The Robbie Fowler Thread

HE is a great player.but i think i prefer CISSE,MORIENTES and CROUCH before him.but i prefer him more than PONGOLLE.but do not forget he is not fowler when he was at LIVERPOOL first time.

The signing of Robbie Fowler is a masterstroke in many ways. He is an experienced player who will, despite his age and his physical condition, will put pressure on the other frontmen. The energy generated within the club through the crowd's exultation will push expectations ever higher. It is a signing that will be good for the spirit of the club. Rafa's words about Robbie having a passion and a desire that money could noy buy is spot on.

No doubt Cisse will be the person most anxious by the arrival of God but that is no bad thing if he can use it positively. Cisse has fantastic potential and I would really like him to come good at Liverpool but he has got to get his head round what Benitez wants; a player of controlled aggression able to bring others into play and be prepared to play second fiddle to the best man on or off the ball.

Cisse needs to have a very close look at Milan Baros' fate. Rafa got shut of the "Golden Boot" winner because it is what he does for the team that matters not what glory he can heap on himself.

The signing of Robbie Fowler is a masterstroke in many ways. He is an experienced player who will, despite his age and his physical condition, will put pressure on the other frontmen. The energy generated within the club through the crowd's exultation will push expectations ever higher. It is a signing that will be good for the spirit of the club. Rafa's words about Robbie having a passion and a desire that money could noy buy is spot on.

No doubt Cisse will be the person most anxious by the arrival of God but that is no bad thing if he can use it positively. Cisse has fantastic potential and I would really like him to come good at Liverpool but he has got to get his head round what Benitez wants; a player of controlled aggression able to bring others into play and be prepared to play second fiddle to the best man on or off the ball.

Cisse needs to have a very close look at Milan Baros' fate. Rafa got shut of the "Golden Boot" winner because it is what he does for the team that matters not what glory he can heap on himself.

Dammit !! That's the second time I've done that. That's my post (honest!)  

My post count should be 4 not 2 !! :x

HE is a great player.but i think i prefer CISSE,MORIENTES and CROUCH before him.but i prefer him more than PONGOLLE.but do not forget he is not fowler when he was at LIVERPOOL first time.

My views are completely different to yours. I'd prefer Fowler to all of them, then Crouch, Flo-Po, Cisse, Morientes.

Fowler could also be used as a stiker coach, which would be highly benficial to all the lads up front.

It could be a signing on a par with Gary McAlistair, although Robbie is younger than when Gary Mac became a Red. Before the departure of Flo-Po on a loan deal, I thought Rafa was doubling up on his options; Robbie and Moro both cultured and a thoughtful strike force compared to Flo-Po and Cisse who are firecracker type forwards. Crouchy would, of course, be Crouchy; a complete one-off.

I think Robbie will provide a good influence around the place with his passion for the club to the fore. How long it will all last is anyone's guess at the moment. It would be great to think that we will get 15 Premiership goals a season from him for the next three or four years !!

Hopefully he can pull off a Gary Mac, and I ahve no doubt he can. Only 6 month contract though, but I hope he does good enough to secure another 4 year contract.

He looked lively tonight, and if that overhead kick had counted...

Well he would have been walking on water for the rest of the week.

More to come from him.

Hi all....

I think he's a quality signing. him an cisse should start up front.

HE is a great player.but i think i prefer CISSE,MORIENTES and CROUCH before him.but i prefer him more than PONGOLLE.but do not forget he is not fowler when he was at LIVERPOOL first time.

My views are completely different to yours. I'd prefer Fowler to all of them, then Crouch, Flo-Po, Cisse, Morientes. My view is fowler cisse flo-po crouch an mori

Robbie is the only striker who instinctively knows where the back of the net is. As a striker no matter where you are in the box you should know exactly where the goal is in relation to your position . you should'nt even have to look - you should know . Robbie Knows !

well what can i say he's my faverite liverpool player i used to watch him pot goals for fun when i was a kid i adored him and to see him return to anfield it was great, but its coming up to the new season  and the big question is, are we going to see the god do some legendary stuff again? i hope so, to be in liverpool you need passion and fowler is that of 100%.

He aint called God for nothing, without doubt one of the most lethal, instinctive goalscorers this country has ever produced, he should never have left in the first place, I almost cried when I heard he came back, I still remember the 5 goals agianst fulham like it was yesterday! the contract extension was never in doubt. He has the spirit, heart and soul of a true red, you only have to remember his 5 fingers held up to Man U fans when celebrating a goal for Man City to realise how much he loves this club, and we love him back.

Robbie is back where he belongs, welcome home god, always in our hearts!

mersey paradise. fowler back where he belongs
(plus i know pepe is better and will play all games but i'm happy for dude at no.1 still)

Liverpool's complete squad list
1. Jerzy Dudek
2. Jan Kromkamp
3. Stephen Finnan
4. Sami Hyypia
5. Daniel Agger
6. John Arne Riise
7. Harry Kewell
8. Steven Gerrard
9. Robbie Fowler
10. Luis Garcia
11. Mark Gonzalez
12. Fabio Aurelio
14. Xabi Alonso
15. Peter Crouch
17. Craig Bellamy
20. Scott Carson
21. Djimi Traore
22. Momo Sissoko
23. Jamie Carragher
24. Florent Sinama-Pongolle
25. Jose Reina
28. Stephen Warnock
29. Gabriel Paletta
32. Bolo Zenden
33. Neil Mellor
34. Darren Potter
35. Danny Guthrie
38. David Mannix

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!

Had to be! C'mon God!

Thought Reina might get the number 1 tho?!

fantastic news. gota get fowler 9 on my new kit now!

Great news but I agree Reina should be no.1 dont know why they haven't changed that?!

wooooooooooohooooooooooo ooo !!!!

Now i hope he can score everygame with his LEGENDARY number !!!

Fowler 9 Fowler 25+ goals !!!! 1st premiership
                                   Chelsea 20th deducted 20 points for over spending!!

Well it's great thing that he's wearing number 9 again! I'm happy mates! Like I tot Reina will be wearing number 1 shirt but ok still as for Dudek cos he was and is still 1 Liverpool legend! Great season coming for sure! YNWA.

Please could someone tell me what has happened to Robbie?
Yet again he didn't even make the bench today! Is he injured?

Robbie is becoming a ghost at Anfield.  :cry:

guys come on he is past it yes once he was good but look at our new strikers... u cant play sum1 bcos they r loved u have to plahy them for the resut (as sh*t as we were)

Our Strikers have been sh*t except for kuyt, robbie deserves a run in the team, he can't do much worse than the shambles thats already out there.

Robbie's not injured, not included.
I reckon Rafa should give Robbie and Kuyt a go upfront.

robbie is a legend but a legend dosent win games wen they r past it u need top clas strikers

robbie is past it wats he doing at anfield except pleasing old fans

Our Strikers have been sh*t except for kuyt, robbie deserves a run in the team, he can't do much worse than the shambles thats already out there.

its only bellamy thats playing sh*t crouch and kuyt are playing good.
it was our midfield that let us down today and the fact that we were so slow in everything we did.

sissoko's passing was perthetic, alonso was frustrating, bellamy cant connect with the ball, gerrards being wasted away, reina is giving me heart attacks and i dont think risse played well at all. where the F**k did the performance against tottenham go i actually thought that our season was underway then this sh*t happened.... the lines man made a bad disicion but wtf was reina doing divinf behind the wall??

I am over the moon.
Robbie, comes back... looking sharper, faster, and more threatning than ever!
He had everything he needed tonight and I take my hat off to him.
Plus it was his first time back as Captain since 2001.
Well in Robbie lad, hope you get back in the team and secure another deal with us.
One other thing.
He's just gone 1 goal infront of Kenny Dalglish's scoring record.
It's really made my day seeing him back in full form.
Thanks Rafa for giving him the chance,
YNWA

well done god

have to say he looks like our best striker after that performance well done robbie mate keep it up

I hope robbie will stay in v team 4 v villa match, he should be playing every match when hes fit

There's been a lot of posts on this forum saying that Fowler is finished. Far from it, he looked sharp and fit last night. Scored a great goal and even showed a turn of pace (I dont know where he got that from!). Fowler has a big part to play this season. I'd use him on the bench and bring him on especially when we need a goal in games. He's a clever player and can partner enyone.  

There's been a lot of posts on this forum saying that Fowler is finished. Far from it, he looked sharp and fit last night. Scored a great goal and even showed a turn of pace (I dont know where he got that from!). Fowler has a big part to play this season. I'd use him on the bench and bring him on especially when we need a goal in games. He's a clever player and can partner enyone.  

They weren't even Reading's first XI though now were they?

Even last night he had a couple of chances the 'old' Robbie would have buried.  I want the old Robbie back just as much as anybody but I would be surprised if he is going to burrow his way back in to Rafa's top choice pairing.

We'll never have the old Robbie back, that fella only exists in memories of epic 4-3 wins over Newcatle and Mega qiuck Hat tricks against Arsenal! But Fowler has a lot to offer us and he was competing last night with players alot younger and fitter than him and he lasted the pace and wasnt blowing at the end of was turned into a frantic game to say the least! I just cant understand people saying he's not worth a shirt, Robbie would be on the bench every week for me, I still think he could come on and give 30 mins of class against any team.

There's been a lot of posts on this forum saying that Fowler is finished. Far from it, he looked sharp and fit last night. Scored a great goal and even showed a turn of pace (I dont know where he got that from!). Fowler has a big part to play this season. I'd use him on the bench and bring him on especially when we need a goal in games. He's a clever player and can partner enyone.  

Agree with you totally there CH, Fowler was a joy to watch last night, wish he was like that all the time.  He's not past it, just not as young as he was but he's got the skill, the experience and the brilliant vision that enables him to pop up just at the right minute and score some brilliant goals.  As you say, he's a valuable asset on the bench  

come on lads Robbie is the same age as me and I am not finished yet  

He might not be as lethal as he used to be but if you create chances for him he will do the job no doubt.The games he has played in he hardly got a sniff not because of his performances but through lack of chances.

As soon as the likes of Pennant,GonzaleS,Riise etc start to put better balls in the box we will see the best of God.It's OK saying we have put plenty of crosses in the box but look at the per centage of goals scored from them and you can see that the delivery isn't very good.

Robbie will never be as good as he once was but he will still score given the chance

No, we will never have the old Robbie back.
But he's looking sharp and fit.
It's all that matters...

Over the recent months, I've heard from alot of people that I know 'different fans' for example the manc's and even the blue sh*te.
Even Tranmere Rovers fans  :shock:
that Robbie is finished, he's sh*te, he's this this and that.
Quite frankly I think he may of silenced alot of people with that performance he put on against Reading.

Think he's getting a chance tomorrow, i hope so    

Surely Rob the God can get a place in the squad?Hes one of the best finishers in the country,let alone the club,fair enough hes lost a yard of pace,but his brain is quick as any.

  Yes, I fully agree with you.  It's such a shame to waste such a talent. He should be playing as much as possible while we've got him and he's able to play and whats more he should be in the England squad too!!!!!  I just don't understand taking Walcott and leaving Robbie behind.   :'( :'(

He'll play around 20 games this season i think.

Hopefully he'll get to lift the Carling cup.

I hope so,hopefully he will play in istanbul as well,now the groups safe,

i think fowler will play in istanbul.

Just thought I would ask of your views on Robbie to this present day...
He's been really unlucky not to be picked most of the time. I feel sorry for him, we should give him a few more starts.
What do you lot think?

Agree with you there Court, the last time I watched Fowler was at the Carling Cup match against Reading when he played a blinder, give him a chance and i'm sure he'll be putting them past the best.  He is a natural finisher and would have beaten Brad Friedel no problem yesterday.     

bring him back into the side, to be honest - he is the only natural striker we've got.
Fowler = goals and goals win matches

Again - agree.

We are creating tons of chances each game now, something we weren't doing maybe early on.  Fowler is arguably the most lethal striker at the club.  He may not have the pace of Bellamy and Kuyt, or the height and threat of Crouch.  But he can put the ball away.

I think he should be given a decent crack of the whip.  If Bellamy, Kuyt and Crouch can't fashion a goal in 90 minutes between them, then for god's sake Benitez give Fowler a chance.  He scored twice away at Galatasaray and then you just binned him off Confusing tactics.

Again - agree.

We are creating tons of chances each game now, something we weren't doing maybe early on.  Fowler is arguably the most lethal striker at the club.  He may not have the pace of Bellamy and Kuyt, or the height and threat of Crouch.  But he can put the ball away.

I think he should be given a decent crack of the whip.  If Bellamy, Kuyt and Crouch can't fashion a goal in 90 minutes between them, then for god's sake Benitez give Fowler a chance.  He scored twice away at Galatasaray and then you just binned him off Confusing tactics.

Tis'. With all due respect for Rafa sometimes he can confuse me by dropping players that are in form.
Like Robbie grabbing 2 goals in the champions league for example. Strange. But it's his decision not ours.

Robbie is the only striker who instinctively knows where the back of the net is. As a striker no matter where you are in the box you should know exactly where the goal is in relation to your position . you should'nt even have to look - you should know . Robbie Knows !

im sure they all know exactly where the goal is,its just a matter of putting the ball in it.
tbh if it was that easy robbie would be scoring every game he played,unfortunately its not that easy and he doesn't score that often.
to be fair your describing robbie in his pomp,oh what to have that robbie playing for us now.

GOD is still class,he lacks a yard of pace,but still knows where the back of the net is.