MARTIN ROWLANDS MARTIN ROWLANDS CAPPED OFF A PROMOTION WINNING CAMPAIGN WITH HIS FIRST INTERNATIONAL CALL UP, AND NOW THE RANGERS MIDFIELDER IS CONFIDENT OF EVEN BETTER THINGS TO COME artin Rowlands emerged Rangers' brightest star last season, an indomitable talent whose first rate performances helped fire Rangers into the Championship, and won the local lad his first international call up. despite concerns over an injury which had seen him nurse a broken leg. However, Rangers boss Ian Holloway had faith that Rowlands' best football was yet to come, and in winning the Rangers' Player of the Year in his first season at the Club, he laid testimony to his gaffers faith. Coming on as a second half substitute in Roy Keane's international return game for the Republic of Ireland against Romania, the Rangers midfielder settled in quickly, going on to win another two caps. It wasn't only his 12 goals, or countless assists, it was the way in which he embodied Holloway's ambition that saw him lead by example and be a major driving force behind Rangers' Promotion The international call up topped off a remarkable twelve months for Rowlands, which saw him move to Rangers from near neighbours Brentford, "It's been a great 12 months for me. The season went brilliantly, we won promotion and I won the player of the year award, and then winning QPRCLUBCALL 09068 121 162 [CALLS COST 60P PER MINUTE AT ALL TIMES]

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