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[The Real Laoislad]

Fowler strikes deal to play for new Australian club next season• Former England forward joins North Queensland Fury
• Striker and club to make A-League debut in 2009-10

Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler has agreed a two-year deal with North Queensland Fury to become the first major signing for the new Australian club. Fowler visited Australia last month to discuss the move and confirmed he will join the Townsville-based club for its debut A-League season in 2009-10.

"I had nothing but good things to tell my family about the football side of things and the lifestyle opportunities North Queensland can offer us," said Fowler. "It's a huge decision for my family, but it's also an opportunity to continue my football career in a truly wonderful part of the world."

The 33-year-old Fowler, who was released by Blackburn Rovers in December, scored 120 Premier League goals during stints at Leeds United, Manchester City and two spells at Liverpool. He played 26 times for England.

"We want to win games, that's what we're about," said the Fury chairman, Don Matheson. "Robbie is a legitimate international superstar of the game and there's no doubt he will give us every chance of winning. It's taken a lot of work to make this happen, but it was worth it because I really believe having him playing for North Queensland Fury will change the way people think about the A-League."

Fowler almost joined Sydney FC in 2007 after former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke moved there in the league's first season, but the deal fell through. "Robbie is more than just a goal scorer, although he certainly knows where the net is, he links up play and he knows how to position himself to get other players involved," added the Fury coach, Ian Ferguson.

[corn02]

I can't see any player overtaking the mantle as my favourite player of all time apart from Fowler.

Hope it works out for him, I think he maybe should call it a day, but who knows, he could prosper there.

Had the luck to be at his return to Liverpool, one of my favourite sporting moments.

26 caps? f**k off you gobshites, the man was unreal.

[The Real Laoislad]

I can't see any player overtaking the mantle as my favourite player of all time apart from Fowler.

Hope it works out for him, I think he maybe should call it a day, but who knows, he could prosper there.

Had the luck to be at his return to Liverpool, one of my favourite sporting moments.

26 caps? f**k off you gobshites, the man was unreal.

He is second only to John Aldridge in my mind...

[corn02]

I can't see any player overtaking the mantle as my favourite player of all time apart from Fowler.

Hope it works out for him, I think he maybe should call it a day, but who knows, he could prosper there.

Had the luck to be at his return to Liverpool, one of my favourite sporting moments.

26 caps? f**k off you gobshites, the man was unreal.

He is second only to John Aldridge in my mind...

Good call, but I only caught the tail-end of Aldridge.

Fowler for me with Rush not far off.

[Minder]

I have 3 copies of Fowlers autobiography if anyone wants one. They were bought for me at various stages, twice by my Ma 

Aldridge was not there long enough to be considered in Fowlers class, and that penalty miss against Wimbledon in '88 took me a long time to get over as a 10 year old  (It should have been retaken as that string of piss Beasant was nearly on top of him when he took it)

[Gabriel_Hurl]

Rushie is top for me

[supersarsfields]

Titi For me...........

[under the bar]

Anyhow. Never mind all this premiership rubbish. What about The Big One.


Live on Liverpool TV on Thursday night.

Liverpool U18s v Chelsea U18s.

Liverpool & Chelsea fans might as well look out the window for all the chance there is of any U18 players making it to the 1st team squad.......

[WaterBoy]

Lads, pray that Torres stays fit, he should be fresh if he doesn't get injured as he has played feck all.  Gerard has a drive which you rarely see in soccer players

Yep, and I believe Marcus McGee felt the full force of it.

Owen engineered himself a move to madrid less than a month after Benitez joined the club, He bought Crouch from a championship club and turned him into a regular England international.  Bellamy was playing in a mid table Blackburn team, Benitez gave him a chance to play for a top 4 club and champions league football, not exactly career destroying activities if you ask me!  As for transfers, every manager makes bad singings, Djemba Djemba anyone?

Benitez's list of bad signings seems to be very high for his relative short time in England.  As for Crouch, his form at Southampton earned him his England call-up before and this was before he moved to Liverpool.  But look at the man now!

Benitez has had to build a new team at liverpool though whereas other managers of top 4 clubs have been adding to quality squads.  If he is buying more players then there is a higher chance that he will have more 'bad signings'.  In saying that im pretty sure for every bad signing he made a comparison could be made to the bad signings Ferguson made.  Yes Crouchs form at S'Hampton earned him his England call-up, but his form at liverpool made him a regular England player, you can hardly blame Benitez for how he is playing at Pompey     

[bingobus]

I was talking about overall favourite player and John Aldridge is mine..
As for not being with Liverpool long enough,In fairness thats true but he made a fair impact in the two and a half seasons he was there.
I also think he was badly treated by Liverpool and as he says himself he does hold a grudge against Daglish for selling him to Real Socidad as he never wanted to leave.
I think Aldo could have been one of the greatest ever at Anfield if he had stayed for 6 or 7 seasons.

was aldo to me, blamed rush for Aldo leaving and never liked him after his return but was glad of his goals.

Honourable mentions to Jan Molby, Fowler, Steve Nicol and Robbie Keane 

[johnneycool]

I was talking about overall favourite player and John Aldridge is mine..
As for not being with Liverpool long enough,In fairness thats true but he made a fair impact in the two and a half seasons he was there.
I also think he was badly treated by Liverpool and as he says himself he does hold a grudge against Daglish for selling him to Real Socidad as he never wanted to leave.
I think Aldo could have been one of the greatest ever at Anfield if he had stayed for 6 or 7 seasons.

was aldo to me, blamed rush for Aldo leaving and never liked him after his return but was glad of his goals.

Honourable mentions to Jan Molby, Fowler, Steve Nicol and Robbie Keane 

Jimi Traore has got to be mine 

[Minder]

Traore could "touch" the ball further than i could kick it, i suppose he does not give a toss what people think of him as he has the Champions league medal in the pocket.

[Norf Tyrone]

Anyhow. Never mind all this premiership rubbish. What about The Big One.


Live on Liverpool TV on Thursday night.

Liverpool U18s v Chelsea U18s.

Liverpool & Chelsea fans might as well look out the window for all the chance there is of any U18 players making it to the 1st team squad.......

Errr.... Miroslav Stoch, Michael Mancienne and Gael Kakuta (Still 17) from Chelsea's U18s last year are in Chelsea's 1st team squad this season. So wrong again UTB.

I know what you're trying to say though.

[Stalin]

Gerrard for me, with Robbie a close second

[Minder]

Probably Barnes when i were a lad but Gerrard is up there now..............Say what you like about him but not many players have had the influence on a team that he has.