Cardiff make an audatious bid

jamesp_1927 · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:24 am

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ROBBIE FOWLER is ready to genuinely consider dropping down a division and coming to Wales to help Cardiff City in their promotion push next season.

The 32-year-old striker is prepared to take up the Bluebirds challenge, if he believes he can score the goals to fire Dave Jones� men into the Premiership.

As reported yesterday, City chairman Peter Ridsdale and manager Jones have spoken to the former England and Liverpool frontman about a possible move to Ninian Park.

The trio got together at a charity golf event at Newport�s Celtic Manor on Monday, where the first approaches were made.

Fowler�s advisor George Scott confirmed the meeting took place, but said Fowler was keeping his options open at the moment. He insisted Fowler, who has been released by Liverpool, had received a host of offers and would be taking his time deciding what to do in the future.Fowler himself stated in a television interview on Monday that he had received no offers.

�You�ve got to understand Robbie is coming away from his second spell at Liverpool, it�s big thing for him and he�s got to get his head straight,� said Scott.

�He wants to take his time and consider his options. I can�t see any decision being made for at least a week, but I expect it could be more time.�

If the Bluebirds can land Fowler it would be the Championship coup of the summer.

The frontman, who has 26 caps for England and seven international goals became a legend at Anfield during his two spells with the Reds.

In a glittering career, which has also seen him also play for Leeds and Manchester City, Fowler has hit 216 goals in a total of 473 appearances. Fowler would not command a transfer fee, but his huge wages, estimated at up to �50,000 a week, would prove a problem for Cardiff.

But so keen are the Bluebirds to sign Fowler that they are said to be considering trying to put together a sponsorship package to help pay the striker�s salary.

The Bluebirds tried a similar ploy when they attempted to secure funding to buy Welsh international Jason Koumas last summer, but they were not successful on that occasion.

It is hoped the lure of an even bigger name like Fowler could be enough to make businesses or individuals come forward.

Ridsdale has declined to confirm the Fowler interest, but has admitted City have enquired about three players with international experience.

Taken from IC Wales

Well I dont think you can lack our ambition this summer targetting players like Roy Carroll, Richard Wright & Robbie Fowler.

If Fowler joins Chopra & Fowler will form a deadly partnership and I beleive both would score over 20 goals next season.

Hopefully we can pull this one off !

marios · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:36 am

I know a compatriot of mine, Kostas Charalambides, who is a member of the Cyprus national team and has played for APOEL, Panathinaikos and PAOK, is there to be tried out. He plays in right midfield and as a right winger.

jamesp_1927 · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:06 am

Yeah he is on trial at the moment, he will be playing on Saturday against Merthyr Tydfil I think.

Can you give me any information on him ? Is he any good?

marios · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:32 pm

He was good for a couple of seasons here in Cyprus. He was OK for a season in Greece, but the coach didn't give him too many chances.

He's a good player, imo, and when on his day he can do some damage from the right. Of course, you can't compare the Cyprus league with the Championship and even the Greek league is not the best test for a player, so it remains to be seen whether he can cut it there or not.

jamesp_1927 · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:56 pm

We are desperately in need of a right winger, striker and a goalkeeper with only one proffesional goalkeeper on our books.

we have around 8 midfielders with only 3 right footers and one of them is out on loan to Dundee. We have 5 left footed midfielders with Parry, Whittingham, Ledley, Mcphail & Capaldi and our 2 right footers are both central midfielders Scimeca & Rae.

So we are in real need of a quality natural right winger otherwise I think it will be between Ledley, Whittingham & Parry for that right midfield place.

Lets see if he can impress on Saturday.

jamesp_1927 · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:09 pm

Looks like he impressed in the match. He has now go on tour today with the squad to Portugal for a week and the club will assess his position at the end of that week.

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COSTAS Charalambides certainly made an impact on his Cardiff City debut.

It was a low-key pre-season match at Carmarthen Town, but the man from Cyprus impressed from start to finish.

He is a right-winger who doesn�t appear to have blistering pace, but he�s quick enough and has enough tricks to keep defenders guessing.

His first touch is top notch and Charalambides can deliver crosses into the right areas.

The former Panathinaikos player also showed an eye for goal and sent one sizzling strike from a free-kick just outside the penalty area flashing just wide of a post.

This performance was enough to earn Charalambides a place in the Cardiff City squad who left for their pre-season tour to Portugal today � and now the 25-year-old from Nicosia has a week to show manager Dave Jones he can fill the vacancy on the right-hand side of midfield.

�We are having a look at Costas and he will be going to Portugal with us,� said Jones.

�We will assess things after our week away.�

taken from IC Wales

marios · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:48 pm

Yeah, i saw that earlier today. I hope he can get a place in the squad and help you guys this season.

jamesp_1927 · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:34 pm

With Sinclair now supposedly signed according to the Echo I dont know if Jones is still looking for a right winger.

But we will soon see.

Norwich Tang · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:48 am

New Revelations: From foxsports.com.au

PORT Vale chairman Bill Bratt has confirmed the English Football League One club has made an approach to sign former Liverpool and England striker Robbie Fowler.

The 32-year-old, a free agent after leaving Liverpool at the end of last season, is a target for Leicester City and Cardiff City and has also reopened talks with Sydney FC.

Whether or not a player who has scored 162 Premier League goals would fancy facing the likes of Yeovil and Cheltenham remains to be seen, but Bratt is prepared to take a chance on the move.

He said overnight: "We've approached Robbie Fowler's agent to see whether he would be interested in playing for Port Vale.

"We obviously can't afford to pay him what other clubs can, but he's a very wealthy man anyway and we hope he may want to play for the pleasure of it.

"I believe Cardiff are offering him �8000 ($18,000) a week and we can't match that.

"But it's a chance for us as far as I'm concerned. We've asked the question and if the answer's 'no', it's 'no'."

Vale's average home attendance was just 4724 last season as they finished 12th in League One, but Bratt hopes that the lure of regular football in Martin Foyle's starting line-up may persuade Fowler to move to Vale Park.

Bratt said: "I believe he has other offers but he may fancy the club and it may be something he wants to do.

"You don't go from being a brilliant player to a bad player overnight and we think he would be a superb addition for us.

"We can offer him regular football and at his age that may be what he is looking for.

"We have enquired about his availability and we have to wait for his agent to get back to us before we can discuss terms."

Fowler's agent, George Scott, told the Stoke Sentinel; "I've had many a good night in Stoke-on-Trent, so you never know.

"Robbie is ruling nothing out, especially if it is an ambitious club and he can see himself going there and taking them up to a new level."

Laughing

Port Vale their kidding aren't they Razz

jamesp_1927 · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:00 pm

According to 2bet we are now favourites to sign Robbie Fowler now that Chopra has left us.

We are 2/1 to sign Fowler with Sydney close behind on 3/1.

'chopper' · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:50 am

jamesp_1927 wrote:

we are now favourites to sign Robbie Fowler now that Chopra has left us.

With the Chopra profit you've got a bit more to play with wage wise and I'm sure there'll be property in Cardiff to attract Robbie's entrepreneurial eye?

I reckon he's got a couple of years left in him and with the right service is a guaranteed 20+ a season striker still.

jamesp_1927 · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:53 pm

Fowler has asked for 48 hours to make a decision.

Apparently its now between Cardiff and Sydney.

We are offering Robbie Fowler a �1.5 million deal over the year, if we go up he gets �800,000.

Apparently he likes it in Sydney, but it is up to his family now !

Sparkyjinx · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:03 pm

I feel he would be mad to go to Sydney - maybe right at the very tail end of his career, but not while he could still offer Cardiff something in the Championship.

YoBBo · Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:48 am

Signing for cardiff 2 year deal

'chopper' · Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:39 am

Signed and sealed, 20+ goals next season.

Millsy · Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:32 pm

What was his squad number?

Wasn't very good in his second spell for Liverpool, but will be a great Championship player

MT40swfc · Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:02 pm

Well thats not so good news for MacLean cant see them 2 forming a good partnership both too similar in there style of play.

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