Lee Briers has revealed that he turned down a two-year deal with another Super League club in order to sign a contract extension with Warrington Wolves.

Wolves’ long-serving half back announced earlier today, Tuesday, that he had agreed a one-year extension with the club that will keep him in Warrington until November 2012.

In an exclusive interview with the Warrington Guardian, Briers admitted that the idea of leaving the club that he has served for almost 14 years was unthinkable.

“It means the world to me to stay here.

“I did have opportunities to go elsewhere in Super League on two-year deals, but the thought of leaving doesn’t really cross your mind once you know Warrington want to keep you,” he said.

“Even a two-year deal couldn’t get me away from this club, as staying where I’m happy is the most important thing.

“I have spent most of my life playing for Warrington. It’s a big part of my life - my family love it.

“All the lads are great, all the staff and everyone to do with the club are wonderful.

“I never really contemplated leaving to be honest.”

It will be music to the ears of Wolves fans, who have watched Briers make 359 appearances during his stint at the club, during which time he has overtaken Brian Bevan to become the second most prolific scorer in the club’s history.

Adding 2009 and 2010 Challenge Cup winners’ medals and a Lance Todd trophy to his list of achievements also played a large role in keeping Briers committed to the club.

He said: “It has obviously been a great couple of years and during that time I have been on year-to-year contracts.

“That makes you a bit nervous but I felt that if I could play well, the performance could look after the contract and that is what it has ended up doing.

“I definitely want to be part of this club and its success until the end of my career. It’s going in the right direction and that is what I want to be part of, a successful club.”

After his announcement on social networking site Twitter, hundreds of Warrington fans raced to congratulate Briers on the contract and express their joy that his play-making would be lighting up the Halliwell Jones Stadium for another year.

He thanked the fans for their show of support, saying: “It is important to have that show of support from the fans as well. They mean everything to the club and we wouldn’t be as successful as we are now without them.

“Their congratulations and best wishes mean the world to me.”

*More from Lee Briers in this week's Warrington Guardian