CHERRIES goalkeeper Neil Moss is determined to win back his place after agreeing a contract extension with the club.

His current one-year deal will now run until the summer of 2009 after an appearance-related clause was replaced by an additional 12 months.

Moss was offered the compromise after signing a one-year contract at the end of last season - only to then lose the number one spot to Asmir Begovic.

The Canadian's arrival on loan from Portsmouth on the eve of the new season has restricted Moss to just one appearance in the Carling Cup defeat at West Brom.

And while Moss admits he was "bitterly disappointed" to be axed, the 32-year-old is vowing to come out fighting as he bids to regain top spot.

Moss told the Daily Echo: "When I spoke to the chairman at the end of last season, I said I would have liked a two-year contract. I felt my form had been goodand although I half expected a pay cut, I was prepared to take that for two years.

"Instead of two years, we agreed on the appearance-related clause whereby once I had played 35 games, I would have automatically received the second year.

"Then, and through no real fault of my own, I didn't start the season so the clause was a waste of space really because I was going to struggle to play 35 games.

"I didn't want to be in limbo at the end of the season. If I'm not playing, I can't play 35 games and that could have left me open come next May.

"The manager and chairman spoke to me because they realised I wasn't happy about not playing. They asked if it would appease the situation if they replaced the option with a second year.

"I told them it would in respect of money, family and security, but my main issue has always surrounded playing. If you're playing, everything else takes care of itself.

"My main aim at the moment is to get back in the team, which is where I feel I deserve to be. I felt my contribution was positive towards us staying up last season."

Moss, who displaced Gareth Stewart in November, added: "I worked hard when I wasn't in the side last season and felt I was on top of my game when I came back in.

"I could half accept it with Gareth because I was out for 25 games with a broken leg and he did really well when he came in.

"But I'm too old to be sitting on the bench. I've never enjoyed watching too much and don't enjoy games when there is nothing on them.

"It's the manager's decision and while I've got all the respect in the world for the manager, I don't agree with him on this one."