Robbie Fowler
Robbie Fowler
Robert Bernard "Robbie" Fowleris an English former professional footballer and manager who played as a striker from 1993 to 2012. Fowler was known for being a natural scorer with an instinctive goal-poaching ability...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth9 April 1975
clubs guys imagine players quick run strikes truly
It strikes me that these days, clubs don't even want players who can truly play any more; they just want athletes, quick guys who don't have a football brain, can just run and run; some of them, Jesus. I can never imagine acting like that.
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When I emerged Liverpool had a tradition of their players working hard and playing hard, back before the Nineties and through all the glory era.
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It is not for me to say whether I have done well enough, personally I believe I have not done too badly, but the manager's decision is final. If he wants me to stay, great, but I have got to give him a bit of a headache by scoring goals and playing well. Hopefully I am doing that. Until the manager says otherwise, I will just have to go about my business and hopefully do what I do best.
came cheeky english-athlete football lad literally played
I was a cheeky little lad who played football every night, pissed around with his mates, and overnight, literally overnight, came fame.
player decision questioning
Houllier couldn’t deal with players expressing any anger or questioning any of his decisions
retirement player games
I don't want people losing respect for me as a player. I want to go out in every game and perform to the highest level. I have no retirement plans. I've had a lot of injuries but I want to continue playing.
player thinking shadow
The best player EVER (Leo Messi) without a shadow, if you didn't think/know already...
play england nonsense
To say that I haven't been motivated to play is absolute nonsense.
career city falling felt football half maybe season though time
There was a season and a half at City when I felt as though my football world was falling apart, when I felt for the first time that I didn't want to play, that maybe my career had come to an end and I should look for something else,
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After taking temporary charge last season he took us from looking down at the fringes of another relegation scrap, to within a kick of getting into Europe.
contract english-athlete maybe motion signed
It's inevitable now, because everyone is a superstar, even if they're just an average player, and maybe that was part of the process set in motion when I signed that contract in 1994.
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I've made plenty of mistakes, I know I have, and during my time as a footballer things have changed so that the spotlight is now even more intense.
bit crazy english-athlete half maybe tougher transfer typical
If they had been a bit tougher in the transfer market, they could have got me for half that. It was crazy and maybe typical of what was going on.
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If I'm honest, until I got married, I was always at me mum's, even when I had my own flat, and she carried on cooking and washing and ironing for me.