Robbie Fowler has now become yet another Liverpool hero who the fans will be following very closely as he enters the world of management. Steven Gerrard got the Rangers gig last summer and they’ve been following him ever since. Now, though, Robbie Fowler is in the dugout at A-League club Brisbane Roar for his first job as a gaffer.
Brisbane Roar Football Club is delighted to announce football legend @Robbie9Fowler has been appointed as the Club’s new @ALeague Head Coach.
Full story: https://t.co/REsigML7gr#RoarAsOne pic.twitter.com/zltjvxC8RJ
— Brisbane Roar FC (@brisbaneroar) April 23, 2019
A lot of Reds have become Brisbane Roar fans overnight as this one has been confirmed, and it will be interesting to see how the former England international finds life in the managerial hot-seat, albeit over in Australia. It will be interesting to see if he can make the jump to life in Europe assuming he does find success in Australia, but for now, it’s about getting off to a flier in the A-League.
Plenty of former players are making their way into management from Fowler’s generation, but he’s the first to be making the step into management in Australia. The likes of Sol Campbell and Paul Scholes have tried it in League Two and with Gerrard in Scotland, it seems like a strange step for Fowler to be going for it halfway across the world, but the Reds are wishing him well regardless.
You can read the Reds’ messages for Fowler after his Brisbane Roar appointment here:
Suddenly I’m a @brisbaneroar fan overnight. Good luck God you little legend
— Alexander ( Alec ) Gray Jr (@Fabinhohmydays) 23 April 2019
https://twitter.com/JFitzy26/status/1120587144500793344
Good luck Robbie, hope you smash it lad
— Rob White (@Kennysboysof88) 23 April 2019
All the best, Robbie. Suddenly I'm an @ALeague and @brisbaneroar fan, who knew!!!
— *Andy James* (@andyj4mes) April 23, 2019
Good luck @Robbie9Fowler smash it !
— . (@goobervision) 23 April 2019
Congrats to @brisbaneroar. Good to see club owners backing in a new ALeague model generating greater opps for all clubs. We need all clubs investing to grow the game for our fans. @FFA @ALeague
— Joseph Carrozzi AM (@JosephCarrozzi) April 23, 2019
All the best @Robbie9Fowler if you're half as good a coach as you was a striker you'll be brilliant.
— JMF1498 (@JMF1498) April 23, 2019
https://twitter.com/EddyB8888/status/1120640087375663105
The Kopites will be looking forward to checking in on Brisbane Roar in the A-League and will hope that their former striker can do a good job and make a name for himself as a manager.
