Robbie Fowler’s conspiracy theories are a giant leap for stupidity
https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/robbie-fowlers-conspiracy-theories-are-a-giant-leap-for-stupidity Football The former Liverpool striker doesn’t believe in the moon landings, so I won’t recognise his entire career The Observer - Thursday 5 November 2026 Illustration by Ionut-Claudiu Vancea Giles Smith In a crushing blow to the legacy of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins and everyone involved in the flight of Apollo 11, Robbie Fowler has declared that the moon landing was “bullshit”. Now, it’s well understood that, in order to dismiss the American space programme on the basis of little more than a hunch, an ex-footballer must be in possession of either a surprising level of confidence in the value of his own intuition or a start-up podcast that could use a nudge. And, in this case, we have to note that Fowler chose to go full conspiracy theorist on a new chat outlet he shares with his former Liverpool team-mate Steve McManaman. So perhaps we can frame this cont...