Jarvis, 21, took the place of Paul di Giacomo in the Kilmarnock squad after manager Jim Jefferies let the 25-year-old move to Irn-Bru First Division side Partick, also on a loan basis.

Jefferies was delighted to land Jarvis and said: "He's done very well whenever I've seen him recently.

"It's good for us to bring a new face into the club and it's good for the boy to have a chance to play first-team football.

"You only have to look at the examples of Anthony Stokes and Kasper Schmeichel at Falkirk to see how a move like this can benefit clubs and players."

Jarvis made his Kilmarnock debut on Aug 28th 2007, in the CIS Cup match Vs Peterhead away.

Ryan's Initial Thoughts on Scottish Football.... "The football is really good. People say it's not as good as English football, but most of the games are on a level par with the Championship and I'm really enjoying it at the moment.

"A lot of the defenders are very strong and are also athletes. You've got to have the fitness to carry on throughout the whole game."