Re: County set to sign Sam Bowen (Argus)
16Any anoraks like me will remember that Sam Bowen played for us in 2004.A striker who may have started at Swansea,only had a short spell with us.
Re: County set to sign Sam Bowen (Argus)
17Yes. He played the latter part of one season. When fans were getting quote frustrated with him he hit a string of goals in the last few matches. Couldn't decide whether he was a footballer or a rugby player so he switched back and forth. Father of Jarrod at West Ham.
Re: County set to sign Sam Bowen (Argus)
18The one we are signing is 5 years younger than Jarrod, and is the son of Jason Bowen.
Re: County set to sign Sam Bowen (Argus)
19That would be the Jarrod Bowen that just put West Ham 2-0 up against City. Come on you HammersBangitintrnet wrote: May 15th, 2022, 2:35 pm The one we are signing is 5 years younger than Jarrod, and is the son of Jason Bowen.
Re: County set to sign Sam Bowen (Argus)
20I don't know if Jarrod Bowen's father ever played for Swansea but if he so he can't have been local or surely Wales would have wanted Jarrod. Sam played for Westfields in Hereford and scored absolute shedloads alongside Paul Burton who we then paid a rare fee for. it was something like 40 each in the same season but it must have been a weak league.
Burton didn't have bad stats but it counted against him that he looked a bit puny. Bowen went to Merthyr and did well and later played a few games for us. He was built like the proverbial brick shithouse and a real handful. People used to joke that we got the wrong one, like when AC Milan supposedly signed Luther Blissett from Watford when they really wanted John Barnes.
Burton didn't have bad stats but it counted against him that he looked a bit puny. Bowen went to Merthyr and did well and later played a few games for us. He was built like the proverbial brick shithouse and a real handful. People used to joke that we got the wrong one, like when AC Milan supposedly signed Luther Blissett from Watford when they really wanted John Barnes.
Re: County set to sign Sam Bowen (Argus)
21I often wonder did Flynny want Marvin Ekpiteta instead of Marvel.George Street-Bridge wrote: May 15th, 2022, 4:50 pm I don't know if Jarrod Bowen's father ever played for Swansea but if he so he can't have been local or surely Wales would have wanted Jarrod. Sam played for Westfields in Hereford and scored absolute shedloads alongside Paul Burton who we then paid a rare fee for. it was something like 40 each in the same season but it must have been a weak league.
Burton didn't have bad stats but it counted against him that he looked a bit puny. Bowen went to Merthyr and did well and later played a few games for us. He was built like the proverbial brick shithouse and a real handful. People used to joke that we got the wrong one, like when AC Milan supposedly signed Luther Blissett from Watford when they really wanted John Barnes.
Re: County set to sign Sam Bowen (Argus)
22Burton's stats with us were a more than respectable 16 goals in 33 + 23 games in all competitions but my recollection is he was a poacher who didn't create chances for others. Bowen scored five in 13 + 2 but eight seasons later when he was past his best.
Obviously non-league transfers more than 25 years ago are ancient history, but even if they only scored for fun in the Midland Combination or some such you can't help wondering what they might have done if we could have signed them as a pair.
Obviously non-league transfers more than 25 years ago are ancient history, but even if they only scored for fun in the Midland Combination or some such you can't help wondering what they might have done if we could have signed them as a pair.
Re: County set to sign Sam Bowen (Argus)
23Not seen him play but as a principle signing a young player from two divisions higher, who has played for Wales at age-grade internationals is a no-brainer.
At 21 he possibly just wants to get on with his footballing career and that means playing adult football regularly, not for Cardiff U-23's.
At 21 he possibly just wants to get on with his footballing career and that means playing adult football regularly, not for Cardiff U-23's.
Re: County set to sign Sam Bowen (Argus)
25Just a thought but we still haven't got this over the line. Is it not massively naive to leak it to Chris Kirwan before we've done the deal?! It just means that a club with more money could swoop in and we look like absolute mugs.
Re: County set to sign Sam Bowen (Argus)
26I'm sure it wouldn't be leaked of deal hasn't been done, but if true why not announce?
Re: County set to sign Sam Bowen (Argus)
27most players and agents are on holiday for a few weeks after the season finishes........For it to be ' leaked so openly ' I would hazard an educated guess that its a 'done deal' apart from crossing the 't's' and dotting the i's
The player is still under contract by Cardiff and will still be paid by them until the end of June ( as per his contract ) so probably wont be ' official until his contract ends/ is terminated / paid off'
The player is still under contract by Cardiff and will still be paid by them until the end of June ( as per his contract ) so probably wont be ' official until his contract ends/ is terminated / paid off'
Re: County set to sign Sam Bowen (Argus)
28I'm sure this rumour was on a c***iff city fan twitter page the day before the Argus put this out.
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