Thursday 14 January 2016 14:44, UK
Andy Halliday and Jason Holt have signed new contracts at Championship leaders Rangers.
The midfielders, who both joined the Glasgow side before the start of the season, have extended their deals until the summer of 2020.
Halliday, who was on the Rangers books as a youngster having grown up close to Ibrox, joined Mark Warburton's side after a successful trial period on a two-year deal with an option for the third.
However, the former Livingston, Middlesbrough and Bradford player has now extended his deal.
Fellow midfielder Holt had also been on trial at Ibrox before signing for the club on a three-year deal, becoming Warburton's seventh signing of the summer.
Both have been pivotal in Rangers' charge to the top of the Championship, with Halliday appearing in every league match, while former Hearts player Holt has scored nine goals from midfield, including a double in the 4-2 win over Hibernian in December.
Halliday said: "I'm delighted to sign the deal, Mark and Davie Weir pulled me in to give me the nod that I was getting a new contract and I was thrilled.
"There have been that many good moments since I signed, there haven't been many downs. This is the happiest I have been and most I have enjoyed football in my career.
"People have asked me where I see myself in five years' time and the answer has always been still at Rangers and trying to get us back to where we belong. So it's good that I have committed myself to 2020 at least."
Manager Warburton told the official Rangers club website: "We've been delighted with them and I think it's right that the club recognises that and responds.
"They are young players who have come in and have been challenged with handling the weight of expectation and they have dealt with that and delivered.
"They fully deserve their new contracts and now their jobs are to deliver the performances to merit their next contract."
Rangers are hopeful winger Barrie McKay will also sign an extension in the coming days.
