Gower endured a goalless first season at the Liberty, but with a fair share of luck, he could well have ended the season with five or more strikes to his name.<\/p>\n
The winger joined on a free transfer last summer from Southend, and quickly cemented his place in the Swans team on the left hand side of midfield.<\/p>\n
Previous players to wear the 'cursed' 11 shirt – such as Adrian Forbes, Pavel Abbott, Darryl Duffy and Rory Fallon – have all struggled to find form on a regular basis in front of goal in the last few years<\/p>\n
"I went in to see the boss Paulo Sousa and asked him if I could change it. I'd try anything to get me scoring again," Gower told the News of the World.<\/p>\n
''When I first picked the number, the boys in the team told me it was cursed.<\/p>\n
''They said whoever had that number, the goals always seemed to dry up.<\/p>\n
''I laughed it off but I did everything but score last season.<\/p>\n
''There were so many times when I couldn't believe how the ball hadn't ended up in the net.<\/p>\n
''It may be like clutching at straws but I'm hoping changing the number to 27 will do the trick.''<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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