An older and wiser Andrew Barrowman is intending to complete some unfinished business in the SPL next season after leaving Ross County for Dunfermline.
The striker became Pars manager Jim McIntyre’s third new signing of the summer on Friday after agreeing a two-year deal at East End Park.
And Barrowman insisted he is determined to show he has learned from the mistakes he made when he was in the SPL with Inverness.
He had joined Terry Butcher’s outfit after his first spell at the Staggies which saw Barrowman score a barrowload of goals. However, his time at Inverness ended sourly caused, he candidly admits, by immaturity and naivety on his part.
“Everything with Dunfermline was all sorted pretty quickly in terms of a contract and I am delighted to be here,” said Barrowman, who started his senior career with Birmingham City. “I had other options but I feel this is the best move for me. I feel I can improve by coming here and I am looking forward to being a part of things.
“I have played against Dunfermline in the last couple of seasons and I like the way they approach the game. They tend to play with wingers and, as a centre forward, that’s what you want and thrive on.
“I am really excited and there is a big buzz about the club coming up from the first division as champions. Hopefully, we can take that momentum into the SPL and I am just grateful to be a part of that.
“I definitely feel I have unfinished business in the SPL. I have been there before and I did not do myself justice. It was probably a combination of immaturity and naivety on my part. I had just come off the back of a season where I had scored 29 goals and thought I could just walk into the team. I am always a conscientious worker and I was the fittest at the club in pre-season but it was probably a much bigger step up than I expected.
“I wasn’t released by the club as I still had a year and a half left on my contract but me and Terry Butcher did not see eye to eye. I was not playing much and I was not in his plans but I thought I deserved more of a chance. These things happen in football and I have no axe to grind with him. But I did not do myself justice either and ultimately it is my fault if I am not in the team.
“So, I decided it would be best for me to go back to Ross County in the first division, work hard on my game and rebuild my career. I now have a second chance and I have a point to prove to myself more than anyone else. I am determined not to make the same mistake again.
“I started at Birmingham in the Premiership under Steve Bruce and obviously it was not nice being released by such a massive club. But, as you grow older, you realise these things can be the making of you.”
He added, “I am 26, ambitious and want to play at as high a level as I can.”
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