Gillingham goalkeeper Glenn Morris is out of contract in the summer but wants to stay at the club

Gillingham’s veteran goalkeeper Glenn Morris insists he’s feeling in great shape and would love to stay on for another season.

The 42-year-old is the oldest player in the Football League, and the oldest to have ever played for the Gills, but he says he’s feeling as sharp as he did when he rejoined the club four years ago.

Morris has been back in the side following an ankle injury and has been competing with Jake Turner for the no.1 spot in what has been a tough season.

“I'd like to be (next season),” he said, when speaking ahead of Gillingham’s game at Walsall.

“I know it's not been the greatest of seasons and stuff, but I feel good. I feel sharp. Who knows what's going to happen?

“We'll get these games out of the way, and we'll concentrate on that when it gets to the end of the season. I feel like I'm okay. I feel like I can still play a role in some sort.

“I'm at 24, 25 games [this season], and it's not too bad really for somebody my age. I always feel good. I had one serious injury [this season] that took me out for 12 weeks. That's going to happen. But I feel good.

“My body and everything feels good. I feel like I'm in a good place. I feel sharp.

“I feel just the same as I did when I joined Gillingham four years ago. I don't feel any different to that.

“I've had this conversation for 10 years. Genuinely, it's difficult because people want to write me off all the time and they've got every right to. They can do what they want, but I feel just as good as I did when I joined here.

“I'm still training every day. It's not like I'm missing training sessions. I'm out there.I'm doing all I can.”

Morris hasn’t been able to escape Gillingham’s poor form even when he’s not at the club.

He said: “I am local. I live in Medway.