PLYMOUTH Argyle manager Paul Sturrock has admitted defender David McNamee's footballing future could lie away from Home Park.

McNamee, who joined the Pilgrims in the summer of 2008 after being released by Coventry City, has endured a stop-start Home Park career.

His first season with the club was blighted by injuries, restricting the Scotsman to just 10 appearances.

This term, McNamee started six of Argyle's first eight league and cup matches.

But he has not featured since the 1-0 Championship home defeat to Watford on September 15.

Sturrock

(pictured above)

confirmed that McNamee, currently out with an ankle injury, could have played his last game for the club.

Fellow Scotsman Steve MacLean, Argyle's record signing, has already been told he has no future at Home Park.

"David (McNamee) is still recovering from the wee niggle he got in the reserve game the other week," said Sturrock.

"MacLean is available for transfer. We have had no interest so far, but I am putting out another circular for him.

"McNamee's name has not yet been circulated, but it is under discussion.

"David and I will have to talk about that another day."

While both McNamee and MacLean could be on their way out of Home Park, another Scotsman who could be set for a key role at Argyle is striker Alan Gow.

Gow has made 10 appearances this season, including seven starts, the latest of which came in last Saturday's 2-1 home win against Doncaster Rovers.

The summer signing from Scottish champions Rangers has scored two goals this term.

But it is his ability to create chances for others – he set up Argyle's opener against Doncaster – which Sturrock believes could be key for the club.

"Alan is very much an acquired taste," said Sturrock.

"He is, at this minute in time, finding his feet with the rest of the players.

"The only way that Alan Gow is going to be a real top player for us is if we get him the ball.

"That is something we have been working very hard on in training and I have been emphasising as much as I can about it.

"His benefit to us is when he has the football.

"If you ask Alan Gow, then he will be the player that Paul Gallagher was (last season) – he is a confident lad.

"I think he will be a great benefit to this football club but it is a two-way road.

"One, we are going to have to sway for him, but he has to sway for us.

"He has to become more of a team player although he could be an individual and win us football games."

Sturrock added: "He has already influenced some games with a certain pass or a certain cross for goals.

"Goalscoring, if you look at his record, he has not been prolific.

"But he is very much a maker of goals.

"I think Alan will be a 10, 12, 15 goal man a season. He could be that type.

"But I think he could be a maker of an awful lot of goals for us, especially with (Jamie) Mackie as the type of striker ahead of him.

"He knows the kind of pass that sends Mackie through."