Ex-Toon Midfielder: 'I Will Never Play For England Again!'

Last updated : 15 November 2007 By Footy Mad - Editor

The boyhood Hammers fan has been rolling back the years to deliver the kind of all-action, goal scoring displays that won him his one and only senior international cap - against Portugal in 2002 - while playing for Leeds.

Bowyer: "I want to prove to everyone that I'm a better player than they saw the first time I was here.

"That's why I came back to West Ham and hopefully I'm starting to do that.

"I don't think I'll ever get called up (for England) again. I scored 17 goals in one season and I didn't get called up so whywould I get called up now? I have accepted it.

"My biggest aim is to do well for West Ham.

"I'm getting chances to score and I'm managing to take them.

"Last year I think you could count the number of chances I had on one hand, but now I'm getting one or two every game.

"I prefer to play in the middle because you're more involved and you get more chances you can get on the end of crosses from both sides.

"But I just want to play for the club I love and hopefully it carries on."