Scott Arfield knows the pressure will be on next season as Wanderers aim to reach the Championship – but he wouldn’t want it any other way.
The experienced midfielder has played in plenty of big games, having reached the Premier League with Burnley before helping Rangers clinch the Scottish Premiership.
Arfield spent the past season in the MLS with Charlotte and while the lifestyle was great, he missed the cut throat nature of British football.
“I had an amazing time over there and I'm so glad that I did it,” he told the club website.
“I had different options when I made the move from Scotland over to America, but I just felt I needed the pressure.
“I think I'm a player that needs that expectation. Being at a club like Rangers, it's a necessity and drawing games is not good enough, never mind losing them.
“I felt that when you go over there, although the lifestyle and everything around it was absolutely magnificent, I felt as if there was something still missing in terms of this, so it certainly brings me back to it at a club of this size - knowing how many people come to home games and travel.
“I'm that sort of player. I feel after that year away - although I loved it - that's what's really brought me back here and hopefully I can repay everyone.”
The 35-year-old has experienced promotion with Huddersfield and Burnley, as well as reaching the Europa League final with Rangers.
Arfield is eager to make an impact on the pitch next season but knows he will also have a big role to play in the dressing room.
“As you get older you realise it's not going to go on forever, you want special memories,” he continued.
“You've tasted success in different ways, whether it's promotion or cups or whatever, and the happiness you can bring people is the one thing you remember.
“To bring it here is what my aim is going to be. Obviously, there will be a key role for me on and off the pitch regarding my experience and maturity, so it's a role I'm very excited to get started with.
“Since the rumours started that I was coming back, all my nearest and dearest and me were hoping that it was this club.
“This is the club they wished it was because of the history and because of the players that have walked through the door.
“There are some big names and big profiles who have been here and if you can add your picture to this stadium, you have done OK.”
It looks set to be a tough season in League One, on paper, but the Canada international is relishing the challenge ahead and wants to help the club keep progressing.
“The most important thing is to stay together and strive for greatness, and greatness is being as successful as you can - individually, collectively and everybody on the same page.
“There’s obviously an expectation to get up and that's why I'm sat in this chair, I won't shy away from it.
“When finish your career, that’s what you’ve got to look back on, and there's a massive chance here to get a club of this profile back to where it belongs.”
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