He did, and was therefore responsible for the decline in the England national team's performance. Why? Because instead of City getting into Europe, Boro got in instead - it was Boro that Fowler missed the penalty against. So next season, Boro managed to get through to the Europa cup final, which they duly lost, but it was a managerial performance that brought a great deal of attention to Boro's then manager, one Steve McLaren. And when, at the end of that season, the England job became vacant, McLaren got the job. The Wally with the Brolly performance was then only a matter of time, and the root cause of that horrible time for the national side was a Robbie Fowler penalty miss.