TYLER Weir revealed he turned down offers from two National League clubs and took a “massive pay cut” to stay at Worcester City.

The long-serving full-back has attracted interest from a number of teams following Worcester City’s slide down the non-league pyramid.

But the 26-year-old is adamant he has made the right decision to commit his future to the Midland League Premier Division outfit.

“There were offers on the table from a couple of Conference clubs, one was full-time and the other was part-time, as well as a few sides in the Conference North and in the league below,” Weir said.

“But I have a little boy in Ledbury so it wasn’t the best move for me.

“Last season I had a few personal problems back home which I don’t want to go into but Snapper (joint manager John Snape) stuck by me and I think I need to repay him and the fans who have been brilliant to me.”

Weir first joined City on loan in 2012 before two spells at the club were only split by a period at Gloucester City.

He also won supporters’ player and sponsor’s player-of-the-season awards at the end of last term.

“I have not got an agent as I believe that if you are good enough and somebody wants you they will get in contact with you,” Weir continued.

“I didn’t make any phone calls to clubs.

“They rang me and I have found out there were more clubs interested in me since I signed for Worcester.

“It was a tough decision because of dropping three leagues but I think I have made the right one as I want to take Worcester back to the Conference North and hopefully higher than that when we get the ground sorted.”

Weir, who is working as a builder in Ledbury, admits he will be getting “less than half” what he was being paid at City last season.

But he feels he has a lot to “pay back” to the cash-strapped club who stood by him when he was banned from football for two months in February last year after failing to report he had been approached during a match-fixing scandal.

“I have had to take a massive pay cut,” Weir said.

“I will get less than half of what I was getting last season.

“I got offered more money at other clubs but I decided to stay at Worcester as it is not about the money. It is about enjoying my football.”

Weir had been linked with a return to Hereford where he played between 2009 and 2012 but insisted he had no contact with Bulls boss Peter Beadle.

“I could have gone to Hereford two years ago when they were playing in the league Worcester are playing in now,” Weir added.

“At the time I said I didn’t want to drop that low yet and two years later I have so football is a funny game.

“Hereford are a massive club playing in front of 2,500 fans every week.

“There have been a few clubs interested so if I went to Hereford I may as well have gone to a Conference team.

“I spoke to a couple of people at Hereford but didn’t speak to the manager.”