By Peter Donnelly
May 21 2003

Sir Bobby Robson is set to carry out his most controversial transfer deal since he came home in 1999. However, despite fans saying Bowyer's "a good ball-winner" that's not the case - I've got to stress that Bowyer's game is to get foward from midfield to create & score goals. I'm not sure what people have been watching of the 26-year-old, but he's is no defensive midfielder. I've heard suggestions like "he could play just infront of the back four," etc, but this is totally wrong. Yes, he works hard, but that doesn't mean he's a defensive mid, He's a very attack-minded player.

It's expected that most of the Toon Army will be unhappy to say the least at the capture of Bowyer. As a player he's been pretty poor the last 2 years and nowhere near as good as he was at around 2001. When he was at his best though he was a brilliant player, scoring and setting up goals week-in-week-out.

However, his recent poor form and off the pitch baggage is pretty alarming and it's quite clear he's not exactly the nicest person in the world - Newcastle have Michael Chopra on their books, who's Asian.

One thing I would be immensly dissapointed with is if he replaced Nolberto Solano on the right wing. Fair enough, Nobby had a poor season for his standards last season but we all know he's a big asset to the club and very much a favourite with the fans.