To me, "God" will always be Tony Evans, a mercurial striker in the mid-70's when we wore the famous yellow and white stripe and scored goals for fun, a player who, did, indeed walk on water even if it was mostly the puddles always present by the club shop and on Sloper Road!
But, after weeks of hype and speculation, it appears that Robbie Fowler, known as "God" to Liverpool fans worldwide has now told Cardiff City that he will be signing for them, the news flashing worldwide within moments, just in time for a season when those hallowed yellow and white stripes are set to reappear on our shirts again. It's fate, I tell you.
Newspapers and Dave Jones have already declared it Cardiff City's biggest ever signing but when we've taken on footballing giants such as Carlton Leonard, Jorn Schwinkendorf, Leo Fortune-West, Iwan Redan and Glombard, it's a bit misleading isn't it?
Breaking News about Fowler for City
http://tinyurl.com/yuuz65
Kevin Ratcliffe's reaction to the news:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/6909944.stm
What isn't it doubt is that Peter Ridsdale has masterminded a coup but he'll ensure that he milks it for all its worth for many a long day to come. It's a capture that will capture the public imagination in South Wales and beyond and, without question, raise the profile of the club - and commercial spin-offs to another level.
In truth, time is likely to show Fowler's arrival as a new catalyst and another disaster, there's unlikely to be any in-between. Once the immediate impact wanes, he will have to prove himself that, at 32, on the wane and playing outside top flight football for the first time ever, that he has the hunger and desire that will help City push on too. That is anything but guaranteed but it's certainly going to be interesting to watch.
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