No deal: Robbie Fowler trained with Blackpool but
will not be turning out for the Championship outfit
Blackpool failed to land Robbie Fowler after
offering the striker just £100 a week.
Fowler looked set for a spell with the Seasiders after
training with the club but was shocked when chairman Karl Oyston
put his offer on the table.
The salary would have been topped up with £5,000 for every
first-team appearance but Fowler, 36, is several weeks away from
match fitness.
Blackpool boss Ian Holloway, who has 38-year-old Kevin
Phillips and Brett Ormerod, 35, up front, said: 'Unless I can get
things done and a deal done in a slightly different way, then he
won't be coming. If it doesn't happen, I'll be
disappointed, but such is life.'
Fowler established himself as one of the best finishers in
the game during his Liverpool days and starred for Leeds and
Manchester City before returning for a second spell at
Anfield.
He played for Cardiff and had a brief stay at Blackburn
before heading abroad.
Fowler turned out for North Queensland Fury and Perth
Glory in Australia before signing for Thai outfit Muangthong
United.
Hull and Doncaster have been linked with Fowler while
Fleetwood were also weighing up an ambitious bid for the former
England international.
