Kilmarnock defender Joe Wright says dark days behind him as he pens new deal

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Joe Wright says the "dark days" are behind him as he penned a new two-year deal at Rugby Park.Kilmarnock took a chance on the centre back despite him just recovering from a 12 month lay-off after a nasty ACL injury.

The tackle happened when he had just one match left of his Doncaster contract – as he was getting set to move on to a new club.

And now the defender has repaid the faith from the Ayrshire club and committed his future to Killie. He said: “There was dark days when you have an injury of that length, especially with the complications I faced, it was difficult to be in those days.“But I am happy to be back playing football, and it’s great to have played so many games.“I’ve probably surpassed the target I had for number of games played so I am delighted to be back.“It was a pretty straight forward decision, it’s a club that took a leap of faith in me.“For me it was easy, they took a gamble on me and it was important to give something back too.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.“I’d been out for a year so for the club to come and have that faith in me I’d like to think I’ve repaid that in a way, but I wanted to get signed up here again."He added: “After Hearts didn't give me a deal I’ll be honest I was fairly confident I’d get a deal somewhere.“I knew I had plenty more to offer, but at the same time I was delighted Kilmarnock came straight in so there