THREE CHEERS Pictures: ALBERT COOPER
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VAME: Bobbie Bernard Fowler. BERTH DATE: April 9 1975. BIRTH PIACE. Liver 001. PARENTS- Dad ~obbkm ~~~~s m @TS&RB'~$~~kl ter sister, Lisa, 21, and two oimge toothers Anthow, 14, and ~cottwfin is a SOME! live at home with my family t 1 three-bedryomed detached house ii Foxteth. - CAB; I g@ rtd of I&$ ten-yepold Ford Escort after getting into the first team &N iow drive a sponsored Volkswagen -Passal SBCKNAMB: God or Growleri BRILLIANT Robbie Fowler (above) latches on to the loose ball @to fire home his first goal against Arsenal from 10 ards after 26 mlnutes. Then just three minutes later the Kop won&r kid was 1 celebrating again (below) after grabbing a coolly-taken second. THREE CHEERS Pictures: ALBERT COOPER LOOFMATE ON AWAY TRIPS: Nigel IOU h.. NO~TTREASURED POSSESSIOF: ledals from European Under-18 Champi- nships and Under-21 Toulon Tournament ith England and the three match balls I've ot for scoring hat-tricks with Liverpool. IDDESTTDECE OF TRAINING: Liver- 001's reserve team coach Sanun Lee once iade us phy a game without a ball - that was very strange. FAVOURITE AWAY GROUND: Old Traf- fnrd WORSTAWAY GROUND: Ashton Gate where I broke my le IF YOU COULD & A MEAL WITH ANYONE IN THE WOULD WHO WOULD IT BE: Helena Christensen, the model girl- friend of INXS singer Michael Hutchence. WHAT UPSETS YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING: Cheats m football. People who dive around and feign injury. WHAT'S YOUR IDEAL WAY TO RELAX: Golf. I've on1 been playing three months but I've got the b WHAT ARE YO%AMBITIONS AWAY FROM FOOTBALL: To be financially se- cure and be able to look after my family. WHICH TV PROGRAMME MAKES YOU INSTANTLY CHANGE CHANNELS: Any- th Mr Blobby in it. OA\%OU ANY ANNOYING HABITS: Ask Nigel Clough. By KEN LAWRENCE Man City 4, Everton 0 WE ROSLER last night paid tribute to the man who took time out from Udefeat to make sure Manchester City's new cult figure didn't choke to death. The ~crmanstriker was stunned to learn that. lust three minutes after he had DU~Manchester Citv on the road to a stunning win he was given dra"- matic first aid by Everton defender David Unsworth. Rosier, Maine Road's answer to Jurgen Kl@smann, crumpled in a heap after a clash of heads with Dave Watson. As referee Philip Don first la ed on, England Youth star Unsworth rushed to Roster's aid, turning the German star on to his side, before making sure his breathina was normal And ~osler.whose elorious double took his tal- ly to eight oals in 15 matches for City, declared: "1t want to RaWw.athank David from the - --A- - K- r bottom of my heart, 'I had no idea this happened. I remember +From Back Page goin u with the player three in four minutes for - and then nothing, not Forest against QPR in for at least ten seconds. 1987, while the fastest I was unconscious, I hat-trick ill English his- think. But what the tory came from Gilling- Everton player did was ham's Jimmy Scarf in a true gesture of sport- 1952 - a mere 120 seconds. manship." The fastest treble in the world was scored by Signing A. entinian Maglioni for After a few moments ~ndepcnti~te in a stagger- one minute 52 seconds. Rosier was back tor- Y roudly clutching the menting an Everton side match ball, Fowler said: that was later locked "I'm done in now, but I into the dressing room really enjoyed myself. I and rollocked by boss reckon I had three Mike Walker. chances in that first half Paul Walsh also con- - and every one of 'em tributed two goals went in. for Cit - all were "Sure, it feels great, hut spectacular. it is much more impor- Walker revealed later tant to me that the team he had completed the won. I didn't think I signin of Nigerian played that well - some ~orlfCup st~iker of my work was a bit Daniel Amokachi for sloppy."- £3millton Certainly with Fowler in the side anything MAKE MINE A TRIPLE! Fowler cracks home his third despite Nigel Winterburn's despairing lunge looks possible. The 19-year-old'slightning start grier than last season, showed he to the sonmight tempt By REHARD TANNER ~~e~~~~~ Terry Venables to hand him a working midfield performance. t' his first ?.-.-,.A ,.&'*L,. Boss Roy Evans knows he has illuminated by some killing-es. nqucliu ui LUG ncaouli. move started bv Redknaru and continued by ~teve~6~ana- a real gem in his ranks - that's Young midfielder ~edknappm- His treble continued a remark- why he has dangled an improved ment. able hot-streak which has now man. He fed Fowler on the left derlined why he is likely to gain future. hand side of the penalty area. four-year contract worth Elm in promotion from the Under-21 The Wednesday goal- "Things will get better. yielded 11 goals in his last six ap- front of him. team to the senior England squad I am sure they will," said pearances - seven of them in Liv- Fowler's first touch looked to keeper's performance erpool's final four warm-up games have ruined the chance but he But Evans will also be pleased this week. surely offered him an- Kinnear after learning somehow screwed a shot through by yesterday's all-round team And at the back. Neil Ruddock other invite into the that £3million-rate de- before one at Selhurst Park on performance. fenfer John Scales has i-hp -y..---A-Dnn~n'inw rim?' . Lee Dixon's lee's and in off the far and Steve Nicol made neonle won- England squad Terry Venables names to- joined his injury list Yesterday's treble was the Post, der why Liverpool are sokeen to and is doubtful for the 31 minutes: John Barnes sent Hungry smash the British transfer record morrow. But he was also fourth of his first-team career, in- helped by atrocious fin- clash with Manchester eluding one against Hertha Berlin 9 Fowler through and after He inherited a collection of for a defender to get Babb. United on Wednesday. his first shot hit David Seaman. ageing stars. expensive buys and ishing from a Wimble- last month and it went like this- The onlv blot on Livemool's dav don forward line missing Wednesday won with a the transferred John 76th minute strike from Fashanu and the injured Gordon Watson, virtu- Dean Holdsworth and all his first touch of the Robbie Earle. Boss Joe ha since arriving as Rush. They were the only three -handedame-niniung-role-ran ness. can console themselves ragged at Kinnear has to make-do substitute four minutes g 29 minute^: the best of the chances that fell to Fowler -but that they won't meet Fowler and mend when injuries earlier. three followed a sweeping they were all he needed. John Barnes, leaner and hun- every week. .