GIVEN that Andy Barrowman made headlines on account of being given a fresh start and regular football at Ross County, it seems reasonable to assume he will be a success on the other side of the Kessock Bridge.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle are Barrowman's tenth senior club at the tender age of 23. The former Birmingham City trainee and Scotland youth cap endured a series of ill-fated loan spells south of the border before Dick Campbell and Ross County came
calling a year ago. A season and 24 goals later, Inverness handed Barrowman a return ticket to the SPL; he tasted the league only briefly during a stint at Kilmarnock.
"I counted last season as my first as a professional, really," explained Barrowman, who was a Birmingham player from 2003 until his release in 2006. "I got an extended run in the team, played under managers and coaching staff who believed in me and I flourished.
"I have nothing against anyone at Kilmarnock and I wish them well, but I made three appearances as a substitute there (in season 2006/7]. If that constitutes a chance, well, I don't know what does. It would be nice to maybe prove a point now I'm back in the SPL."
Jim Jefferies' loss may be Craig Brewster's gain.
"I could have gone to League One in England and earned more money, but I feel that, outside of the Championship and the English Premier League, this is the place to be. You get a higher profile in the SPL."
Barrowman has clear aspirations of returning to England one day, after hopefully overseeing Caley Thistle's debut in the top six of the SPL. "We definitely have hopes of a top-six place this season," added the striker. "If you look at Motherwell, they went from struggling at the bottom of the league two seasons ago to finishing third last season. It can be done."
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