Billy Dane
Billy Dane was the sort of 12-year-old always picked last at break time. Essentially, he was crap at football. Then he found a pair of boots that had belonged to 1920s striker Dead Shot Keen in his gran's attic and everything changed. The boots miraculously transformed Billy, who first appeared in Scorcher, into a goal scoring automaton. 'Is this me or Dead Shot Keen?' he would muse before blasting the ball into the net. Typical stories revolved around his granny absentmindedly throwing out the precious boots, only for Billy to discover them at a jumble sale just in time to play in that afternoon's cup final.
Many years later the Wirral-based rock band Half Man Half Biscuit included the line "Is this me, or is this Dead-Shot Keen?" in the song "Our Tune" on their 1991 album MacIntyre,Treadmore and Davitt.
Robbie Fowler was born in Toxteth, Liverpool and was brought up in this inner city area of Liverpool at the time of the infamous 1981 Toxteth riots when he was six years old. He played regularly for schoolboy team Thorvald, and once scored 16 times in a 26–0 rout. A boyhood Evertonian, Robbie switched allegiances aged 11 after being persuaded by scout Jim Aspinall to join Liverpool F.C.'s Centre of Excellence. Even then, his vast potential was there for all to see as he tore apart just about every junior scoring record. Fowler was a quick and opportunistic striker, with good technical ability. Although naturally left-footed, he possessed an accurate, powerful shot from both inside and outside the area with both feet; he was also effective in the air
The Toxteth Terror went on to be one of the most natural goal scorers ever to wear the famous red shirt. He was christened 'God' by the Kop and is one of the most revered players in Anfield history.
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