New Hibs signing Gow turned down Hearts

New Hibs signing Alan Gow has tonight revealed that he pulled out of a move to the Hibees deadly rivals Hearts to sign for the club.

The former Plymouth midfielder was close to signing for the Yams, but the lure of working with John Hughes at Easter Road proved too much.

"The whole thing was really done on the last day of the transfer window," Gow told hibernian TV.

"There had actually been other teams that I was talking to but once I'd spoken to John Hughes I knew that I was only really interested in coming to Hibernian.

"I really did not want to go anywhere else, there was a few things agreed with other clubs but I wanted to come here.

"There was a possibility of my going to Hearts and to be honest it was nearly a done deal right up to the last day there - but once Hibernian came in I knew where I wanted to go."

Gow won a move to Rangers on the back of his improvement under Hughes at Falkirk, although his Ibrox career failed to take off before loan moves to Blackpool and Norwich and a permanent switch to Argyle.

"I wanted to move back home and obviously I was good friends with John Hughes having worked with him before, so there was an opportunity for me to come and play for a good football side," the 27-year-old added.

"I worked with the manager at Falkirk and also with Brian Rice when I was at Airdrie before that - so they were the main reason I wanted to come to Hibernian, they helped me out in my career and to improve as a player."

Gow has played alongside several Hibs players, including former Falkirk team-mates Patrick Cregg and Anthony Stokes, and is excited about the prospect of helping their European charge.

"I know the quality of the players that are already at Hibernian - I'd played with a lot of them and played against most of the others so I'm really looking forward to playing in this side," the former Clydebank player said.

"And working with the gaffer again is exciting - he lets players express themselves.

"Nobody is scared to play under him and he certainly suited my style of game at Falkirk."

Source: Team Talk