Bowsie talks exclusively to Extra Time!

The speculation surrounding the future of striker Steve Bowes was dismissed when the prolific marksmen recently signed on for Prestatyn Town for the forthcoming season.
Rumours were rife that Bowes was set to leave the club with a number of clubs chasing his signature and Extra Time caught up with the player to discuss the speculation surrounding his future, his views on Prestatyn's debut season in the Welsh Premier and his message to those who doubt his ability to score goals at that level.
So was Bowes close to leaving Prestatyn this summer?
"Not really no, I've been with Town since the Welsh Alliance and its great to be part of a team that has come so far so fast. Myself and Neil knew the reasons behind me not signing straight away but we were certain that I was going to be starting the season with PTFC."
Numerous rumours circulated website forums and message boards in the weeks leading to Bowes putting pen to paper at Prestatyn which has come as a relief to Bowes.
"Yes I'm very relieved to put an end to it, although I was enjoying it for a while (jokingly). At the end of the day I knew exactly what my plans for the season were so I didn't really pay attention to what was being said elsewhere."
Looking forward to the season ahead, I asked the clubs top scorer last season with 27 goals following his stunning 53 goals in 06/07 how he thought the team would do this term.
"I don't think the team will have any problems adjusting to the WPL, we will shock quite a few people this year, we play great football at times and can pass any team off the park when we are in top gear. Neath showed last year that you can do very well in your first season in this league and I feel we are capable of doing just as well as Neath did, if not better."
"As for myself, hopefully I'll be able to adapt to the different style of play its going to be in the WPL. I'll still be at the top of that scoring chart no matter what league I play in!" said Bowes with smile.
Its hard to believe that despite such a huge amount of goals, the striker is still occasionally criticised, ammunition you feel for the player to go out and prove his doubters wrong who claim the forward may struggle this season.
"My critics, they will ALL be eating their words come the end of the season. I tend not to listen to them anyway. Whether or not I net as many as the last few seasons doesn't make any difference to me, as long as the team do well is all I'm concerned about."
The words of someone who is clearly raring to go and eagerly awaiting Prestatyn's Welsh Premier League opener against Airbus on August 15 and Bowes added:
"I hope we can consolidate ourselves in the WPL and show we are not just here to make up the numbers. Doing the double over our neighbours wouldn't go a miss either!"