As a United fan I’ll always remember the goal he smashed past Schmeichel in to the top corner in the 2-2 game at old Trafford, he was an amazing player.
I always remember in the 99 fa cup 3rd round, at Old Trafford. Robbie nearly scored one of the best goals ever, whipping a shot from distance, just past the bar and post. That stuck in my mind.
@@LorraineHinchliffe-vg5cbthat shot ended up in the crowd, my dad caught it, I wanted to keep the ball, he threw it back on the pitch and always takes credit for the two last minute goals as it would have been a different ball, one hell of a striker this lad was..
I've never seen a striker finish so often right into the corners of the net as Fowler did. A GK could dive the right way but it would so often be futile as Fowler's precision finishing was utterly surgical. Fabulous goal scorer and comes across as intelligent, articulate, considered and humble. I hope a club with ambition gives him a chance as a manager.
We used to play with him on the astro when we was kids.. His arl fella would put cones in the corner of the goals and he had to hit them to make the goal count.. As he said in this.. Practice makes perfect ❤❤❤❤
I'm Scottish and agree 1000000% I'm also a man city fan (real one ) in my opinion , a better player than Owen , With personality !!!! Loved this guy for years , possibly first heard of Robbie during the , taking the piss out of le saux, sniffing the lines time !!! There's no characters any more !!!!! Fowler , Ruddock, parlour , when real men played football
As a man Utd fan I hated Robbie Fowler but now years down the line I see him for what he is and was a genuine working class lad very talented and proud but also humble , great interview
Rafa being too cautious cost us the final. A better squad than 2005 final. He should have started with Crouch, the Milan defence were terrified of him.
By the time he'd turned 22, he'd already score 118 goals for liverpool. Imagine that today, someone scoring ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN GOALS by their 22nd birthday. (101 in the league) - His first 3 full seasons playing were 3 consecutive seasons of over 30 goals a season... that would be the hottest and most valuable player on the planet. An unbelievable striker, who sadly was never quite the same (though still top class) after that bad anterior cruciate injury.
Never heard him speak before so this is a treat. I'm a UTD fan and he was one of the players I feared facing. He always looked like he was just one of the lads when he played and yet he played at the highest level amongst superstars and he was totally unfazed by it all. He made it look easy and clearly enjoyed himself on the pitch.
like mcmanaman, fowler was let down by the way football changed in the 90s. see gerrard and even owne's far superior professionalism in comparison. mcmanaman in partivular is one who stands out as a lost talent from that liverpool team.
Yes@@sratus that's how it is when you have a club you feel connected to. It's you out there on the pitch and it's you scoring or conceding goals. All while munching on chips sat on your sofa!
@@stephendoolan1502 yes, and won the champions league, but is almost never mentioned as one of england's best players. considering the problems england had down the left wing for years, it makes it all the more strange
Great interview. Robbie is interesting and very down to earth. People forget how good he was before his injury issues. Was one of the best strikers in the world from 1994-1997.
Best in world? The Premier league was the third best league in Europe in those days, with many bang average players. And he wasn’t ripping it up internationally either?!
@@OliverDesvauxdeMarigny-kq3cb You can be in the third best league in Europe (third best league in the world?) and be one of the best players in the world.
You have to see fowler between 93 and 96 to appreciate really how good he was Injuries killed him as they did Michael Owen to be fair , but robbie was just the most natural goalscorer . Left footers always look better too
@TORRES999ify I'm being pedantic but it was more 1994 to 1997. I'm not being pedantic with my next argument I'm disputing about left footers looking better?? actually they don't they're mostly more infuriating to watch than right footers because there's a lot more 1 footed players who are left footed than right footed and obviously if you're 1 footed the percentage of times you choose the wrong option goes up emphatically you fail to pass, shoot, cross etc...when you should do but to be honest I don't remember Fowler being 1of the left footers that was useless when he needed to use his right. It's the players who outright refuse to use their weaker foot when they have to that are unwatchable.
@FootkerSnookball very.. . Made his debut in 93 scoring 5 times vs Fulham scored in the Merseyside Derby In the 93- 94 season. Not getting into the argument about left footers that's all I'll say football is a game of opinions, and like arseholes we all have one
@@TORRES999ify Well then you did him a disservice should've said 1993 to 1997 and I'm a ManUtd fan who didn't particularly like him (and not just because he so often scored against ManUtd because ManUtd were still always way more successful than his teams).
@@lukegarrard9866 I dunno really, I think I'm probably guilty of buying into the media narrative about him when he was a player. This is the first time I've taken real notice of a long form interview with him, so I was pleasantly surprised that he came across so well as I always admired him as a player back in the day
Met Robbie a few times on football promo stuff (he used to do work with my flatmate in Singapore) and he is an absolutely lovely bloke - straight as a dye, and a good laugh with it. As a player he was tremendous but just very unlucky - which the interview dod not really seem to clarify. His England career floundered because of one word - Shearer. He was just unlucky to be in the same era and was never going to get in over AS. Even when England played two strikers the other one tended to be a provider for Shearer as well as a like Teddy Sheringham. By the time Teddy had been replaced, England had the prodigious talents of a teenage Owen. Plus, during the 90s England had an abundance of other top quality strikers like Ian Wright, Les Ferdinand, Andy Cole, Emile Heskey and Stan Collymore. None of them apart from Wrighty, Owen and Shearer could compare to Robbie as a finisher, but they offered other attributes. So, Robbie was just unlucky. He def deserved far more caps than he got though (and more to the point, more starts).
The most natural striker I’ve ever seen Robbie was unstoppable and a joy to watch and that’s coming from an arsenal fan. Definitely be watching this one 👍
Scorer of one of the very best goals in fa cup history v Aston villa totally did Steve Staunton 40yds from goal with a delightful touch & turn inside then unleashed an unstoppable left foot from 25 yards amazing goal from an amazing player best natural finisher since the late,great Jimmy Greaves I'd have Fowler in his prime ahead of ANY striker today including Haaland
not sure about that. haaland has athleticism on his side. fowler would be monumental if you put him in pep's man city team though. he'd score 30 a season no problem.
Fowler is the most natural finisher the premier league has seen, Owens pace made him unstoppable at times, but Robbie is right he had more quality to his game.Fowler was special.
@@winterbird4447 Fowler had that early shot ability you learn playing literally in the street and the nerve you needed to score goals in games without referees. Similar to the way Scholes was created by playing "60 seconds". Nothing natural about it.
@@bosullivan5462Well yeah back in them days, you do your cruciate ligaments, you was never coming back the same player, look what’s happened to VVD. Robbie lost his pace with that Injury, bloody Everton took out two of our legends.
This guy! I was 9 and had just started loving football. I grew up in london and my older bro already supported Arsenal. I was on the look out for my own team, long story short, this guys scored a hat trick in 4 mins or so. My brother started crying, I had found my team!!
As a Liverpool fan born in the 80s as a teenager in 1992 i witness god make his debut with the greatest liverpool icon Ian rush(whos record will never be beaten). You were an inspiration along with macca. When macca left i was heartbroken but seeing you come through and the pride in you to help your club through very shit time's is why you will always be a true liverpool fans legend. To score the amount of goals that you did was incredible considering that the team was never built around you like houlllier did for owen. THATS WHY YOU ARE TRULY LOVED AT LIVERPOOL.....GOD
As a Newcastle fan I feared Fowler the most in the mid nineties. Over Shearer, Sutton, Wright and later Owen. He was so dangerous. He could be anonymous for 89 minutes and kill you out of know where. He was a born finisher.
Even as a Newcastle fan, I loved Robbie as a player. At the time, him and Andy Cole were the two best strikers in the game. However, Shearer was the best centre forward. It was a shame they didn't get more chances to play with each other. Plus, England lacked Peter Beardsley at his peak. He was a player who could make a striker look world class.
@@TeamOfThe80s A centre forward can hold up the ball, create chances for others and is generally more a physical presence up front. A striker will generally rely on pace, anticipation and movement to score goals.
Agreed with you mate. Sheringham was that eras equivalent of Beardsley which is why it had to be either shearer,fowler,Cole,Les Ferdinand,wright etc.. and teddy. If they played shearer and fowler not sure it would’ve worked but they could’ve tried it.
Your description of a centre forward is more akin to a target man, a specific type of centre forward. In actuality he CF is basically the No. 9 (in the old 2-3-5 formation the no. 9 was the middle of the five forwards). The no 9 can be a poacher like lineker and Fowler, an all rounder like van basten, a powerhouse like Ronaldo, or indeed the big target man beloved of English football. A striker is a generic name for any goalscoring forward, including the CF. It can include wide players like Stoichkov or Salah, or deeper players like Beardsley.
This was really good (thank you) - it is such a shame that Robbie Fowler did not get to play in one of the great Liverpool era's. Imagine a young Robbie in this Klopp team, we would run away with the title.
i think he'd suit man city and pep better than klopp tbh. not sure he could press in the way required. where would he play, where salah does? up front as the link man? put fowler where haaland is an he gets 30 goals a season, easy.
As someone who has a business outside of football. I look up to Simon. Not because he's owned a football club, or he could make my business better. He's a good role model to not give a shit about what others think, but to carry on with what you are doing. I don't aspire to be him, but some inspiration doesn't harm.
Even though he never played for my club (and was an absolute menace to my team!), Fowler was always one of my favourite strikers. A dream to watch and one of the greatest finishers to ever grace the field. Brilliant player and an absolute legend.
Love listening to these x-players who I once hated because they played for a rival team and then being surprised by how much I really respect and like them. Great interview Robbie, top bloke. And for what it’s worth I think you were better than Michael too
Much appreciated man, all the best for the league. As a trip down memory lane (if your as old as me!) the 2 Fowler hat-tricks against Arsenal 2 seasons running was pretty freaky! one of which was in less than 3 minutes!
First time I've seen Jordan in awe of a person he has interviewed. I say that, because instead of talking over people like he normally does, Simon allows Robbie to speak without any interruption. Still my fave player ever, goalscoring machine, bags of persinality, got what it meant to the fans in the Kop. Yes we've had Suarez, Torres, Salah since, but for me Robbie is up there with all of them. Also good to hear him articulate his views and opinions in an honest and open manner.
As a Sunderland supporter I remember seeing him in the final game at Roker Park (we played Liverpool in a friendly just after the 96/97 season finished to celebrate the closing of the ground before we moved to the Stadium of Light). At the end of the game Robbie was one of the few Liverpool players that stayed on the pitch and walked the entire pitch applauding the Sunderland fans. I always thought that was a classy thing for him to do considering the game really didn’t mean anything to Liverpool, it was more about celebrating Roker Park.
He's a working class lad that knows all of our roots. He scored a goal at Anfield once during the dockers strike here and lifted up his a calvin klein ( CK ) t shirt to show his and our solidarity with our doCKers ! He got a bollocking for it and a fine or something. Aahh fuck off !!
I've never seen Robbie Fowler do a long form interview, came across very well, and I really like how he talked about showing his commitment to being a manager
Perhaps he’ll let Robbie get to say two sentences in a row! I like that Simon challenges people’s opinions but he’s come from the Piers Morgan school of interviewing where he thinks it’s more important for us to hear his voice more than the interviewee!
First Liverpool game my dad ever took me to when I was a kid was Liverpool vs Arsenal at Anfield. 28th August 1994. Fastest ever Premier League hat-trick. Rumour has it that Michael Jordan used to play in the number 23 jersey as a homage to Fowler.
Im a 39 year old villa fan that grew up watching Robbie from a neutral perspective but have never really watched any interviews with him. Really interesting watch and he seems like a proper honest down to earth bloke
Fowler came out of the that very well.....articulate and honest..... Simon you have to stop being overbearing on these interviews ..... stop talking over them....
It's a credit to him that he gets frustrated when people call him a natural goalscorer, because of how hard he worked to get to that level. He worked so that it made it look so natural. This interview is an inspiration to anyone from any walk of life, to show you where hard work can take you.
that's fair enough but the natural part refers to instinct, awareness: the things you can't teach. robbie keane the same. no amount of practice is going to turn heskey in to a top finisher. even good goalscorers can lack that nous and instinct - it's something you either develop in early life or have naturally. hence the praise. can think of many forwards who don't have it: darwin nunez being a perfect example. just doesn't know how to read the game and score.
Peter Scmeichel considered Fowler his toughest opponent in the sense that he was one player he couldn’t predict at all. He knew he could put the ball into the side of the net and there wasn’t much you could do.
As a United fan, Robbie is respected by all footie fans including united. So fair play Robbie, I hated you as Liverpool player but as professional footballer big respect brother 👊🏽👊🏽
The Fowelr era was an astonishing time with regards to English strikers. Shearer, Fowler, Sheringham, Cole, Wright, Owen, Ferdinand, Collymore. I'm sure I've forgotten even more.
Robbie is bang on. Go look at his 95/96 season. It's something like 10 right foot, 16 left foot and 8 headers! He scored diving headers from outside the box, he scored 30 yard screamers on the volley with his wrong foot. He had fruitful partnerships with Rush, Collymore and Hesky and he created loads for them too. 90% of Owen's goals were a result of knocking the ball past the slower defender and slotting past the keeper, which was why he was finished as a force age 27.
'tis true, but once Fowler's body gave in on him, he was a more useful player than when the same happened to Owen, because his game was based on more than one key physical attribute @@rjw4762
owen was a great dribbler of the ball at pace. when he was on form, he was unplayable for a couple of years. fowler was a better finisher but owen as a forward was gold dust.
Difference between Le God and Fowler is that Le Tissier was not surrounded by a squad of brilliant players! Le Tissier single handedly kept Southampton in the premiership for years!!!
What a player fowler was he was my childhood hero him and Johnny barnes. As a born and bred scouser we are very lucky to have been blessed with so many naturally gifted talents over the years but we will always like fowler the most cos he’s a scouser. Don’t know why Owen got so touchy abar scousers liking one of their own more than an outsider that’s natural for that too happen plus fowler not signed for the Enemy Michael you have no morals Michael 👍
His lack of England play time reminded me of Kevin Phillips for England. Scored 30 prem goals, won the golden boot but still didn’t get the chance that deserved. Then even the games he did play you could see the regular players almost ignore him for passes.
i met him in Leeds just as he had signed for Leeds Utd and unfortunately was sent home from world cup duties due to injury, having been on fire in the warm ups. He spoke to us and my family for ages. What a down to earth guy. My Fav striker purely on his style of play and THAT BACK LIFT that wasn't there.
This guy is the best finisher England's ever produced in football. Right up there with Jimmy Greaves! What a baller. Shame his England career never quite took off with his talent. Similar to Ian Wright and Andy Cole. I Look forward to the podcast ✌️
Shearer was miles better. Fowler bleets about not getting a chance for England, the fact he when he was a teenager sensation banging in 30 a season there were senior strikers in front of him. By the time he could have been the 'senior striker' for England he was finished. He was finished at about 26, out of shape fat relic. There's a reason Houllier sacked him off and he did nothing after about 2001.
I’m glad he said players were better back then than they are now I’ve thought for many years defenders and midfielders now are no where near as good as back then
United fan - Fowler was a monster.. the player I both feared and respected in equal measure in the 90s.. i was in the Stretford when he lobbed Schmeichel. What a player.
@@ljm.jft9722hardly just deluded scousers, he amhas a good couple few seasons and that was it, sold off and dissapeard way before the age an elite player fades. Way overrated and ultimately that's why he was sold, slow too. You didn't see Blackburn wanting to sell Shearer or Newcastle offloading him to Leeds 😂
@@redrev674 he was good but not as good as the others, just deluded scousers because he was from Liverpool claim a load of nonsense. Why then did Liverpool sell him in his prime, who sells someone that's so so good? And why didn't Real Madrid come in for him or Barca? Why weren't transfer breaking bids coming in? I mean he was the best according to them and him, better than Owen, Shearer the lot. Oh wait I forgot everyone's biased against Liverpool. 🤦♂️
I walked into the Moon and Spoon pub in Slough in 1998 on a Saturday early afternoon, leading up to the World Cup, and see my Scottish mate John McCain sitting with Robbie and four other England players having a pint absolutely surile moment.
I’m a Man Utd fan and I always loved Fowler. Except when he played us. He isn’t wrong with his views really. A proper England team would have had him front and center with Scholes feeding him.
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. As a red i loved him as a player, on this you can see his humbleness and humility as a man - great interview - well done Simon Jordan too
Robbie Fowler was scarily talented. Seeing how humble he is in speaking about how he thought he was just 'ok' when he was younger makes you wonder if he was just missing that little bit of arrogance to force himself into super stardom. Absolutely loved him playing for Liverpool regardless and he deserves the high regard the fans hold him in.
I think Robbie does fantastic with this interview , I'm a Man Utd fan, But Robbie you came across as having class, You were a great striker, Not big headed, Honest and true, Simon You asked meaty Questions as always, But Robbie liked you did well💯👍
Greavsie was a generous guy. Nobody was better than him. I have always rated Fowler as right up there, though. Better than Owen and Aldridge and Rush, and that is saying something on its own. 10 times better than Haaland.
@@neil364 Greavsie was in a league of his own. Aldridge was another who never got the credit he deserves. Could score goals anywhere. Fowler was the boy
I’m a Leeds fan and when we signed Robbie I was ecstatic. One of my footballing heroes. He always seems like a stand-up bloke. Just so respectful. We need more footballers like him nowadays I feel.
Fowler. Unbelievable finisher. Never seen a striker find the inside of the side netting so consistently, GK’s stood no chance against prime Robbie Fowler.
The more of these shows i watch lately the more and more i am becoming a genuine fan of Simon Jordan! Honestly because I have to admit that I couldn't stand him from his position and pulpit over at talk sport,i really believe that he is not just a better interviewer than he is a critical pundit but seems to be a really good bloke and he has shown a lot of class and tremendous respect to the guests of the podcast! I know Simon doesn't give a shit about personal public opinions but if anything his credibility and all around style and highly intellectual abilities combined with his chill charismatic vibe will undoubtedly have a great impact on the audience of viewers and listeners of the competition and rivals of this space! I know that I'll continue to tune in!
The fact that so many different club supporters respect him shows what a player he was
He was a bellend and still is. Great player though
As a United fan I’ll always remember the goal he smashed past Schmeichel in to the top corner in the 2-2 game at old Trafford, he was an amazing player.
Cantona's return from suspension?
I always remember in the 99 fa cup 3rd round, at Old Trafford. Robbie nearly scored one of the best goals ever, whipping a shot from distance, just past the bar and post. That stuck in my mind.
@@LorraineHinchliffe-vg5cbthat shot ended up in the crowd, my dad caught it, I wanted to keep the ball, he threw it back on the pitch and always takes credit for the two last minute goals as it would have been a different ball, one hell of a striker this lad was..
@@paulhardy7585 😂 nice 1 mate.
Robbies "sniff" goal celebration was the best "up yours" ever! Never apologise, Robbie..it was superb...
I've never seen a striker finish so often right into the corners of the net as Fowler did. A GK could dive the right way but it would so often be futile as Fowler's precision finishing was utterly surgical. Fabulous goal scorer and comes across as intelligent, articulate, considered and humble. I hope a club with ambition gives him a chance as a manager.
We used to play with him on the astro when we was kids.. His arl fella would put cones in the corner of the goals and he had to hit them to make the goal count.. As he said in this.. Practice makes perfect ❤❤❤❤
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
In Robbie’s day it wasn’t a no contact sport. He would destroy the defenders today. Good guy.
Agreed. Next to Jimmy Greaves he is the most natural goal scorer.
He would definitely be a regular & partnering Harry Kane for England today.
I'm Scottish and agree 1000000% I'm also a man city fan (real one ) in my opinion , a better player than Owen , With personality !!!! Loved this guy for years , possibly first heard of Robbie during the , taking the piss out of le saux, sniffing the lines time !!! There's no characters any more !!!!! Fowler , Ruddock, parlour , when real men played football
What more natural than Lineker or Kane or Shearer?@@davidbrooks187
Oh yeah, the 1990s. That's when footballers were hard. Are you serious?
@@davidbrooks187 Kane & Rooney would be the dream partnership up top. Rooney was just a monster of a player all round.
That headline is quite right. He was a great striker. Plus, the fans singing 'We all live in a Robbie Fowler house' - priceless!
As a man Utd fan I hated Robbie Fowler but now years down the line I see him for what he is and was a genuine working class lad very talented and proud but also humble , great interview
Not sure he's that humble.
A truly brilliant football player. Absolutely gutted we didn't win in Athens 2007, he deserved that medal for all the joy he brought over his career.
@Kop3055 he didn't even make the bench for that game
Rafa being too cautious cost us the final. A better squad than 2005 final. He should have started with Crouch, the Milan defence were terrified of him.
By the time he'd turned 22, he'd already score 118 goals for liverpool. Imagine that today, someone scoring ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN GOALS by their 22nd birthday. (101 in the league) - His first 3 full seasons playing were 3 consecutive seasons of over 30 goals a season... that would be the hottest and most valuable player on the planet. An unbelievable striker, who sadly was never quite the same (though still top class) after that bad anterior cruciate injury.
I agree Rob is GOD❤
Never heard him speak before so this is a treat. I'm a UTD fan and he was one of the players I feared facing. He always looked like he was just one of the lads when he played and yet he played at the highest level amongst superstars and he was totally unfazed by it all. He made it look easy and clearly enjoyed himself on the pitch.
like mcmanaman, fowler was let down by the way football changed in the 90s. see gerrard and even owne's far superior professionalism in comparison. mcmanaman in partivular is one who stands out as a lost talent from that liverpool team.
'I feared facing' - Talking like you were playing against him & not a fat lad eating crisps on the sofa lol.
Yes@@sratus that's how it is when you have a club you feel connected to. It's you out there on the pitch and it's you scoring or conceding goals. All while munching on chips sat on your sofa!
@@Mr___X he went to Real Madrid??
@@stephendoolan1502 yes, and won the champions league, but is almost never mentioned as one of england's best players. considering the problems england had down the left wing for years, it makes it all the more strange
Great interview. Robbie is interesting and very down to earth. People forget how good he was before his injury issues. Was one of the best strikers in the world from 1994-1997.
Down to earth? 😂
definitely not
100%
Best in world? The Premier league was the third best league in Europe in those days, with many bang average players. And he wasn’t ripping it up internationally either?!
@@OliverDesvauxdeMarigny-kq3cb You can be in the third best league in Europe (third best league in the world?) and be one of the best players in the world.
Fowler not only hit the target, he regularly hit the bottom or top corner of the target. Keepers must have hated him. Subtle and made it look easy.
You have to see fowler between 93 and 96 to appreciate really how good he was
Injuries killed him as they did Michael Owen to be fair , but robbie was just the most natural goalscorer . Left footers always look better too
@TORRES999ify
I'm being pedantic but it was more 1994 to 1997.
I'm not being pedantic with my next argument I'm disputing about left footers looking better?? actually they don't they're mostly more infuriating to watch than right footers because there's a lot more 1 footed players who are left footed than right footed and obviously if you're 1 footed the percentage of times you choose the wrong option goes up emphatically you fail to pass, shoot, cross etc...when you should do but to be honest I don't remember Fowler being 1of the left footers that was useless when he needed to use his right. It's the players who outright refuse to use their weaker foot when they have to that are unwatchable.
@FootkerSnookball very..
. Made his debut in 93 scoring 5 times vs Fulham scored in the Merseyside Derby In the 93- 94 season.
Not getting into the argument about left footers that's all I'll say football is a game of opinions, and like arseholes we all have one
@@TORRES999ify Well then you did him a disservice should've said 1993 to 1997 and I'm a ManUtd fan who didn't particularly like him (and not just because he so often scored against ManUtd because ManUtd were still always way more successful than his teams).
@@FootkerSnookball shock
@@TORRES999ify I don't think Fowler ever finished above ManUtd for any team he played for.
As good as a striker, the league has ever seen. Robbie was genuinely a class act, in an ordinary side
Did not expect this, Robbie seems like a really decent, genuine lad. Totally changed my opinion of him for the better
He always has been what made you think any different as he has been on tv lots of times over the years.
@@lukegarrard9866 I dunno really, I think I'm probably guilty of buying into the media narrative about him when he was a player. This is the first time I've taken real notice of a long form interview with him, so I was pleasantly surprised that he came across so well as I always admired him as a player back in the day
Media only lies. If it seems true it is a setup to another lie down the line.
@@zizouthemanI hope you've learned to stop believing what you read in those evil tabloid rags
Met Robbie a few times on football promo stuff (he used to do work with my flatmate in Singapore) and he is an absolutely lovely bloke - straight as a dye, and a good laugh with it. As a player he was tremendous but just very unlucky - which the interview dod not really seem to clarify. His England career floundered because of one word - Shearer. He was just unlucky to be in the same era and was never going to get in over AS. Even when England played two strikers the other one tended to be a provider for Shearer as well as a like Teddy Sheringham. By the time Teddy had been replaced, England had the prodigious talents of a teenage Owen. Plus, during the 90s England had an abundance of other top quality strikers like Ian Wright, Les Ferdinand, Andy Cole, Emile Heskey and Stan Collymore.
None of them apart from Wrighty, Owen and Shearer could compare to Robbie as a finisher, but they offered other attributes.
So, Robbie was just unlucky. He def deserved far more caps than he got though (and more to the point, more starts).
The most natural striker I’ve ever seen Robbie was unstoppable and a joy to watch and that’s coming from an arsenal fan. Definitely be watching this one 👍
What does that mean?
should have had way more England caps! Truly World class RF AKA GOD YNWA
Couldn't agree more mate and with both feet. Almost on par with Glenn Hoddle
You are parroting the cliche about fowler . He didn't prove it mate
@@bensmith5288 You talking to Desmond or me?
That goal celebration is one of the greatest of all time 😂 hilarious!
His Dockers t shirt was too .
😂😂😂😂😂
Nail in the coffin at Liverpool though. Not good for the brand
Remember his debut against Fulham away. He scored. League cup. Second leg at home he scored all 5 goals. You just knew he was special.
Scorer of one of the very best goals in fa cup history v Aston villa totally did Steve Staunton 40yds from goal with a delightful touch & turn inside then unleashed an unstoppable left foot from 25 yards amazing goal from an amazing player best natural finisher since the late,great Jimmy Greaves I'd have Fowler in his prime ahead of ANY striker today including Haaland
not sure about that. haaland has athleticism on his side. fowler would be monumental if you put him in pep's man city team though. he'd score 30 a season no problem.
Fowler is the most natural finisher the premier league has seen, Owens pace made him unstoppable at times, but Robbie is right he had more quality to his game.Fowler was special.
Nooo! Not natural! He worked haaard!
@@winterbird4447 Fowler had that early shot ability you learn playing literally in the street and the nerve you needed to score goals in games without referees. Similar to the way Scholes was created by playing "60 seconds".
Nothing natural about it.
3 good years is all he had
@@bosullivan5462Well yeah back in them days, you do your cruciate ligaments, you was never coming back the same player, look what’s happened to VVD. Robbie lost his pace with that Injury, bloody Everton took out two of our legends.
Owen had a better career playing on one leg
This guy! I was 9 and had just started loving football. I grew up in london and my older bro already supported Arsenal. I was on the look out for my own team, long story short, this guys scored a hat trick in 4 mins or so. My brother started crying, I had found my team!!
Didn't he end up scoring 4 or 5 in that game in a really short period of time? Or is my memory playing tricks on me?
As a Liverpool fan born in the 80s as a teenager in 1992 i witness god make his debut with the greatest liverpool icon Ian rush(whos record will never be beaten). You were an inspiration along with macca. When macca left i was heartbroken but seeing you come through and the pride in you to help your club through very shit time's is why you will always be a true liverpool fans legend.
To score the amount of goals that you did was incredible considering that the team was never built around you like houlllier did for owen.
THATS WHY YOU ARE TRULY LOVED AT LIVERPOOL.....GOD
As a United fan. His autobiography is the only one I’ve ever read. Many moons ago. Great read. Great player.
As a Newcastle fan I feared Fowler the most in the mid nineties. Over Shearer, Sutton, Wright and later Owen. He was so dangerous. He could be anonymous for 89 minutes and kill you out of know where. He was a born finisher.
No, he was nurtured to be that way 😉
@@sgu02nsc66hahahaha
Sounds like my black gf
Agreed only Henry was as scary. Could hit a brace or hat trick in half hour and kill you
Even as a Newcastle fan, I loved Robbie as a player. At the time, him and Andy Cole were the two best strikers in the game. However, Shearer was the best centre forward. It was a shame they didn't get more chances to play with each other. Plus, England lacked Peter Beardsley at his peak. He was a player who could make a striker look world class.
How would you describe the difference between a striker and a centre forward?
@@TeamOfThe80s A centre forward can hold up the ball, create chances for others and is generally more a physical presence up front.
A striker will generally rely on pace, anticipation and movement to score goals.
@@davidrobinson2776 thanks for the explanation. I guess another example would be Drogba vs Lineker
Agreed with you mate. Sheringham was that eras equivalent of Beardsley which is why it had to be either shearer,fowler,Cole,Les Ferdinand,wright etc.. and teddy. If they played shearer and fowler not sure it would’ve worked but they could’ve tried it.
Your description of a centre forward is more akin to a target man, a specific type of centre forward. In actuality he CF is basically the No. 9 (in the old 2-3-5 formation the no. 9 was the middle of the five forwards). The no 9 can be a poacher like lineker and Fowler, an all rounder like van basten, a powerhouse like Ronaldo, or indeed the big target man beloved of English football.
A striker is a generic name for any goalscoring forward, including the CF. It can include wide players like Stoichkov or Salah, or deeper players like Beardsley.
This was really good (thank you) - it is such a shame that Robbie Fowler did not get to play in one of the great Liverpool era's. Imagine a young Robbie in this Klopp team, we would run away with the title.
i think he'd suit man city and pep better than klopp tbh. not sure he could press in the way required. where would he play, where salah does? up front as the link man? put fowler where haaland is an he gets 30 goals a season, easy.
As someone who has a business outside of football. I look up to Simon. Not because he's owned a football club, or he could make my business better. He's a good role model to not give a shit about what others think, but to carry on with what you are doing. I don't aspire to be him, but some inspiration doesn't harm.
So you learned something
nonthenth!
Fowler was an Artist, pure and simple.
Hardly, it's not as if he was a Cantona or a Bergkamp. He was a great goalscorer though.
Even though he never played for my club (and was an absolute menace to my team!), Fowler was always one of my favourite strikers. A dream to watch and one of the greatest finishers to ever grace the field. Brilliant player and an absolute legend.
Love listening to these x-players who I once hated because they played for a rival team and then being surprised by how much I really respect and like them. Great interview Robbie, top bloke. And for what it’s worth I think you were better than Michael too
Loved this,Growing up As a kid watching Fowler what a terrific striker he was Natural finisher he's movement & instinct was 2nd to none from a gooner
Much appreciated man, all the best for the league. As a trip down memory lane (if your as old as me!) the 2 Fowler hat-tricks against Arsenal 2 seasons running was pretty freaky! one of which was in less than 3 minutes!
Great interview i was a child in the 90s but i still remember how good a player fowler was
First time I've seen Jordan in awe of a person he has interviewed. I say that, because instead of talking over people like he normally does, Simon allows Robbie to speak without any interruption. Still my fave player ever, goalscoring machine, bags of persinality, got what it meant to the fans in the Kop. Yes we've had Suarez, Torres, Salah since, but for me Robbie is up there with all of them. Also good to hear him articulate his views and opinions in an honest and open manner.
As a Sunderland supporter I remember seeing him in the final game at Roker Park (we played Liverpool in a friendly just after the 96/97 season finished to celebrate the closing of the ground before we moved to the Stadium of Light).
At the end of the game Robbie was one of the few Liverpool players that stayed on the pitch and walked the entire pitch applauding the Sunderland fans. I always thought that was a classy thing for him to do considering the game really didn’t mean anything to Liverpool, it was more about celebrating Roker Park.
He's a working class lad that knows all of our roots. He scored a goal at Anfield once during the dockers strike here and lifted up his a calvin klein ( CK ) t shirt to show his and our solidarity with our doCKers ! He got a bollocking for it and a fine or something. Aahh fuck off !!
I've never seen Robbie Fowler do a long form interview, came across very well, and I really like how he talked about showing his commitment to being a manager
He had a podcast and interviewed various ex footballers including scholes.
Not a Liverpool fan but loved Robbie Fowler great striker. Totally agree would had him in a team before Owen anytime
Cracking interview Robbie was one hell of a striker
Hopefully Simon cuts through the nonsense, and more importantly, we all learn something.
I don't think Simon can square this particular circle
Perhaps he’ll let Robbie get to say two sentences in a row! I like that Simon challenges people’s opinions but he’s come from the Piers Morgan school of interviewing where he thinks it’s more important for us to hear his voice more than the interviewee!
@@bernardwalker4282you have to admit, he has become better at it lately
@@bernardwalker4282 He does have an uninformed, vacuous interview style at times.
@@NoahLookman9191 I think you know it’s just dollars for donuts pal
What a player, top, top striker. Never seemed to miss the target. Felt for him not getting enough chances with England.
First Liverpool game my dad ever took me to when I was a kid was Liverpool vs Arsenal at Anfield. 28th August 1994. Fastest ever Premier League hat-trick. Rumour has it that Michael Jordan used to play in the number 23 jersey as a homage to Fowler.
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I wonder when there will be a future idiot replying to you and thinking you were being serious with your last comment lol
Red hot Robbie, what a legend. Toxteth's finest. An incredible finisher, a top lad, from a lovely family. YNWA Robbie lad.
Im a 39 year old villa fan that grew up watching Robbie from a neutral perspective but have never really watched any interviews with him. Really interesting watch and he seems like a proper honest down to earth bloke
Well I didn't expect that when I tuned in! What an articulate and honest guy Robbie is, speaks a lot of sense. Really enjoyed that episode.
Fowler came out of the that very well.....articulate and honest..... Simon you have to stop being overbearing on these interviews ..... stop talking over them....
spot on about simon . he'd do well interviewing himself
What a player. One of the most gifted strikers I’ve seen. I was always hopeful of seeing him play for Rangers one day but it never happened sadly. 😂
Fowler was my hero growing up. Still love him!
His only issue was pace. As a left footer he was always my favourite striker even as a United fan. Great player.
Aye. When he smashed one past Schmeichel's near post in '95. Unfortunately overshadowed by a certain Mr. Cantona's comeback tour.
@@johnsimpson6670 moved Neville out the way with ease 👌🏻
I watched his highlights video on UA-cam and couldn’t decide which foot was his better one.
It's a credit to him that he gets frustrated when people call him a natural goalscorer, because of how hard he worked to get to that level. He worked so that it made it look so natural. This interview is an inspiration to anyone from any walk of life, to show you where hard work can take you.
that's fair enough but the natural part refers to instinct, awareness: the things you can't teach. robbie keane the same. no amount of practice is going to turn heskey in to a top finisher. even good goalscorers can lack that nous and instinct - it's something you either develop in early life or have naturally. hence the praise. can think of many forwards who don't have it: darwin nunez being a perfect example. just doesn't know how to read the game and score.
Peter Scmeichel considered Fowler his toughest opponent in the sense that he was one player he couldn’t predict at all. He knew he could put the ball into the side of the net and there wasn’t much you could do.
I was actually going the bog when he scored that free kick against Scmeichel.
Even in the brief time he was here at Leeds, his finishing was the best I’ve seen.
Loved both players when they played in their prime. Met Robbie, I think he’s a fabulous human being
As a United fan, Robbie is respected by all footie fans including united. So fair play Robbie, I hated you as Liverpool player but as professional footballer big respect brother 👊🏽👊🏽
Great player,great goal scorer…..felt this interview focused more on the negative rather than how good he was and what a great career he’s had
The Fowelr era was an astonishing time with regards to English strikers. Shearer, Fowler, Sheringham, Cole, Wright, Owen, Ferdinand, Collymore. I'm sure I've forgotten even more.
Legend. Couldn't believe he signed for my club, Cardiff. He'd lost his pace by then but still a class act.
Last game was up front with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink for Cardiff in FA Cup Final?
Forest fan. Rob was such a natural finisher, quality player. Always likes him. Scored loads against us .
Super striker Robbie, a hat trick in under 3 mins against arsenal, will never forget it
Was it five or four against Fulham in 93 ? The whole country went ' who the fuck is he ' ?
I genuinely believe he's one of the most underrated strikers, which is a shame since he's been an absolutely brilliant player for us.
Robbie is bang on. Go look at his 95/96 season. It's something like 10 right foot, 16 left foot and 8 headers! He scored diving headers from outside the box, he scored 30 yard screamers on the volley with his wrong foot. He had fruitful partnerships with Rush, Collymore and Hesky and he created loads for them too.
90% of Owen's goals were a result of knocking the ball past the slower defender and slotting past the keeper, which was why he was finished as a force age 27.
Good points - though I happen to think that another reason Owen's body gave up was the sheer amount of football he played in his teens. Too much.
'tis true, but once Fowler's body gave in on him, he was a more useful player than when the same happened to Owen, because his game was based on more than one key physical attribute @@rjw4762
owen was a great dribbler of the ball at pace. when he was on form, he was unplayable for a couple of years. fowler was a better finisher but owen as a forward was gold dust.
The most underrated podcast going. No nonsense and straight down the middle. Keep it up Simon and team.
Thanks, God! Loved watching you play. One of Liverpool’s best ever players. Thanks, Robbie!
Difference between Le God and Fowler is that Le Tissier was not surrounded by a squad of brilliant players! Le Tissier single handedly kept Southampton in the premiership for years!!!
I hope Simon manages to square the circle in his conversation with young Robbie
but does he have the bravery to throw an apple core into the bin without his mum's approval? 🤣
What a player fowler was he was my childhood hero him and Johnny barnes. As a born and bred scouser we are very lucky to have been blessed with so many naturally gifted talents over the years but we will always like fowler the most cos he’s a scouser. Don’t know why Owen got so touchy abar scousers liking one of their own more than an outsider that’s natural for that too happen plus fowler not signed for the Enemy Michael you have no morals Michael 👍
His lack of England play time reminded me of Kevin Phillips for England. Scored 30 prem goals, won the golden boot but still didn’t get the chance that deserved. Then even the games he did play you could see the regular players almost ignore him for passes.
i met him in Leeds just as he had signed for Leeds Utd and unfortunately was sent home from world cup duties due to injury, having been on fire in the warm ups. He spoke to us and my family for ages. What a down to earth guy. My Fav striker purely on his style of play and THAT BACK LIFT that wasn't there.
Comes across really well I couldn’t imagine he would would be a good coach in the Lower leagues with the young lads could offer so much
This guy is the best finisher England's ever produced in football.
Right up there with Jimmy Greaves!
What a baller. Shame his England career never quite took off with his talent. Similar to Ian Wright and Andy Cole. I Look forward to the podcast ✌️
Alan Shearer was miles ahead of fowler.
No he wasn't @@averageaimer8533
@@averageaimer8533not in finishing he wasn't
Before the knee injury robbie was a freak of a striker could do stuff shearer couldn't dream of doing
@@averageaimer8533Shearer wasn’t even close to Fowler in terms of natural finishing ability.
Shearer was miles better. Fowler bleets about not getting a chance for England, the fact he when he was a teenager sensation banging in 30 a season there were senior strikers in front of him. By the time he could have been the 'senior striker' for England he was finished. He was finished at about 26, out of shape fat relic. There's a reason Houllier sacked him off and he did nothing after about 2001.
Leeds fan here ,,,,,love him or hate him he was one of the best ,,,,be great to see him on match of the day 👏👏👏👏👏
Some people forget how good this man was............ absolute complete striker. Coming from a Spurs fan
I’m glad he said players were better back then than they are now I’ve thought for many years defenders and midfielders now are no where near as good as back then
What a great technical player Robbie was… great striker of the ball, great player.
United fan - Fowler was a monster.. the player I both feared and respected in equal measure in the 90s.. i was in the Stretford when he lobbed Schmeichel. What a player.
Lucky to watch both their careers at Liverpool. Fowler at this prime was a better striker.
We call him god for a reason unreal player
@@ljm.jft9722hardly just deluded scousers, he amhas a good couple few seasons and that was it, sold off and dissapeard way before the age an elite player fades. Way overrated and ultimately that's why he was sold, slow too. You didn't see Blackburn wanting to sell Shearer or Newcastle offloading him to Leeds 😂
@@justbreakingballsyou must have been watching a different game to the rest of then
@@redrev674 he was good but not as good as the others, just deluded scousers because he was from Liverpool claim a load of nonsense. Why then did Liverpool sell him in his prime, who sells someone that's so so good? And why didn't Real Madrid come in for him or Barca? Why weren't transfer breaking bids coming in? I mean he was the best according to them and him, better than Owen, Shearer the lot. Oh wait I forgot everyone's biased against Liverpool. 🤦♂️
I walked into the Moon and Spoon pub in Slough in 1998 on a Saturday early afternoon, leading up to the World Cup, and see my Scottish mate John McCain sitting with Robbie and four other England players having a pint absolutely surile moment.
I’m a Man Utd fan and I always loved Fowler. Except when he played us. He isn’t wrong with his views really. A proper England team would have had him front and center with Scholes feeding him.
Why Scholes when you have Gerrard
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. As a red i loved him as a player, on this you can see his humbleness and humility as a man - great interview - well done Simon Jordan too
Robbie Fowler was scarily talented. Seeing how humble he is in speaking about how he thought he was just 'ok' when he was younger makes you wonder if he was just missing that little bit of arrogance to force himself into super stardom. Absolutely loved him playing for Liverpool regardless and he deserves the high regard the fans hold him in.
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Humble my arse
Best natural goal scorer I've ever seen. Both feed, head, robbed my cruel injuries
I think Robbie does fantastic with this interview , I'm a Man Utd fan, But Robbie you came across as having class, You were a great striker, Not big headed, Honest and true, Simon You asked meaty Questions as always, But Robbie liked you did well💯👍
As a united man Fowler has cone across really well here. Never heard from him like this before seems like a decent bloke
Fowler is the most natural finisher that has probably graced the game of football. Even Greavsie rated him as so. His ability was sensational.
Did you not listen to the interview?! He was hard working not natural!!
Coming from Greavsie, one of the greatest strikers ever, that's some praise
Greavsie was a generous guy. Nobody was better than him.
I have always rated Fowler as right up there, though. Better than Owen and Aldridge and Rush, and that is saying something on its own.
10 times better than Haaland.
@@neil364 Greavsie was in a league of his own. Aldridge was another who never got the credit he deserves. Could score goals anywhere. Fowler was the boy
@@tullywoollyYou think they're mutually exclusive?
The difference between Fowler and the rest is he made scoring goals look easy, brilliant to watch
Simon, love these interviews but for the love of god, please stop finishing the guests sentences for them
I’m a Leeds fan and when we signed Robbie I was ecstatic. One of my footballing heroes. He always seems like a stand-up bloke. Just so respectful. We need more footballers like him nowadays I feel.
I’m the same age as him and I remember him playing in games and doing absolutely nothing in a game…but he still scored 2 goals
One the great premier league strikers, great quick feet and shooting accuracy, he was on fire for a few years until injury took a yard off his pace.
Between 1994 and 1997 Fowler was the best striker in Britain. Don't know why he never really did it for England
😂 keep smoking the crack he wasn't ahead of Alan shearer in that period
Euro 1996: shearer and sheringham up front. That’s your answer. Fowler just wasn’t picked as one of our two strikers in a 4-4-2.
Does anyone else think Simon Jordan looks exactly like the bloke from the operation game??
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Love Robbie's confidence and honesty. Was such a brilliant striker.
Fowler. Unbelievable finisher.
Never seen a striker find the inside of the side netting so consistently, GK’s stood no chance against prime Robbie Fowler.
Unbelievable that he got so few opportunities for England. He was terrific.
Another top interview. Great series so far
And I like how Simon is looking more and more like Bricktop with every episode
The more of these shows i watch lately the more and more i am becoming a genuine fan of Simon Jordan! Honestly because I have to admit that I couldn't stand him from his position and pulpit over at talk sport,i really believe that he is not just a better interviewer than he is a critical pundit but seems to be a really good bloke and he has shown a lot of class and tremendous respect to the guests of the podcast! I know Simon doesn't give a shit about personal public opinions but if anything his credibility and all around style and highly intellectual abilities combined with his chill charismatic vibe will undoubtedly have a great impact on the audience of viewers and listeners of the competition and rivals of this space! I know that I'll continue to tune in!
That combover's fooling nobody, Robbie. ONE OF US. ONE OF US.
I've met Robbie a couple of times and he's one of the most respectful genuine guys around, not like the spoilt asses on the pitch now.
I think Robbie is 100% right about loyalty being a 2 way street!!!
Fowler was lethal. Left foot, right foot, head, inside & outside the box
Fowler was one of the best goal scorers ever, alongside Jimmy Greaves.
And Brian Clough...!