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What on earth has happened to him.

Absolutely shocking once again today. Do feel like he’s past it at this point.

If he played for Spurs I’m sure Ferret would rate him then. 

Alfs wrote: ↑09 Mar 2026, 23:35 Ally McCoist was the co-commentator on my stream and he was saying that Bowen just had to be in the England WC squad.

Ally McCoist was the co-commentator on my stream and he was saying that Bowen just had to be in the England WC squad.

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑09 Mar 2026, 23:00 Fuck it, I'll say it. I wouldn't ever say he is a great Captain or anything of the like, however I do believe he is the best available who leads well by example. A bit underrated in that respect as he can inspire the Team by setting the tone from minute 1 to minute 120.

2 goals and a penalty for an unofficial hat-trick and my Man of the Match. So glad he weren't rested at all after 120 minutes just for the sake of fucking League survival. Cups should always take priority. 

Past it my arse!

zico wrote: ↑09 Mar 2026, 22:31 Can we keep him even if we go down?  Financially maybe not, but he has got a touch of the Nobles about him and I do wonder if he wouldn't mind staying, after all he must have had opportunities to go before now.

 

Fuck it, I'll say it. I wouldn't ever say he is a great Captain or anything of the like, however I do believe he is the best available who leads well by example. A bit underrated in that respect as he can inspire the Team by setting the tone from minute 1 to minute 120.

2 goals and a penalty for an unofficial hat-trick and my Man of the Match. So glad he weren't rested at all after 120 minutes just for the sake of fucking League survival. Cups should always take priority. 

Past it my arse!

Can we keep him even if we go down?  Financially maybe not, but he has got a touch of the Nobles about him and I do wonder if he wouldn't mind staying, after all he must have had opportunities to go before now.

Mad Ferret" wrote: ↑09 Mar 2026, 19:44 Has given the ball away about 5 times already.

Ferret to go missing again?

Classic Weazel

Fucking useless past it cսnt Bowen assisted by that ither useless past it cսnt Soucek!

Mad Ferret" wrote: ↑09 Mar 2026, 19:44 Has given the ball away about 5 times already.

Has given the ball away about 5 times already.

Beef&Tomato wrote: ↑07 Mar 2026, 08:42 He was superb on Wednesay night,  he gave absolutely everything as he always does, leading by example.

Stop feeding the little skinless fairy boy .

He is still one of our best forwards. Last 6 Prem games he has 3 assists and 1 goal, Summerville has 3 goals and 0 assists and both Taty and Soucek have 2 goals and 0 assists. And I'd say Bowen always gives his all for the team.

I feel like Bowen works best if the central attacker is also very good. 
sadly since Antonio we’ve not really had a central threat in the same way. Bowen can’t deal with being doubled up on like he gets nowadays so I think it’s been a hard season for him.

i think that’s the same for a lot of great wide players. You can’t do it on your own. Esp ones that cut in on their left. Even Robben, the best I’ve ever seen on that right side, played with some stellar central forwards. 
 
what’s good about Bowen is that if he’s not scoring he’s still working very hard for the team. So he’s not someone you can omit from the line up. Who works harder than him? And he’s normally always available, something that is often overlooked of great players. Important players don’t have big injury records so you can build teams around them.
  

 

He was superb on Wednesay night,  he gave absolutely everything as he always does, leading by example.

What is wrong with people? Couple bad games and he's "past it" 

Bet you wanted Nuno out for about 6 weeks, didn't you?

Also sold your car when you got a flat tyre?

Manuel wrote: ↑03 Mar 2026, 12:01

eusebiovic wrote: ↑03 Mar 2026, 11:20 He's not past it at all.

The poor bloke has lost some of his enthusiasm but that's perfectly understandable considering he's been busting his balls for years only to see a selection of over-priced donkeys who are only fit for the glue factory line up alongside him.

Scott Parker gave off the same vibes towards the end of his final season. In the end it all gets too much to bear.

Nah, I'm not having that at all, way too convenient and far from professional. Yes, he doesn't need pelters because he's been off it, but he's an elite footballer, a pro and club captain, in that world you don't just down tools, which is basically what you are suggesting, and is a bit of an insult to him to suggest that.

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑03 Mar 2026, 16:14 I wouldn’t call him stocky
And he certainly isn’t a lump like Rooney
Rooney was at his peak at 18 & currently looks 15 years older than his actual age. A bit like a council estate Father Christmas 

Captains performance tonight.

He was awful again tonight.

I think we can shut this thread down. 

onsideman wrote: ↑04 Mar 2026, 08:35

dealcanvey wrote: ↑04 Mar 2026, 08:00 Bowen past it? No chance. Class is permanent. May need to adapt his game as he ages but he will still find the net regularly regardless. Hopefully Nuno tries him alongside Taty tonight so we can revert back to the 442 system. 

And who is playing right midfield in this line-up?