Gillingham playmaker Bradley Dack looks ahead to another season at the club after signing a new deal and playing under Gareth Ainsworth

Bradley Dack says he’s got unfinished business at Gillingham after a frustrating past season.

The 31-year-old recently signed a new one-year contract and hopes he can be part of a successful team this coming season - after last year’s campaign failed to deliver what he’d hoped.

It was a disappointing season for Dack on a personal level, and for the team, as he only made 20 appearances on his return to the club - which included only five league starts. The Gills ended the season sitting 17th in the table.

Dack’s looking optimistically towards the new season, saying: “Things didn't go right last year. There's lots of reasons why, and there's a lot of people to blame for that, and that's including the players, but I think it's a collective blame.

“For the club as a whole, it just didn't really work. Sometimes that happens in football, but new guys (manager Gareth Ainsworth and assistant Richard Dobson) came in and it’s really positive.

“I really wanted to stay. We got something done pretty quickly and pretty easily. I didn't really want to do anything else to be honest. There was nothing that came up that really sparked my interest.

“Why I wanted to come here last year was to get promoted, and we didn't achieve that. That feels like unfinished business to me, and that's what I want to be here to do.

“We had a great end to the season. I think it was 12 unbeaten to finish and the manager and Dobbo have come in and they've been first class. Their mentality, the way they drive standards has been really, really good and nice for me to see.

“They're taking the club in a great direction and I wanted to be part of that. I've loved working with them. I like the group of players that we have. I think it's a real hard-working group.”