Afc The Players

[ericblack4boss]

One of the top class players that Alex Miller promised us on his arrival as manager Dow had been bought for a nominal fee from Hibs, where he had prvoiusly served under Miller. Dow started his careerat Dundee before securing a move to the Premiership and Chelsea where Dow played over a dozen games in his first season , Dow was to return to Scottish football in 1996 when he moved to Easter Road he was to remain at Hibs, for three seasons before moving north the first season saw Dow play more than two dozen games under Miller the Hegarty but it was in Ebbe Skovdahls first seasonas boss when Dow as to earn a strange hero status after the dismal start to the campaign when defeat followed defeat Dow as the first Dons player to find the net, scoring a free kick against Dundee Utd and finally scoring the Dons first league goal. Dow went on to be Ebbes best performer that term also netting against Hibs in the Scottish Cup semi final to secure a final place.

The next season saw Dow drop out of favour with Ebbe amid rumours he was getting friendly with the Danes daughter! and Dow as to eventually leave to join Arbroath and find hid ture level.

[stirlingsheep]

One of the top class players that Alex Miller promised us on his arrival as manager Dow had been bought for a nominal fee from Hibs, where he had prvoiusly served under Miller. Dow started his careerat Dundee before securing a move to the Premiership and Chelsea where Dow played over a dozen games in his first season , Dow was to return to Scottish football in 1996 when he moved to Easter Road he was to remain at Hibs, for three seasons before moving north the first season saw Dow play more than two dozen games under Miller the Hegarty but it was in Ebbe Skovdahls first seasonas boss when Dow as to earn a strange hero status after the dismal start to the campaign when defeat followed defeat Dow as the first Dons player to find the net, scoring a free kick against Dundee Utd and finally scoring the Dons first league goal. Dow went on to be Ebbes best performer that term also netting against Hibs in the Scottish Cup semi final to secure a final place.

The next season saw Dow drop out of favour with Ebbe amid rumours he was getting friendly with the Danes daughter! and Dow as to eventually leave to join Arbroath and find hid ture level.

Did he not join motherwell after us?

Also scored a winner against Huns in League cup quarter final with a few minutes to go.

[ericblack4boss]

Did he not join motherwell after us?

Also scored a winner against Huns in League cup quarter final with a few minutes to go.

you are correct he went on to Arbroath from there apologies for the error

[stirlingsheep]

you are correct he went on to Arbroath from there apologies for the error

wasn't trying to be pedantic or anything, think he was booted by Motherwell when they went in to administration

 

Liking these threads though

[madjockmcferson]

Liking your posts but I bit of punctuation would be good.

 

He had a good free-kick on him and should have been a better player than he was. Remember him having a great season then being pish.

[tup]

He was rubbish, best of a very bad lot at that stage.

 

Even he couldna believe how good he looked in comparison to the utter dross he teamed up with.

[RAZOR]

It truly was Andy Dows Barmy Army!

[tup]

I felt thoroughly ashamed he achieved hero status at that time.

 

Here's this useless mop headed c**t, Hibs reject, banging up and down the wing, like a before his time Gareth out of The Office, no skill whatsoever, miraculously scored several flukes off the back of stramashes for a few games in a row, 4 goals made him the Dons top hitman, and before he knew it people were throwing themselves at his feet as he walked through the Trinity Centre of an efternoon.

 

Once we got some decent players in his feet didna touch the ground.

 

Garbage is my overall verdict.

 

Where is he now? My guess is offshore.

[ollie1903]

Andy Dow was average at his very best.

[a don in oz]

The best way to regard Andy Dow was as 'any port in a storm'.

 

That season was heart braking... worst in Europe, looking 100% clueless and then someone popped up and managed something, anything.

 

Yes, he was average at best though, but being surrounded by mediocrity he stood out.

 

And that was my last season in Scotland... or last half of a season. Dismal.

[RUL]

He was sh*te.

[Dandyjam]

It truly was Andy Dows Barmy Army!

 

Remember chanting this on a number of occasions in 99-00 season!

 

Absolute hero in that season, scoring first league goal, winner against Huns in League Cup quarter and winner against Hibs in Scottish Cup semi. He wasn't very good but became an important player in that season then did nothing else thereafter. I remember thinking at the time he deserved a place in the Scotland squad but looking back that was probably stupid!

[Misers Hill]

Liking these threads though

 

Your first name Kevin by any chance??? lol!!!!

[Sonoftherock]

One of the top class players that Alex Miller promised us on his arrival as manager Dow had been bought for a nominal fee from Hibs, where he had prvoiusly served under Miller. Dow started his careerat Dundee before securing a move to the Premiership and Chelsea where Dow played over a dozen games in his first season , Dow was to return to Scottish football in 1996 when he moved to Easter Road he was to remain at Hibs, for three seasons before moving north the first season saw Dow play more than two dozen games under Miller the Hegarty but it was in Ebbe Skovdahls first seasonas boss when Dow as to earn a strange hero status after the dismal start to the campaign when defeat followed defeat Dow as the first Dons player to find the net, scoring a free kick against Dundee Utd and finally scoring the Dons first league goal. Dow went on to be Ebbes best performer that term also netting against Hibs in the Scottish Cup semi final to secure a final place.

The next season saw Dow drop out of favour with Ebbe amid rumours he was getting friendly with the Danes daughter! and Dow as to eventually leave to join Arbroath and find hid ture level.

 

That's an epic sentence!

 

One of the better performers during a shameful era. As Tup alluded to, the older lads who used to attend games in the 80s must have been horrified by the adulation Dow used to receive from the younger section of our support.