Fowler looks to be sticking around at Ninian Park

O Dogg · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:14 pm

Robbie Fowler looked set to leave Cardiff City yesterday to end his career in Dubai, however last night he was on the verge of signing a contract to keep him at City for another 12 months.

City boss Dave Jones admitted that Fowler was part of his plans for the new season, and believes a fit Fowler can score 20+ goals in the Championship. Do you agree? Can Fowler find his goalscoring form again? Or will he be a flop this season?

Have your say!

G_Man · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:17 pm

I seen a we bit of him play last season, only a few games tho and in them games he wasnt the same fowler so no i dont see him scoring alot of goals for cardiff. I think he will score under 10 goals this season.

O Dogg · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:28 pm

I tend to agree with you.
Fowler in my opinion will never regain the form of old, and the Championship is a very competetive league. I personally think City would have been better off letting Fowler go, and re-signing Earnshaw. He is a proven goalscorer, and would have been great back at City in my opinion.

G_Man · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:31 pm

Id hate to see what kind of wage fowler will be on also, wont be cheap

O Dogg · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:38 pm

He cost us a fortune last season, and missed a majority of it through injury and fitness problems. I certainly don't see why City would want to keep him for another 12 months. He is looking leaner this pre-season, but time will tell.

floody · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:44 pm

Its a tricky one to comment on really, on the one hand i think a fully fit, focused Fowler is still very much an asset for a club such as Cardiff at this level but i would hate to see the kind of wages he is on as G Man pointed out. Having him and Hasselbaink must have been an awful drain on finances last season.

G_Man · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:38 pm

This made me laugh this morning

Quote:

Striker Robbie Fowler is set for a return to the Premier League after Cardiff announced he is joining Blackburn Rovers.

The 33-year-old former England forward was expected to sign a new one-year deal at Cardiff but told the club he would be joining Rovers.

A statement on Cardiff's website said: "Late on Thursday Robbie informed us that he has been offered the opportunity to join Blackburn Rovers. We fully understand the lure of the Premier League was a major factor in his decision and we wish Robbie well in the future at his new club."

Fowler joined Cardiff last year after being released by Liverpool and scored six goals in 16 games for the Bluebirds. But he has not played since mid-December because of a hip injury that required surgery.

City chairman Peter Ridsdale insisted the release of Fowler would free up funds for other strikers to move to Ninian Park.

"We signed him last year with a year's option, but at this stage in his career it's understandable that he accepts an offer to go to the Premiership," he told BBC Radio Wales.

"We have to thank Robbie and move on, he goes with our best wishes. His image rights were important to us last year, but now we're looking at what he could do on the field. Robbie's move frees up budget for us to look for another striker."

The move will reunite Fowler with new Blackburn manager Paul Ince - an old friend since their time at Anfield. Fowler, who joins Rovers on their pre-season tour to Germany, made his Liverpool debut in 1993, scoring 171 goals in 330 games before joining Leeds for �11 million in 2001 and Manchester City for �6 million in 2003.

He returned for a second spell at Anfield in January 2006, although his starting appearances were limited.

What is ince playing at wanting fowler?