In a video released by Motherwell, their player Alex Lowry opened up about preconceptions, personal tragedy and constant scrutiny.
The 23-year-old also spoke about how it feels to see criticism of him affecting his family and now wants to change the false narrative surrounding him.
Motherwell wrote in a statement website: “Everyone has their own opinion about Alex Lowry. He was dubbed a future star after rising to prominence at Rangers and his performance on the pitch after his debut has excited all Scottish football fans.
“But off the field, the narrative surrounding the young Scottish prodigy is not a positive one. ‘Bad attitude’, ‘lazy’ and ‘poor application’ are just some of the labels surrounding Lowry. Wrong labels.
“There was no room for public sympathy for his performance and future when he was going through a personal tragedy. But in reality he was just a young, talented footballer who rose through the ranks at Rangers and learned his craft in the local park outside his home.
“He traveled to England to play with Wycombe and he admits the move didn’t go the way he imagined and the opportunity to return home and reignite his career was too good to turn down. Now, with him playing a number of games and with the high admiration of the Motherwell fans behind him, his confidence is showing in the 23-year-old’s performance.”
In a video, Alex Lowry talks about returning to “where it all started for him” and bringing back all the memories. He talked about visiting family.
Many people have preconceived notions about Alex Lowry.
After going through personal tragedy, constant scrutiny, and the pain of seeing his family affected by criticism, he just wants to change the false narrative surrounding him 🧡 pic.twitter.com/KcaHuiExso
— Motherwell Football Club (@MotherwellFC) September 23, 2026
The interviewer then asked Alex for words used to describe him, to which he responded: “Lazy. Great. People who think he is Billy great, maybe self-righteous, maybe have a bad reputation outside of football.
“I think it probably happened at Rangers, from the time you were young, you got a lot of attention. In a way, you were immediately in the spotlight and there were more eyes on you and what you were doing.
“For some people it might affect you, and maybe it affected me at certain moments in my life, but as I got older I started to realize that as long as I’m happy, the club is happy, my family is happy, my girlfriend is happy, my dog is happy, etc. It just makes my life ten times easier and I try and just not really pay attention to it.
“I’ve been off social media and when I was younger I might have seen these things and been upset about it but now I just focus on my football and enjoy my football and live a quiet good life.
“Obviously my girlfriend is not from Glasgow so she finds it difficult and different but as she and I have been together longer and longer she’s gotten used to it and it’s not a good thing or a bad thing but she’s used to it so the way we’ve dealt with it is basically not talking about it, not thinking about it and just getting on with it.
“I can see both sides of it, I have a relaxed posture and a relaxed demeanor which might come across as lazy but if you talk to any of the boys at the club they might say I work very hard and the coaches I worked for before might say I do work hard and I try my best every day and as I get older I will definitely focus more on working harder, doing more in the gym and maybe becoming more professional.
“Maybe when I was younger I would have relied on my ability to get out of trouble, but now it’s about putting my head down and proving them basically wrong.
“Just trying to shift the narrative to, no, he does work hard, no, he does work hard, he’s a team player, so it’s just a case of trying to change that narrative from game to game, week to week, and we’ll see how that plays out.
“A lot of boys I’ve been through it will talk about it and it becomes a joke but you know it’s not a joke, like you like to think about a lot of things and you think, I’m like this, I’m like that and you start to doubt yourself and I’ve seen boys think it does affect it and other boys think it maybe doesn’t affect it that much.
“I was probably one of those people who wasn’t affected too much because I didn’t really understand it, but for players at some clubs it’s difficult to go through.
“It’s more of a mental game than a technical, tactical game, which is really hard for young boys who are new to the game to deal with.
“I think it all started very early, maybe under 18, when I started getting recognized for my hair, which obviously makes you stand out.
“So I always gave myself a name, or boy with hair, boy with hair, boy with hair is this, boy with hair is that.
“I started early but as I started playing with the first team after my debut it started to accelerate.
“I remember a few days before I came out, I actually met my dad and my phone was blowing up and I was like, oh, wow, this is crazy.
“The girlfriend is handling it well, but my side of the family is kind of… ‘Oh, this is different, this is different’.”
“So it’s something I’m going to get used to as quickly as I can. But, the noise outside might change how I feel about what they think they can see. And I think I’ve done that, but that’s not the case. It’s just something I need to put my head down and work as hard as I can and see where I end up.
“There was a lot going on…Obviously while I was on vacation, my mom passed away and my dog passed away. So there was a lot going on.
“So maybe it’s something people don’t see on the outside. I’m dealing with my family, my girlfriend, even my girlfriend’s family.
“A lot has changed in our lives so we need to get over that and try to focus on football again, but when things like this happen in your life and your family are down and stuff like that, to focus on football.
“It’s been hard, it’s been hard, but I’ve had a lot of support from my family and my girlfriend, which has helped me get through it. Thankfully, I feel like I’ve become a pretty decent person.
“It’s a different game here. I’m on the road all the time and no one bats an eye. You get the odd stick every now and then, but it’s a fishbowl here and we have life again. I love going out, having coffee with my missus, walking the dog, just normal things like that and you have someone come up and talk to you and maybe give you a little bit, give you a little bit, I don’t mind. I think it’s funny, but there’s a line, there’s a line that can sometimes be crossed, but I actually don’t mind and I think it’s fun.
“You’ll probably see me on the pitch enjoying myself on the pitch again, I’m enjoying my football again and that’s obviously a huge thank you to the manager for bringing me here, Nick and everyone behind the scenes have sorted it out and I’m happy to be here and loving my football again.
“It was my first time moving away from home and obviously feeling lonely inside, so I could still live at home and basically live at home, whereas when I moved to London I was on my own and it was just me and my girlfriend packing everything up. It basically changes your life. It was still a big thing for me to move down. I think it was easy. It felt easy here because we knew everything was close by, whereas over there it was like a different ball game. The city is huge. It’s the busiest place on earth. It’s crazy, maniacs.”
“It was hard to get used to at first, but once I lived there for a while, you started to realize, right, here’s what the cannon can do, here’s where it can or can’t go, that kind of thing. So you just pick it up as you go.
“Obviously I went through a tough time again in football and didn’t play as well as I would have liked. I take full responsibility for that.
“But the opportunity to come home was too good to turn down. When I heard Motherwell’s interest I was like, yeah, take me there, mate.”
“I watched a lot of games last season and I was like, yeah, this is where I want to play. I remember getting off the phone with the manager and getting in the car and I said to him, I said, yeah, we’re going to go there. I was smiling when I got in the car. I was like, yeah, we’re going to be there. We’re going to be there and it’s done.”
“For me personally it’s been great. I’ve played a lot of minutes, a lot of games, scored a goal, had a few assists and obviously playing in Europe is an experience in itself.”
“It’s great that the boys have done well for me. Obviously I’ve settled in pretty quickly and I know Matty from school and you probably know he hasn’t been off his hip since I joined. So no, it’s been fantastic.
“It was a tricky 18 months and I wasn’t really enjoying my football and I wasn’t playing very well, but coming here I felt so welcome and the fans were fantastic for me.
“Obviously, being voted player of the month, to be fair, is just to be the icing on the cake for the month. Even if I didn’t get it, I’d still look back on the month and love it. It’s just awesome.
“I think a big factor in my good performance was the confidence the kids had in me and the confidence the head coach had in me.
“He gave me that trust and responsibility to help the team in any way I could and he gave me a very free role when I was creating. Yeah, he had a lot of confidence in me.
“The same goes for the assistant coaches Max, Jon and Neil. They’ve all been great to me since I’ve been here. The same goes for Aldo, especially Aldo. He’s been great to me.
“It makes it easier for me to settle in and I think playing football makes me happy and you see the best in me.
“Like my family is excited to see all the stuff being said about me and it’s all so positive.
“That’s one of the things that really surprised me in a way, the positive reaction I got when I got home, obviously from talking about me beforehand, the reaction was amazing. The fans were brilliant. It was just perfect.”