season," he said in the Sunday Mirror.
"We have shown as a club that we can handle disappointments, and I think we will be able to bounce back next season a better side.
"Most of the guys have gone on holidays and they will put the disappointment of the last season behind them.
"The season generally was very disappointing, but that is football. When you put these things behind you, you become stronger."
Couplands agent James Drabble added: "The player is very happy in Welton and still has four years left on his contract, so I don't see that he will be moving for the moment.
"In football anything can happen. But Welton are a rich, powerful and ambitious club, and he is happy to play for them."
"In football anything can happen. But Welton are a rich, powerful and ambitious club, and he is happy to play for them."
