Diamond told RedWeb, "I've never made any secret of the fact I wanted to stay here. I'm still very much at the learning stage of my career and, as far as I'm concerned, there's no better place to develop than where I am now. I love the area and I consider the North east my home now. My next target is to get fully fit and win my place back in the team and, fingers crossed, I should be ready within the next week or so."
Jimmy Calderwood added, "Zander is a precious talent with the potential to go all the way in the game and he is learning all the time. He has a tremendous attitude and is a sensible lad who realises that, at this stage in his career,