I would say yes. Although he’s likely to want a pay packet that will take him somewhere that pays seven figures ... and that’s not us. 

This is the clear out we should of had 2-3 years ago.

I'm going to miss watching Eric, but having said that he is a time bomb, it'll be interesting to see if he stays in the A league.
 

Is everyone forgetting he was a marquee on marquee wages ? He would want big dollars to stay and he isn't marquee standard so I am happy for him to go .
If he was prepared to just be a reasonably well paid visa player ...maybe .

I am always going to wonder how well he could have done with a decent team around him. I suppose we will know if he goes to Victory and has a stellar season which, knowing our luck, will be the case. 

you should go for david ngog played for liverpool and a few lower placed teams now 31 playing in hungary would be a great signing 

No need to shout ;)

oops sorry 

Bloody foreigners coming into our thread and shouting at us.

What is the world coming to?

;)

Edit: Unless of course you are really Robbie Fowler giving us a heads up...

With so many teams dumping their dead weight at the end of the season I do hope Roar wan't just go for the same old recycled players. 
We have Bowles and Pepper as our current squaddies, I wouldn't even wan't those players on the bench, how many more do we realistically need?
Considering Roar have quite a few talented young players who can step up if needed.

It really does show how far we have come, once one of the greatest to one of the worst. 

That which hurts but does not kill...

Will only make next season so much sweeter <cough>

Around the football fields people are pretty surprised Fowler got the job. 
2 reasons being because he is Robbie Fowler......and the other being his lack of experience. 
Personally I think it's good we have Robbie. Im guessing many of us having been involved in the coaching accreditation ladder, we understand the time and cost. The cost and time stops very many of us at the C and or B licences. Damn shame IMO when real decent coaches are discouraged. A better solution could be found. Unfortunately mine has now lapsed like many others. 
Anyway, Robbie having his incredible playing experience, his time at Liverpool Academy and the fact he HAS done necessary licences plus his successful business enterprises since football all add up to a portfolio greater than any other coach in the league. 
Yes it remains the be seen but I'm pretty excited about what the future holds. And I hope Robbie proves all the naysayers wrong. 
At last, something to excite. 

I think the main reason is “it’s Robbie Fowler” to be honest. Ange, Mulvey both lacked experience and yes you can make a case they had more than Fowler but they were still inexperienced 

I’m kinda looking forward to Fowler. Couldn’t be worse than Aloisi but will lift the profile of the game in Brisbane not to mention his player acquisition may well be as good as we’ve ever seen.

Conclusion is that Roar will have a reasonably good and exciting season.

A big difference with Fowler is he is a natural leader.
When he played he was coaching other players on the field.
Off the field he has fine personal management.He is known for it.
If he can construct a good management team and can communicate well with the players then....
I’m on board the Fowler hype train.
It has a lot more potential than a what we have had since Ange.
At least I can think positive thoughts for a change.Lol

There are some rational arguments to be sceptical on Fowler, but the fan in me is just excited to see how he goes. He's not an experienced coach, but obviously he understands the game at a high level and if it turns out he can adjust his knowledge to the standard of the league and the players, he could be a great appointment. There's lots of potential there, enough for optimism at least through the off season.

I am also hopeful in a sense - but the concept we are all pinning our hopes on for success next season is an interesting one:
A club doesn’t really have to have any long term recruiting strategy or player development program - obviously, because only a couple of the existing squad are first team standard. What clubs simply need to do for success is just recruit a celebrity coach and hope that he can attract 5 or 6 top players.
This is peak franchise football and I’m not sure that it is really in the long term interests of the club, the league or the game in Australia.

Another plus for Fowler is that he's played here and has an understanding of the culture.  

If Fowler is a “celebrity coach” then it’s a fucked up decision. If he’s serious about coaching (and for me that means aiming high with LFC and even England on his future coaching radar) then it’s not. 

I am not having a go at Fowler.
I mean ‘celebrity coach’ onlyin the sense that we are basing our future success not on a squad that has been carefully developed through good planning, strategic recruitment and player development, but on the one off player drawing power of a coach. That’s it!!! If Fowler doesn’t attract at least 6 high quality players then we  are looking at another disastrous season.

Basically what you’ve described is what Poppa’s just done at Perth though and he’s done it with a squad older than JA’s “Dads Army”. 

I dont think we’ll see good planning and strategic recruitment in the HAL until the cap goes tbh. 

Roars need was a cleanout and ten really good signings. If they’ve hired Fowler because they think he can do that then so be it. 

Fowlers shown courage to lose Eric and common sense in hiring Tony Grant. So far so good but I agree we’re treading in the unknown with him. 

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying it’s not what is needed at Brisbane right now. I’m saying I don’t think this is a great thing for the league if this is going to be the normal way to achieve success.

Expect alot of stats based coaching from Fowler and grant.

As a long-time Leeds fan I was looking at a few recent articles in British media and came across this one. 
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2019/apr/12/marcelo-bielsa-leeds-united-championship-top-three-promotion
Pretty well sums up what I’m hoping Fowler will bring back to the Roar.

Why’s that (I think you might be right, but why?) 

How do we get Aloisi off our first post for this thread and updated with the current info?

Marco reporting we are chasing O'Donovan and that we've lost Duncan, which would be a real shame.
O'Donovan is reasonable proven at this level, and shouldn't demand marquee wages, so it makes sense, but would be an absolutely boring signing.
Unsure how his massive bans for dangerous/reckless play fits in with our club ethos.

If true i'm already pissed off, great start roar, there goes my hype for next season already.
Lost a great young talent and are chasing an average old dirty player.
I mean why not just go after Berisha, his contact is up at the end of December, least he would be our grub, a proven high goal scoring one at that. 

Can't think why Duncan would leave ... I mean look how well we've developed youngsters over the past 5-6 years. Probably had been approached months ago, while Brisbane were cleverly keeping their coach a secret.

Come to think of it - if it was Fowler all along, why the secrecy - it's not as if he was coaching elsewhere?

Are we okay with O’Donovan signing? I think we could do better, but I’m not completely against it. He did seem to lose a bit of touch this season.