Midfielder Alex MacDonald is determined to have a bigger input at Gillingham this season but won’t be making life any more difficult for the manager.
The 32-year-old overcame a career-threatening injury to play a part this season but the majority of his 28 appearances have come off the bench.
Grateful as he is to be playing again, he wants to be starting matches. He said: "From a personal level to be able to play football again is great, there was a lot of times last year that I didn’t think I was going to be able to, but touch wood that is behind me, I am just hopeful I can influence the team and push up the table. “I don’t think I am missing games or being on the bench because my body is not able to do it, I think that is down to the choice of the manager.
I am fit and raring to go. “The only thing missing is to play as many games as I can and get on from the start but that’s not been the case at the moment.