ROSS McCrorie says he wants the second chapter of his Rangers career to be about silverware as the side continue their preparations for the new season.
The Academy graduate was speaking to the media this afternoon after sealing his return to the club closest to his heart last week.
McCrorie, now 28, progressed through the club's youth ranks before making his debut in September 2017.
His footballing journey soon took him to the north-east, and following a three-year spell with Bristol City south of the border, where he established himself as a fan's favourite, he now finds himself back in Rangers colours and hungry to deliver trophies.
Asked on what areas of his game he has developed since being away from Ibrox, he said: "I don't like talking about the way I play. I prefer to show it on the pitch.
"But for anyone who has watched me over the years, especially down in England, I've kicked on massively. I'm a totally different player compared to when I was first here.
"I'm not the smiley-faced wee boy back in the day who was excited to be a Rangers player.
"When the opportunity arose to come back here, I had a good think about it.
"I'm 28 now, and it's about the opportunity to go and win silverware.
"Every season is a reset at the start of the season. We're in four competitions to start with, and it's all about seeing how we go from there.
"It's not only about quality with the boys that have come in; it's their character.
"The people upstairs have done their due diligence on the type of boys we've brought in.
"I've played against and with a few of them, and they're all good characters that will help bring that unity within the changing room.
"I'm sure if we can keep that unity together and have that team mentality, we can go a long way."
As well as his affection for the club he grew up supporting and later represented, McCrorie admits the allure of reuniting with Derek McInnes, whom he worked under at Aberdeen, was too good to resist.
He continued: "A big thing about me coming back was the gaffer. I had a good few offers in England, but for me, as soon as the gaffer got the job here I knew he was the man to take this club forward.
"I remember my first game with Aberdeen, and there was a lot of stuff around Covid at the time. He took us onto the pitch at St. Johnstone, all the players, and it was an us-against-the-world mentality.
"I think he's going to need to bring that in here too.
"It's going to be tough at times because this isn't an easy club to play for. The gaffer has all the ability for that.
"He makes you want to run through brick walls for him, and as soon as I got the chance to work with him again it was a no-brainer."
McInnes arrives at Rangers having guided Hearts to their record Scottish Premiership points total as manager last season.
His managerial track record is certainly extensive, and McCrorie says the belief he instils in his players is unlike anything else.
He added: "He knows the league inside-out. The gaffer is all about standards.
"We had a little team meeting on the pitch the other day, and he was demanding standards. I think that's what you need.
"He was the one who gave me the belief to step up and leave Rangers.
"I wanted to leave in the first place because I was being selfish and I wanted to better myself as a player.
"The gaffer actually came to my house out in East Kilbride at the time, and he was the one who persuaded me to come up to Aberdeen.
"I had a great three years up there. The gaffer was top, and he took me under his wing.
"I was a young boy at the time, and I'm a lot different now than I was back then, and now I'm back with him again."
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