Following negotiations with the duo, Yeovil Town have announced that manager Terry Skiverton and assistant manager Nathan Jones have put pen to paper on new two-and-a-half year deals that will keep the pair at Huish Park until the year 2014.
Since taking over from Russell Slade in February 2009, Skivo has overseen 100 matches in charge at Huish Park during which time the Glovers have maintained their League One status and enjoyed a level of stability in a climate that has seen many clubs struggle financially.
Skivo has proved to be a shrewd investor in the loan market and he has been able to bring players such as Steven Caulker, Ryan Mason, Jon Obika, Alex McCarthy, Shaun MacDonald, Max Ehmer and Oli Johnson to Yeovil on temporary deals in the past two seasons.
During the current campaign, he has unearthed a few promising permanent signings including Luke Ayling, Paul Huntington, who won the Npower Player of the Month award for January 2011, Ed Upson, Paul Wotton and the experienced Alex Russell who was plucked from Blue Square Premier side Bath City in January.
News of the pair signing their new contracts was followed by the announcement that Jon Obika and Shaun MacDonald would be returning on loan to Huish Park for the third and fifth times respectively.
Skivo has also suggested that he would like to bring MacDonald to Yeovil from his parent club, Swansea City, on a permanent basis. As the young Welshmen has one year to run on his current deal at the Liberty Stadium it will be interesting to see what developments are made on that front.
