Robbie Fowler DEMANDS that clubs show their players LOYALTY too ⚽️

[@daveclark3337]

Tbf, pretty much every business in the world, their staff are a commodity, regardless of whatever BS they spew

[@JRW1886]

Robbie Fowler was one of the best natural goal scorers I’ve ever seen

[@rage8kage]

Stop saying that. You make it sound like he doesn't train or something. He came good at a young age that's all. He was the completed item by the time hes 21/22. But he trained everyday before that nothings natural

[@JRW1886]

@@rage8kage no….that’s how u are taking it….I’m stating my opinion and u are coming across as an internet know all….who I bet knows nothing about anything 🤣….I’m not saying Fowler didn’t work hard…I’m saying I think he is one of the best natural goal scorers I’ve ever seen.

[@rage8kage]

@@JRW1886 there you go again. What's a natural goal? What's natural about it?

[@JRW1886]

@@rage8kage listen carefully as I will only say this once and then I will block u….the ability to make goal scoring look easy and effortless! It’s not difficult to understand but then being a know all I’m sure u already know that 🤣👋🏻

[@Filzzy]

​@@rage8kage some people are just naturally talented...but you wouldn't know anything about that

[@timknott5856]

People forget the significance of Houllier and how he was importing in modifying the club… there was a “old school culture” that needed to be engineered out of the club and unfortunately Fowler was a big part of that culture where he and Phil Thompson constantly clashed… look at the list of players houllier sold im that short period of time Razor ruddock Mark Wright Dominic Matteo Phil Babb Paul Ince I loved Fowler he was my hero growing up but the team was evolving and Fowler at that time didn’t change his ways… They had an offer from Leeds they couldn’t turn down at the time and accepted the offer… the guy scored a hatrik and three days later was a Leeds player …

[@IpswichRobert]

What a striker he was

[@4879daniel]

Players and their agents screw every penny out of clubs, very few deserve loyalty.

[@philwill0123]

And clubs before that were earning millions and paying players a pittance. Sky pay teams 90m a year in TV rights because they want to see footballers play, not chairmen or admin staff. Damn right the players get the money.

[@happinesstan]

@@philwill0123 It's not about who gets the money, it's about who pays it. And it's the average fan.

[@MrAzlan85]

Exactly

[@dermotoconnell2919]

It's a shame Houllier didn't have the vision to accommodate Robbie and Michael in the same team. Houllier consistently picked Heskey over Robbie 🙈

[@azmeermokhtar1464]

Well Heskey was the lord..not only houllier,fabio capello also did the same by put him in england squad for world cup 2010..

[@DarthScous3r]

So did england .

[@nicksheck2853]

I hated that too. Hesky had no agility.

[@peterpereira3653]

What a goalscorer he was in his early years with Liverpool FC. One of the best goalscorers in the EPL.

[@Toffeeabi81]

Im an everton fan but i 1loved watching robbie play a part from agaimgst us. He has always seemed a nice and very knowledgable guy.

[@sandeepathwal4188]

WoW, what an amazing striker. A real out n out goalscorer 😮 Flipping shockingl....... 1 of the best to ever do it. Made the premium league look like lightw69⁰⁰

[@scottyboy3751]

He was some finisher. One of the best I've seen.

[@chondrinenigma]

'Loyalty' is demanded of players by fans only when they're deemed to be good players. Like when Van Persie left Arsenal, he was berated for lack of loyalty because he was their best player. Yet I didn't see half as much loyalty from Arsenal towards Kieran Gibbs, Fran Coquelin, Serge Gnabry, Fran Merida, Niklas Bendtner, etc. Loyalty from the club to those players didn't matter a jot because they were deemed 'not good enough!'

[@140rware]

He was always injured then blames Arsenal for not winning. Same with chamberlain. It’s one thing to move on but totally different when they try and justify their own deficiencies. Robbie left cos of Michael Owen who then jumped ship on a whim for Real. Liverpool should’ve kept Robbie imo

[@3Overhaus]

Houllier was starting Emile Donkey over Fowler. Jesus!

[@nicholasjones8572]

Heskey was great that treble winning season Robbie is a great guy but he peaked at 20 By the age of 25 it was obvious that his best days were way behind him.

[@andrewwright4195]

​@@nicholasjones8572heskey worked very well with Owen

[@DdotRay86]

In fairness, Heskey was a great partner for Owen

[@philmitchell91]

​@@nicholasjones8572lol that wasn't a real treble.

[@jamesconnolly3988]

​@@philmitchell91winning 2 major domestic trophies, and 1 european trophy.... what would you call it?

[@NibberKSmooth]

It’s the fans that are the problem. As a Leeds fan, I’m still reeling that we sold Rio but the fact is we HAD to sell him, so I need to GTFU 😂

[@Help_IsHere]

Looks rough

[@justbreakingballs]

He looks like he still has some vices.

[@johnwedgbury6817]

Yeah, vices, good lad. Hes having fun.

[@SEANPOL203]

He looks a bit stressed, maybe has too many bevvies to let off steam

[@rizzledizzle9801]

Isnt he about 50?

[@robertwillis9988]

He looks rough😮

[@davedavidson9279]

Hes a scouser

[@wolvezy]

Needs a good hair cut

[@Mothertrucker896]

Yea, he lived in Cardiff for a bit 😮

[@reddevil6585]

Liverpool got good money for him. At the time 12m was decent amount & they got it back for free 4 years later

[@williamholden9705]

When players are negotiating their multimillion pound contracts they market themselves a a buy able commodity. If another club offers them more money, they are off. Stop whining Robbie. Be thankful for what Liverpool gave you.

[@alphacanine9641]

Every employee is a commodity known fact always being like this always have being.

[@kayoo99]

It’s not for the clubs to show loyalty it is for the fans to understand why the players have to consider their own interests first and foremost sometimes

[@adambritain5774]

You’d never guess he’s got a few million quid. He looks like he’s been dragged through a hedge backwards!

[@TonySmith-q6y]

He’s a very hard working business man with wages to pay he’s in property nowadays you think he just goes on holidays every month and lays around on a beach werdio

[@harry-thepug76]

​@user-fl1fh5tz7w, calm the F down 🔔 end, he was only stating that he is rough looking!

[@deannelson1388]

Hahaha head like Wurzel Gummidge, legendary player though, one of my favourites for Liverpool. A class act in his day.

[@alexanders4911]

Guess he spent a lot too

[@neilj3310]

21 yr old ken dodd

[@chrismonks592]

I've always thought this. I don't expect any loyalty from footballers. I'm an arsenal fan and I didn't like it when rvp left us but I understood why he did it and why he forced the move

[@alexandrewilson5388]

Spot on robbie

[@robhanks4068]

Zammo from Grange Hill has let himself go!!

[@mosiemi1]

Is LFC fans have always loved you brother

[@alexanders4911]

He is delusional

[@andrewgrant8045]

The smile went from Robbie's face when he left us then returned big time when Benites signed him back on for his last hoorah .

[@questioneverything751]

He was one of the best strikers in the league

[@mirwankamarudin-hr4xo]

What a scorer in the 90s..he looks like a drunk now...😂

[@dave710]

Robbie has eaten a cart full of pies!

[@farlo90]

Some man to talk about loyalty after his last few managerial jobs.

[@Revelian1982]

Simon looks like the old man from the movie "Up".

[@avocadoman8510]

You're a footballer not a brain surgeon. It's the nature of the business to change the team.

[@kylesmyle4907]

As a United fan I wish we weren’t loyal to our players at all. Absolute melts like Mctominnay and Rashford are stealing a living, naff them off!!

[@mctapoutos7426]

DEAR LORD 😂😂😂

[@luca99191]

That’s great robbie but you can stay untill your contract runs out. Ultimately it’s up to you and your agent

[@leesmith813]

Back in my day, most players only played for one team their whole career and only married one bird. Nowadays, players are transferring like changing clothes and divorcing when the bird stops putting out. No loyalty nowadays.

[@scottfletcherr1457]

Yawn.......players have been moving around since football began. Selective memory.

[@MrChrisBarker]

Man Utd with Mark Hughes.. still annoyed.

[@objectiveobjective1948]

Imagine Robbie, Rooney, and Suarez in Liverpools front 3.

[@LFCliid]

He was good enough to the point that Leeds signed him for £14m. And he was still decent when he returned after all those years and injuries. Liverpool won’t ever have a better striker than God. Hopefully we have others who are nearly as good.

[@reddevil6585]

Think it was 12m pounds. Lot of money at the time though Torres & saurez were world class Fowler was a reserve for shearer & Les Ferdinand

[@Darchie]

So players get given 200k per week by their clubs come rain or shine and he's bitching about loyalty. You are a commodity in every job in any walk of life. If you lived in the real world for 5 minutes you'd know that so just be happy with the thousands you get paid and the millions you have in the bank because your club paid you. This is why as a lifelong football fan I can't stand it anymore. It's like the players and ex players talk as if they're wronged all the time when they should count their lucky stars. This guy was good for about 3 seasons then got fat and couldn't be arsed to train properly and look after himself to keep the weight off. All the while getting paid tens of thousands in the 90's and early 2000's. Poor footballers. Really feel for them.

[@TheKing-tl8si]

Players need to pull their weight. The manger is always the one that will get sacked if the team isn’t performing. The players aren’t performing. There should get there wages docked. NFL rules

[@jamesfagan7823]

Gerrad AND Fowler are not managerial material

[@happinesstan]

You mean you didn't realise you were a commodity when asking for a pay rise?

[@smartscratcheastmidlands6589]

Noel could play better then liam ever could.....

[@alec1113]

Behave your self, you made millions

[@leedearden]

He left liverpool for leeds because he was being black mailed for sniffing and couldnt afford the fee, he asked liverpool for a pay rise and they wouldnt give it an leeds would....

[@sratus]

So how long has Robbie been sleeping on a bench?

[@johnsondevere6297]

At £10m p.a. I sincerely hope you'd be treated as a commodity !

[@davidmorris6278]

Football is a business not a sport

[@kpr1969]

He was becoming bad PR Line snorting episode and Houllier’s ridiculous excuse/defence Going out in town and getting into altercations. Architect of his own demise

[@scottishcelts2040]

Slipped In club owner haha skill

[@andrewbiny913]

Ken dodd ?

[@Venus_Isle]

We (Leeds) ended up paying your salary long after you left. Stop moaning, Fowler...

[@stevehoshea2431]

why does he look like a Gerbil

[@FracturedParadigms]

Love the cope in the comments. 😂 broke rival fans mad that fowlers a club and league legend sitting on millions. Cope and seethe ❤

[@whatevermakesyouhappy5932]

Just shave it off, Rob.

[@tommyc922]

He left because he was a liability and couldn't stay fit.

[@marcusbyer4100]

...where has he been sleeping??...😮😮😮

[@philmitchell91]

Cry me a river, no top manager or club owes a player anything in the name of loyalty. They have to think about results. This isn't difficult. If youre not good enough anymore you should be booted out no matter how long youve been at the club.

[@jamesconnolly3988]

Fowler was good enough. It was Houllier's short sightedness that made him sell Fowler, decide not to sign Anelka long term, and instead sign Diouf.

[@franzherflek4116]

You were on the slide and your goals per game wasn't great really .... You made plenty out of Liverpool! Dry your eyes

[@ceramicsaustralia5188]

I know aging is inevitable, but Robbie seems to be doing it quicker than most.

[@danielelsey4614]

I think fowler is delusional over how good he was barely had 30 caps for England great finisher but not world class

[@johnfitzpatrick8800]

looks awful

[@ricomcdonnell2181]

No one cares

[@JasonMahon-fh1bl]

Obviously wasn't good enough, you would've got your game if you were

[@max-nm6qx]

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[@isaz597]

One example I remember is when Theo Walcott was in contracts extension negotiations with arsenal the fans were on his case constantly until he signed. Yet he had the biggest clubs across Europe wanting him on a free transfer ie. Barcelona, Juventus etc. He stayed "loyal" to the club and fans then within a year or two he was sold to a smaller club because Arsenal didn't want him anymore. Lost opportunity for him to better himself and his family's future because he felt pressured to stay.

[@DarrenFinn-z8l]

He was forced out of Liverpool by Phil Thomson

[@tonywebster8311]

absolutely, loyalty is a two way thing, that goes to all employers out there. Sad thing no one cares anymore about anyone.

[@tfootball8704]

He looks not rough

[@Ray-ed5ew]

Well what do you expect a club to keep you when you are not good enough

[@RedRaptor7]

Where are his eyebrows? It looks like he’s shaved part of them off 😅

[@Frank-mk1ls]

He was a liability who liked his drink and drugs too much

[@max-nm6qx]

MONEY MONEY MONEY £££ITS NOT A GAME ITS MORE THAN THAT

[@iananderson3799]

Another entitled Scouser.

[@alldayeverydayboxing3385]

Looking terrible out here 😕

[@rickisunak]

Simon is quite relaxed and knowledgeable when talking about football, unlike...

[@johnwedgbury6817]

Yeah, shame hes not as good at interviewing as he is at talking football. Interrupts too much. Imagine someone with parky skills interviewing all these great guests

[@waffledestroyer]

Robby liner 😂😂😂

[@ivankadump2539]

X2 terrible hair

[@ashtv6416]

Age is brutal

[@leonleon2276]

Paying players the most ridiculous salary , making every player very wealthy where money for you and your whole family , including the ones won’t even born…..I’d say that’s loyalty right there. And sorry again GOD, but it’s very normal in sport that once you are nit at that top level anymore…of course they will let you go and replace you.v Now the loyalty GOD is talking about here…was actually shown to him. Liverpool didn’t want to sell you mate. In your own words, you left because you was no longer in the starting line up. Which is fair. Not sure what ya want to be fair…..what else do you want Robbie? Allowing you to stay and be part of the squad k is very loyal. And while paying you your contract.

[@mcharrisment4765]

Houillier sold Fowler and spent the monies 6 month's later on El Hadj Diouff. We could of done with Fowler that March (2002) when we played Leverkusen in the Champions League

[@markodoherty2939]

Obviously a club will move u on if your not good enough anymore,liverpool are not going have ian rush still playing up front at 60 ..once the contract is honoured than they can do what they want after that .fowler was a great player for Liverpool tho

[@patinho5589]

Flower makes a valid point, if the flu won’t keep you hair for loyalty, you don’t need to stay just for loyalty. It’s a free job market, that’s what it is. And nothing more.

[@stevemcelmy9354]

Fowler should have shown some loyalty to his wife before talking about it from others. He was also paid 10k a week by Leeds to play for City, rather than take a pay cut to stay at Leeds.

[@alancoleman8648]

I mean the clubs pay players very good money to people who in real life would be down the job centre for the most part so I'd say the clubs are very loyal

[@ajw9533]

I think Liverpool are too loyal now. The money Thiago, Keita and Ox have earned for not playing has been incredible.

[@benmayhew2K]

Football is money N money is made by good players.

[@gavinreynolds9216]

Typical scouser, thinking 💭 he's the best

[@dubmcstep2645]

This is pathetic😂 that's life and capitalism!

[@BlueBadger24]

Loyalty is a strong meaning