Rowan burst onto the Town scene in 2000, scoring with his first touch in the league cup game against Wolves. It took another 11 months for the Tetney lad to make a first team place his own. Rowan led the front line with Phil Jevons in the team that topped the first division before falling from grace.
Ever since then Rowan has struggled to get himself going. Last season saw him plead to be loaned out after playing for the reserves, in a defensive midfield role! The 23-year-old has since admitted that personal problems prevented him from performing how we would have liked.
With Ten Heuvel's future at Blundell Park looking more and more doubtful, Rowan is likely to be rewarded for his Wycombe performance with a starting place at Bristol City on Saturday.
Rowan was delighted to be back in the team and is now hoping he can carry his form on.
"I enjoyed being back. I let myself down last year and basically this year it make-or-break for me," Rowan told the Grimsby Telegraph following the game.
"I've got to prove that I should be in the team, I felt heavy-legged toward the end but the sharpness will come with matches. If I can get a few more games on the back of this it will come - and hopefully so will the goals.
"I was desperate to score. The manager has been on at me saying that I'm a striker and strikers are judged on goals.
"I got a couple in pre-season and now I've got a taste I just want to score goals.
"I hope I've done enough to earn a place on Saturday, but you never know. Let's hope so."