Rangers youngster Josh McPake admits he is facing the most important season of his career as he aims to become a first-team star at Ibrox.The 20-year-old joined Championship side Queen's Park on a season-long loan last week and made his debut for the Spiders when he climbed off the bench in a 1-1 draw with Hamilton in the Premier Sports Cup.It has been a summer of uncertainty for the Coatbridge winger, who is entering his sixth loan spell in three years after stints at Dundee, Morton, Harrogate Town, Morecambe and Tranmere Rovers.After his loan at English League Two outfit Tranmere didn't go as well as hoped, there were reports he could have had his Ibrox contract 'ripped up' due to questions over his attitude.But McPake was determined to prove the doubters wrong on his return to Auchenhowie and scored four times in three pre-season games for Gio van Bronckhorst's Light Blues.Now the Scotland under-21 international wants to make an impact this season after being given words of encouragement by his Dutch gaffer and reckons it could be make or break for his future at Rangers.
Speaking exclusively to Lanarkshire Live Sport , McPake - who is under contract at Ibrox until 2024 - explained: "The manager [van Bronckhorst] said to me to go out on loan and you never know what can happen if you work hard. "He said take it day-by-day and make sure I do well."The club is pleased with me and I came back in good shape in the summer."I'm pleased with that myself and I feel in a really good place."It's probably the most important season for me."The last few years it was important for me to go down to England and get a taste of men's football and the physical side of the game, but the plan was always to come back up."I want to be a
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