"Besty is a big signing for us," said Dowie to the CT. "He was wanted by at least four other clubs in the Championship and I spent a good bit of time with him before I went away to convince him to be here.
"To be fair, even at times when it looked a bit edgy in terms of being able to do the deal, he hung on because of the fact that we have had a good relationship. "He knows that I am going to demand things of him and that is important.