McFlynn gets a one-year reprieve at Sydney FC after a return to form Terry McFlynn: "I love playing for this club." Though Terry McFlynn won't say it publicly, he knows he picked up his one-year contract extension with Sydney FC by the skin of his teeth. The Sky Blues' captain has divided opinion about whether he deserved a new deal but after an improved second half of the season, the 31-year-old convinced club management to offer terms - which he didn't hesitate to accept. "We had a conversation last week with the boss [Frank Farina] and [chief executive] Tony [Pignata], and something was put to me early in the week and I agreed to it straight away," he said after training on Thursday. I love playing for this football club and hopefully we'll have some success this year and next year as well. While some observers felt the time had come for McFlynn to move on, he never gave up hope of hanging on for another year. "You never think that [it's over] but I approach every day the same," he said. I give my best, as much as I can to the football club and the decision has been made out of my hands. Asked if it was the toughest year of his tenure since he joined the club as a foundation player, McFlynn said he didn't mind having to fight for his position. "We've always had healthy competition here and everyone who plays for this football club realises that to play you have to be on form and at the top of your game," he said. I wasn't in [form] in the earlier part of the season. I didn't play and rightly so, but at this football club you have to work hard to get back in the team. I felt I worked hard on what I needed to improve and thankfully I got my spot back. Farina said McFlynn had earned his place again next year, saying the Ulsterman had done "exceptionally well" since mid-season. Another hoping to follow in his captain's footsteps in breaking back into the first team is Ivan Necevski. He also picked up a one-year extension this week but is feeling the pain of spending yet another season as the club's second-choice keeper. I've been here for a long time. This is my sixth season at the club, and hopefully next year is lucky number seven for me and I can play the whole season instead of eight or nine games," he said. Young midfielder Peter Triantis picked up a deal for the next two seasons. Farina is running out of available places for next season. "The issue for me is that we've got 19 players who are currently contracted," he said. Of the 19 already signed, there's only two centre-halves in that, Pascal Bosschaart and Seb Ryall. Obviously we've got more to come, but I don't think what we've got in the cap, without revealing figures, will mean we'll be able to sign more than 23 players. We're more than likely looking at another four.