Post by Keith Saffron on Jan 28, 2006 8:42:44 GMT 10
We were talking about this drunkenly last night, then all of a sudden......
FOWLER MAKES DRAMATIC LIVERPOOL RETURN
The Telegraph 27 January 2006
Robbie Fowler has re-joined Liverpool on a free transfer until the end of the season from Manchester City.
Fowler, 30, scored 120 goals in 210 league appearances in nine years at his hometown club before joining Leeds for £11 million in November 2001.
He moved to City for £6 million in January 2003 but has not started a Premiership game so far this season under Stuart Pearce after missing the start of the year with a back injury.
However, City have decided to offload their best-paid player, who was on £35,000 a week, despite him scoring a hat-trick in the FA Cup win over Sc**thorpe and once as Manchester United were beaten 3-1 two weeks ago.
Fowler, if fit, could provide the kind of goalscoring instinct which Rafael Benitez possibly lacks right now with Peter Crouch, Fernando Morientes and Djibril Cisse his first-choice strikers.
The return of the Toxteth-born player will not only increase Benitez's options as Liverpool try to retain the Champions League title, but will be met with joy by the majority of fans who worshipped the player during his time at Anfield.
Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce said he did not want to stand in the way of the move.
"Liverpool are his dream club and he wanted to leave and rejoin them," Pearce said.
"If I refused him this opportunity of fulfilling his ambition it would not be good for him or Manchester City. We wish him well for the future and thank him for his efforts."
I know I was saying we don't need him, but still, how good is it!!
FOWLER MAKES DRAMATIC LIVERPOOL RETURN
The Telegraph 27 January 2006
Robbie Fowler has re-joined Liverpool on a free transfer until the end of the season from Manchester City.
Fowler, 30, scored 120 goals in 210 league appearances in nine years at his hometown club before joining Leeds for £11 million in November 2001.
He moved to City for £6 million in January 2003 but has not started a Premiership game so far this season under Stuart Pearce after missing the start of the year with a back injury.
However, City have decided to offload their best-paid player, who was on £35,000 a week, despite him scoring a hat-trick in the FA Cup win over Sc**thorpe and once as Manchester United were beaten 3-1 two weeks ago.
Fowler, if fit, could provide the kind of goalscoring instinct which Rafael Benitez possibly lacks right now with Peter Crouch, Fernando Morientes and Djibril Cisse his first-choice strikers.
The return of the Toxteth-born player will not only increase Benitez's options as Liverpool try to retain the Champions League title, but will be met with joy by the majority of fans who worshipped the player during his time at Anfield.
Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce said he did not want to stand in the way of the move.
"Liverpool are his dream club and he wanted to leave and rejoin them," Pearce said.
"If I refused him this opportunity of fulfilling his ambition it would not be good for him or Manchester City. We wish him well for the future and thank him for his efforts."
I know I was saying we don't need him, but still, how good is it!!
