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Fowler in the dark

India still a possibility but former Red happy to play in England

Last updated: 28th February 2012

Fowler: Liverpool legend

For a young lad to score three goal in any Premier League game is great, but to do it in four and a half minutes against what was probably one of the best centre-back pairing in the Premier League was just unbelievable.

Robbie Fowler
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Robbie Fowler says his future is still up in the air, but that he's open to offers from clubs in England.

The former Liverpool striker looked set to join the Indian Premier League Soccer, before being told it had been postponed indefinitely.

Fowler, 36, says he's still keen to go to India if the league gets off the ground, but admitted he didn't know when, or if, it will ever happen.

"I'll be honest with you, you probably know more than me," he told Soccer AM.

"The league is postponed. I thought it had been cancelled, but it's just postponed. Until when I don't know. I've not actually signed, I've agreed to go over, but I've not signed anything.

"It started off as an auction and there were five or six teams. Peter Reid was going to be my manager which would've been good. I don't think anyone else would've understood us in the changing rooms!"

Pundit

The Premier League's fourth all-time top scorer has been keeping busy working as a pundit on Soccer Saturday while he waits.

But he says he's keen to continue his career and he still hasn't given up hope of a return to Anfield!

"With the Indian thing you can't obviously wait around forever and I do enjoy playing football and I do want to continue to play," he said.

"I still think I can play in the Premier League, but it's not going to happen, I'm realistic. But I'll play any level. I'm still waiting for Kenny (Dalglish) to phone to be honest!"

Known simply as 'God' among Liverpool fans he scored 128 league goals during two spells with the Reds, helping the club to four trophies in 2001: the FA Cup, the League Cup, the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup.

Capped 26 times by England, the Toxteth-born hitman still holds the record for the fastest hat-trick in Premier League history when he put three past an Arsenal side that included Tony Adams and Martin Keown in just four minutes and 33 seconds.

And he told Helen and Max it's one of his proudest memories.

"For a young lad to score three goal in any Premier League game is great, but to do it in four and a half minutes against what was probably one of the best centre-back pairing in the Premier League was just unbelievable," he said.

Cup final

Following his second spell with Liverpool, Fowler joined Championship side Cardiff City in search of first team football in 2007.

But he said it won't be a case of split loyalties for him when the two teams meet in the Carling Cup final.

"As much as I was only there for a short time at Cardiff I did enjoy it, but tomorrow, of course, I want Liverpool to win and that's no disrespect to Cardiff. I'm a Liverpool lad."