Fowler scored 17 goals in 2000 / 2001 when alot of his appearances were as a sub. The following season he started o.k. until his argument with Thompson and scored a hat trick a couple of weeks before he left. I was at Fowlers last game for us against Sunderland in November 2001 and he looked sharp until Hamann got sent off and Fowler had to be sacrificed.
I honestly reckon he didn't give a toss about Leeds and isn't motivated at a going nowhere club like Man City.
Occasionally, footballers do come along that only want to play for one club. Steve Bull never considered playing for any other club but Wolves because that club was running through his blood.
Similarly, Fowlers heart never left Liverpool.
Fowler cost us nothing first time round and he banged in goals for years. We then sold him for 11 million. At 40 grand a week on a two year contract he'd cost £2 million in wages plus the transfer fee. Where is the risk ? We can't lose.