Gillingham midfielder Bradley Dack wants to stay at the club next season under manager Gareth Ainsworth and win promotion from League 2

Homegrown favourite Bradley Dack wants to remain a Gillingham player next season under new boss Gareth Ainsworth.

The 31-year-old fell out of favour under former manager John Coleman but marked his return to the fold by scoring a last-gasp winner against MK Dons at the weekend.

Dack rejoined the club in the summer on a short-term deal after seven years away - and he wants to put right the wrongs of the current campaign next time around in a Gillingham shirt.

“This season has really pained me and I feel like I owe it to myself, I owe it to the club, I owe it to the fans to do right and make this club into a successful team,” Dack said.

“I feel like I can add a lot to that with my experience, my ability or my self-belief. I feel like I can really drive this club on and help get it to where it needs to be.

“I’d love to stay, that conversation hasn’t happened yet. There’s four games left. Hopefully, I can make a big impact and show the gaffer why I want to be here.

“I want to do well, I want this club to get promoted.

“That’s the reason I’ve come here and I thought it was going to be this year. It hasn’t panned out that way and that hurts me a lot.

“Hopefully next year I’ll be here and we can get it done.”

Dack left the Gills in 2017 to join Blackburn Rovers in a deal initially worth £750,000.

His triumphant return at the start of this season hasn’t had the fairytale finish that everyone wanted. It’s a failing that Dack has taken personally.

“This season has pained me probably more than most to see the club where is at,” explained Dack.

“Obviously, when I left, it was a good team in League 1. And to see us being near the bottom of League 2 is hugely frustrating, disappointing, and I’ve felt that pain.

“I understand the fans’