Former Liverpool Football Club and England striker Robbie Fowler speaks to media at an event in New Delhi on January 6, 2014. Former England striker and Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler said he expected England to struggle at the World Cup in Brazil as he tipped one of the top Latin sides to win. SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images
Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler reportedly applied for the Newcastle Jets coaching position, on the day that Mark Jones was officially handed the job.
NBN News Reporter Paddy Kilmurray said that the 41-year-old, who had stints with the North Queensland Fury and Perth Glory, handed an application in to the club, but was ultimately too late.
Fowler has previously enjoyed roles in the coaching department of MK Dons and Muangthong United and has worked with Liverpool FC's academy, but has never been the head coach before.
During the striker's career his timing was impeccable on most occasions, but it seems as though not everything gets better with age.