[pething101]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...td/2631615.stm

Can't hurt.

[El Toro]

He's a brilliant player but a racist thug.

Quotes from Two-Bob:

"Jack boots, BNP memberships, get em while they're hot... "

"Him and Parlo together We've got ourselves our own little mini 3rd Reich"

"Let's get that propaganda machine rolling, Europe, Poland next year, here we come"

"Goosestepping up the table
Yeah, let's kick racism in to Upton Park... "




Lee Bowyer factfile

Monday January 6, 2003

1977
Born January 3, in London.

1994

Joins Charlton Athletic as a trainee.

1994-95

Makes his first-team debut against Swindon in the Coca-Cola Cup, and his Football League debut a week later against Watford.

1995

Suspended and ordered to undergo rehabilitation after a Football Association drugs test showed traces of marijuana in his blood.

1996

Makes his England Under-21 debut as a substitute and is subsequently invited by Terry Venables to join up with the full squad for a training session.

July: Moves to Leeds for £2.7million - a British record for a teenager at the time.

December: Fined £4,500 after admitting affray following an incident at a McDonald's restaurant in London.

1997

Captained England Under-21s for the first time against Switzerland.

1998

Falls out with England Under-21 coach Peter Taylor after refusing to play in the end-of-season Toulon Tournament.

1999

Stars in England Under-21s' 5-0 thrashing of Poland in March, scoring a superb solo goal.

April: Fined £750 by an FA disciplinary committee after picking up 11 bookings. Becomes one of the final nominations for the PFA Young Player of the Year award, but is narrowly beaten by Nicolas Anelka.

2000

March 14 - Charged with causing grievous bodily harm and affray following an attack on an Asian student in January. Denies the charges.

March 16: Scores third goal in Leeds' 3-0 victory over Slavia Prague in the first leg of their UEFA Cup quarter-final at Elland Road.

March 26: Handed a one-match ban at a Football Association disciplinary hearing in Sheffield and fined £4,000 after becoming the first Premiership player that season to amass 14 yellow cards.

April: Part of the side which plays Galatasaray the night after the fatal stabbing of two Leeds fans in Istanbul. Not included in the England squad for Euro 2000 after the FA decided neither Bowyer nor Jonathan Woodgate would be available for selection because of the pending court case.

September: Scores a last-gasp winner to beat AC Milan in the Champions League at Elland Road and also grabs a brace in 6-0 thrashing of Turkish side Besiktas.

October: Bowyer's rich scoring vein in Europe continues with a goal against Spanish giants Barcelona in the 1-1 draw at Elland Road.

2001

February - Trial begins at Hull Crown Court, but Bowyer shows no sign of letting it affect his game as he nets a late winner to give Leeds a home victory over Anderlecht.

March: Scores Leeds' opening goal in 3-3 Elland Road draw with Lazio, although result unimportant given United had already qualified for Champions League quarter-finals.

April 8: Trial collapses following the appearance of a prejudicial article in a Sunday newspaper.

April 10: Judge Mr Justice Poole orders a retrial.

April 13: Bowyer scores second goal in 2-1 win at Liverpool.

May 7: On the eve of the second leg of the Champions League semi-final in Valencia, UEFA ban Bowyer for three matches following a stamp on Juan Sanchez in the goalless first leg. 24 hours later Leeds' hopes of reaching the final are ruined as they lose 3-0.

May 13: Scores last of United's goals in 6-1 home romp over Bradford.

May 19: Finishes the season as the only player to have started all 38 of Leeds' Premiership matches.

August 18: Scores first goal in 2-0 opening day win at home to Southampton.

August 21: Dismissed for two bookable offences in 2-1 victory at Arsenal.

September 8: Misses first Premiership match for more than 16 months through suspension, sitting out goalless home draw with Bolton.

September 14: Charged with misconduct in relation towards using foul and abusive language towards a match official during the Gunners clash.

September 27: Completes three-match European ban as Leeds beat Maritimo 3-0 in first round of UEFA Cup.

October 3: Retrial starts at Hull Crown Court.

October 18: Scores twice in 4-2 UEFA Cup second-round, first-leg win at home to French side Troyes.

Nov 4: Sustains hamstring injury late in the first half of 2-1 home win over Tottenham in the Premiership. Ruled out for two months.

Dec 14: Found not guilty on all charges of causing grievous bodily harm and affray. FA announce Bowyer is available again for England selection.

Dec 17: FA reveal they are to investigate two outstanding cases against Bowyer, which could lead to a six-match ban.

Dec 18: Placed on transfer list with immediate effect for failing to accept Leeds' disciplinary sanctions.

Dec 20: Removed from transfer list by the club.

2002

February 5: Banned for six matches and fined £10,000 by the FA after being found guilty of elbowing Liverpool midfielder Gary McAllister and swearing at referee Jeff Winter in a match against Arsenal.

April 8: Reveals he has no intention of leaving Leeds and will sign a new deal soon. "Of course I want to stay," he said. "The support here is great. Where can I get support like I've had here? It's impossible."

April 12: Civil proceedings are launched against Bowyer by solicitors representing brothers Sarfraz and Shahzad Najeib.

April 27: Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson reveals he intends to pick Bowyer for England - but only after the World Cup.

May 22: Placed on Leeds transfer list after turning down offer of five-year contract.

July 12: Liverpool announce they have agreed a fee with Leeds for Bowyer's transfer.

July 21: Liverpool pull out of talks with Bowyer after manager Gerard Houllier questions whether he has the "hunger or desire to play for the club".

July 23: Bowyer told to catch first available flight to Melbourne where he linked up with his Leeds team-mates on the pre-season tour of Australia and the Far East.

August 5: Terry Venables gives Lee Bowyer until January to come up with a definitive answer on his Leeds future.

August 24: Bowyer scores for Leeds in 3-1 win over West Brom.

August 31: Bowyer scores in Leeds' 2-1 defeat by Birmingham

September 2: Named in England squad to face Portugal in friendly at Villa Park.

September 7: Makes debut for the national side and provides the cross for Leeds team-mate Alan Smith to head the opening goal in the 1-1 draw.

December 12: Bowyer appears to stamp on the head of Malaga's Gerardo in the 2-1 Uefa Cup defeat at Elland Road but escapes with a booking.

December 17 - Charged by Uefa with unsporting behaviour over the incident with Gerardo.

2003: January 6 - Leeds agree a fee with West Ham for the midfielder after he was previously linked with a move to Birmingham.

[Deimos]

He's a great player when he's not suspended or in court.

Is this a sign of desperate times?

[pething101]

November was desperate times.

January is past that.

[pething101]

Deal is imminent.

Might even be in lineup for the Newcastle match,

[pething101]

Victim's family condems signing

[pething101]

Done deal according to the BBC.

[panicfc]

My take:


Bowyer is a superstar waiting to happen.
He's had problems in the past, but that is the past. If he comes in and does the business on and OFF the field - then its fine.

If he keeps us up - that's the real deal.


We need some grit, a mean streak, and Bowyer's got it.


Now if he screws up again, off to prison you go Leeds scum bucket.

As for the family, did you expect them to say "Good for Bowyer, he deserves a chance to right his position and getting out of Leeds is the best thing for him" - no, they think nothing but ill will of him, and rightly so.

Of course moving into a team that has a large "Asians in football" community is going to be tough for him and club, but dammit, desperate times require desperate measures.

Now strengthen the defense and get us a striker.

NOW!!!

[Frieslander]

Originally posted by panicfc
My take:


Bowyer is a superstar waiting to happen.
He's had problems in the past, but that is the past. If he comes in and does the business on and OFF the field - then its fine.

If he keeps us up - that's the real deal.


We need some grit, a mean streak, and Bowyer's got it.


Now if he screws up again, off to prison you go Leeds scum bucket.

As for the family, did you expect them to say "Good for Bowyer, he deserves a chance to right his position and getting out of Leeds is the best thing for him" - no, they think nothing but ill will of him, and rightly so.

Of course moving into a team that has a large "Asians in football" community is going to be tough for him and club, but dammit, desperate times require desperate measures.

Now strengthen the defense and get us a striker.

NOW!!!

Great minds think a like.

[panicfc]

It is true that great minds do think a like.