From his column in The Telegraph:
The worst part of being an English supporter in European week is the sight of Lee Bowyer stepping out in front of the world's cameras and representing an English club. No civilized country deserves to have Bowyer as a citizen. The stomach still churns at the memory of him once pulling on an England strip.
Bowyer's racist past is well-established, most notoriously when he charged into a fast-food joint in east London, and railed against an Asian staff member. Talking to a black England international the other day, I asked which opponent stirred the most loathing. Bowyer won by a landslide.
For footballing reasons, let alone moral ones, Bowyer is a liability. Newcastle United's UEFA Cup first round, first-leg success over Hapoel Bnei Sachnin on Thursday confirmed Bowyer's nasty streak. One horrible challenge on Alain Masudi deserved red not yellow, while his filthy language was missed by the Portuguese referee, but not by television. At least Bowyer had the decency to wait until after the 9pm watershed.
Graeme Souness, Newcastle's new manager, should tell the over-rated midfielder to find another employer's name to besmirch.
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