After another impressive season at the heart of the Seasiders' defence, skipper Rowe has put pen to paper on a deal that runs until the end of the 2023/24 season.

He becomes the second outfield player to commit to the Blues for next campaign, with boss Nathan Haslam acting quickly to fend off inevitable interest in the highly-rated centre-half.

And the skipper is looking forward to the rest of this campaign, and the next.

"I'm happy to get this over the line so I can crack on with the rest of the season," Rowe said.

"I'm looking forward to the rest of this campaign as well as pre-season and next year.

"I'm really enjoying my time here. It's been a good few years and now is the time to build and really push for the play-offs next season."