Isle Of Bute Saint Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Gow is a Buddie 'now' hopefully he can bring something to the team to help keep us up. Welcome to the Buddies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford prefect Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) Great post. Take you a while to think up that gem? About as long as your insomnia curing efforts Edited February 20, 2015 by ford prefect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Thinking back to when he 'shat' on us, Lennon foolishly blabbed to anyone that would listen that we'd offered him a contract. All Gow did was take a better deal with Motherwell. It signalled the end of Danny's diary on the official site. Like any one us would have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergie's no1 fan Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Is Alan Gow really the kind of player you want in the midst of a relegation battle? Wylde has been taking pelters for not getting stuck in. This guy is going to get new levels of abuse if its the same old Alan Gow we have signed. Hope he proves me wrong but my expectations aren't exactly high with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappy coco Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Over the moon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) Hugely uninspiring signing, but I expect little else. I'm not all that interested in his previous with the club. What I'm not at all convinced about is what he will bring to the table now. Its smacks of a desperate last throw of the dice, as opposed to a strategic signing. Perhaps that is inevitable given our current position. It will also most likely lead to more chopping and changing of personnel and formation when we could be doing with a settled, resilient, and battling set-up. That said, after witnessing the pitiful display against ICT, perhaps anything is worth a punt. What about the defence, though.... come on, FFS! Edited February 20, 2015 by Drew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Calder Saint Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Drew. I am willing to judge Gow on how he performs.Got to him a chance.The Bulgarian defender Genev might just be the answer.At 25 he is a good age and left sided central defender.Has just played 29 times for his last club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie88 Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Wow chill out lads... Alan Gow has f**ked us about a few times, that's all I was saying. The point I was making it's hardly surprising if some supporters aren't overjoyed at his arrival. He certainly won't be any worse than Wylde or Reilly so will improve the squad. One last point to Kendo... Gow isn't a past or present "legend" so yes what he is paid to do, play football to the best of his ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Brilliant player Gow. Hope he has ditched his David Elliot mentality. He'll be a hero if he has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whydowebother Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I think once a player is on our books that it's best to judge his performances rather than character assassinate them. The bottom line is , any player coming in at least gives us another option , it's then up to them to perform. With that in mind , welcome to our club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Wow chill out lads... Alan Gow has f**ked us about a few times, that's all I was saying. The point I was making it's hardly surprising if some supporters aren't overjoyed at his arrival. Yes and if they are not overjoyed because they don't rate him then that's reasonable. Being not overjoyed because he chose another club over us starts to make those fans sound like needy whiny schoolkids who can't handle their mate having other friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exiledfan Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 If Gow can go and score some goals that gets us enough points to stay up then no one will give a f**k about what he's done in the past. Welcome aboard Alan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray7 Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 You can say "at least give him a chance" all you like; The fact is that Alan Gow is a complete waster and I expect that to continue during his time with us. I'll get behind him tomorrow, like any other player in a black and white kit but I am absolutely adamant he'll be another dud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 You can say "at least give him a chance" all you like; The fact is that Alan Gow is a complete waster and I expect that to continue during his time with us. I'll get behind him tomorrow, like any other player in a black and white kit but I am absolutely adamant he'll be another dud. He's Derek Riordan Lite. On the one hand, he has/had talent, but never adequately realised it (albeit not as good a player as Riordan who should have been a Scotland regular). On the other, he didn't f**k up in such spectacular style as Riordan. He just believed his own hype, and appeared to disappear up his own arse. I'm unmoved either way. I won't be blaming Gary Teale or Alan Gow if and when we go down. Culpability in that respect lies squarely at the door of the boardroom and with Tommy f**king Craig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlucifer Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Welcome aboard Alan. Hope you've went deaf in your old(er) years as the flak will commence/continue if/when you make your first mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabinho Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 You can say "at least give him a chance" all you like; I'll get behind him tomorrow, like any other player in a black and white kit but I am absolutely adamant he'll be another dud. So you'll be giving him a chance in that case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Seems the board have got a new club sponsor as well as a new signing! http://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whydowebother Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Seems the board have got a new club sponsor as well as a new signing! http://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk I recommend people ignore that post , hee haw hee always says stuff like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie88 Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Yes and if they are not overjoyed because they don't rate him then that's reasonable. Being not overjoyed because he chose another club over us starts to make those fans sound like needy whiny schoolkids who can't handle their mate having other friends. What about if they don't rate him and he f**ked us about before? Is that reasonable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 What about if they don't rate him and he f**ked us about before? Is that reasonable? We have signed players that have f**ked us. At least he didn't take a wage for nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie88 Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 We have signed players that have f**ked us. At least he didn't take a wage for nothing. Very true when you look at it like that. I don't actually care the fact we signed him, I just replied to a post in the fact that I don't think if he's a success u can ram it down certain people's throats. I hope he does well, obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another alias Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Alan Gow is one of these players who not a striker, not a central midfielder and not a winger. For most of his career he has struggled for a regular game as team formations did not warrant a player with his talents. With the advent of the 4-2-3-1 formation, suddenly players like Gow are in demand. He's a natural no.10 and the modern formation suits him (and on that note, the modern formation would also have suited Andy Dorman as well...) Unfortunately for him, its come late in his career. But he's still only 32. He undoubtedly has a lot of talent. And he's proved that he can score and create goals, notably in his spells with Airdrie & Falkirk. And comparisons with Kenny McLean are a bit unfair. Compare him with Marwood, Caldwell, Ball, Reilly & Wylde and see how good he is. Looking at the photos of him, he's obviously kept himself trim. And I would presume that he has proved his fitness to Teale. This is his last chance in the game so let's hope he can take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Alan Gow is one of these players who not a striker, not a central midfielder and not a winger. For most of his career he has struggled for a regular game as team formations did not warrant a player with his talents. With the advent of the 4-2-3-1 formation, suddenly players like Gow are in demand. He's a natural no.10 and the modern formation suits him (and on that note, the modern formation would also have suited Andy Dorman as well...) Unfortunately for him, its come late in his career. But he's still only 32. He undoubtedly has a lot of talent. And he's proved that he can score and create goals, notably in his spells with Airdrie & Falkirk. And comparisons with Kenny McLean are a bit unfair. Compare him with Marwood, Caldwell, Ball, Reilly & Wylde and see how good he is. Looking at the photos of him, he's obviously kept himself trim. And I would presume that he has proved his fitness to Teale. This is his last chance in the game so let's hope he can take it. A bit like that Dundee player Harkins, you mean? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Optimistic Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Alan Gow is one of these players who not a striker, not a central midfielder and not a winger. For most of his career he has struggled for a regular game as team formations did not warrant a player with his talents. With the advent of the 4-2-3-1 formation, suddenly players like Gow are in demand. He's a natural no.10 and the modern formation suits him (and on that note, the modern formation would also have suited Andy Dorman as well...) Unfortunately for him, its come late in his career. But he's still only 32. He undoubtedly has a lot of talent. And he's proved that he can score and create goals, notably in his spells with Airdrie & Falkirk. And comparisons with Kenny McLean are a bit unfair. Compare him with Marwood, Caldwell, Ball, Reilly & Wylde and see how good he is. Looking at the photos of him, he's obviously kept himself trim. And I would presume that he has proved his fitness to Teale. This is his last chance in the game so let's hope he can take it. I assume you are having a laugh or at the wind up Airdrie was in 2002 and Falkirk 2005. Since leaving Falkirk in 2007 he's had TEN clubs ( St Mirren will be 11th) and apart from some minor success in the 4th tier of English football (14 goals in 2 season not exactly brilliant) with Exeter has done absolutely nothing. Our signing policy in the last 5-6 seasons is nothing short of a disgrace and is why our luck is about to run out and we will be playing in the championship next season. He's here because no one else would touch him, not even Hamilton. Are we going for a world record for the most amount of mistakes a football club can make in one season? We will be relegated and deserve to be. Even more depressing when the standard of teams in the SPL is at an all time low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santaponsasaint Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Good luck to Alan Gow. Can't do any worse than many in team at Mo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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