Bernard proud of his progress

The centre-back has regularly appeared in League Two Teams of the Week since making the short switch to the Peninsula Stadium and attracted interest from other clubs during the January window but was committed to remaining with the promotion-chasing Ammies.

In an exclusive interview, the 20-year-old explained how much he is enjoying regular first-team football after making his senior debut for the Reds in the Europa League tie at Astana in 2019.

“I think it's been a successful loan move for me so far,” he said. “I've come in and played a lot of games and just developed a lot as a player. To be fair, I'm just happy I took the step to come out on loan instead of just staying in the Under-23s as…