I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend it to all Robbie Fowler fans. Here's why, without going into the specifics of the book's content:
Firstly, it has a personal feel to it, as there is plenty of usuage of slang and colloqial terms (and expletives too), so it is as though Robbie Fowler is speaking. To me, such personal touches are important, even if the book is written by a ghost writer. Otherwise, it would seem more like a biography rather than an autobiography. Personally, I definitely prefer the latter.
Secondly, the book reveals a lot about the Liverpool Football Club's way of doing things. Under Kenny Dalglish, under Graeme Souness, under Roy Evans, and under Gerald Houllier. There was plenty of warm words for the Liverpool under Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness and Roy Evans. And there were plenty of skeletons in the closet revealed about Houllier's reign. So I was enjoying the niceties of how Fowler was scouted, recruited, and brought up under the management of the first 3 managers but appalled at the underhanded treatment handed out by Gerald Houller towards Fowler and other Liverpool players, revealed in the book. It certainly is an eye-opener.
Thirdly, the book also reveals a lot about the media circus that is the British tabloids - in Fowler's terms, what is written in the tabloids are often 'bollocks' and massive distortions of the truth. The picture painted by Fowler about the British tabloids are so incredibly bad that I would really have a problem reading footballing news on the tabloids without discounting their credibility from now on.
And of course, one of the main reasons why I like the book so much is that it seems to me a very honest portrayal of Robbie Fowler himself. In the book, he talks firstly, of course, about his love for football, for Liverpool football club. It also talks candidly about his past mistakes. One of which is the infamous 'line snorting antic'. He explains why he did it. But acknowledges it was not the brightest thing to do. So there is no glossing over things, but an honest reflection. There are certain issues that Fowler shows that to this day, he still is struggling with. And from the book, one can also see for himself how Fowler has matured over the years.
The earlier edition of this book did not talk about his return to Liverpool because it was published while he was still at Manchester City. But the subsequent, republished edition did. So make sure you lay your hands on the later edition if possible.
In any case, for me, a Robbie Fowler and Liverpool fan, this book is really a treat.
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