Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler has opened up on the effect of the infamous ‘Spice Boys’ nickname during the 1990s.
Fowler is regarded as one of the best strikers that the Reds have had, as he scored 183 goals in 369 appearances. He is currently sixth in Liverpool’s top scorer list of all time.
However, despite Fowler’s impressive goalscoring record with the Reds, one nickname always seems to be hanging around when referencing the former No.9. It also refers to several of his former Liverpool team-mates.
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The 1996 FA Cup final against Manchester United saw the Liverpool squad rock up at Wembley Stadium wearing matching cream suits. From this day onward, the unwanted title of ‘Space Boys’ was attached to the Reds from this era, in particular players like Jamie Redknapp, Steve McManaman, Jason McAteer and Fowler.
Reflecting on that nickname, Fowler has explained how it came to happen from his point of view.
“I liken it to the movie The Life of Brian,” Fowler told The Telegraph
“They are all stood around the cross talking about names and say ‘Brian’s a good one’.
“People thought – we will throw that [at us]: the ‘Spice Boys’. And it stuck.
“The Spice Boy thing was a nickname and the fact that we never won anything played a big part in it.”
Fowler went on to open up on the outside perception of his personality. The former Liverpool striker says that he think he’s actually “quite boring”.
“Stories have grown arms and legs and I have tried to get rid of that,” said Fowler.
“Nobody knows anything about me and that’s something I am quite proud of. No one knows what I am like. People have this perceived idea.
“What I am now is I am probably quite boring. I understood what a dressing room needed years ago but people still have that idea of me as laughing and joking and not to be taken seriously.
“That’s my perception… I wore my heart on my sleeve, I wanted to be better than anyone else and there were times when I got carried away on a football pitch.”
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