In the days leading up to their notorious fight, the ‘aggression’ between Newcastle United teammates Kieron Dyer and Lee Bowyer had been increasing.

Alan Shearer, a Magpies great, feels the unusual incident resulted from a simmering training field feud.

During United’s crushing defeat to Aston Villa in 2005, Dyer and Bowyer came to blows on the pitch and were ejected.

The pair were suspended for the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Manchester United due to the event, which brought embarrassment to the club.

The incident was included on BBC Sport’s list of the “craziest” events in Premier League history, and Shearer described his shock at seeing the brawl erupted in front of his eyes.

It was a personal remark aimed at Bowyer’s lack of talent, according to Dyer, that pushed him over the brink.

 

 

“We were playing the game,” the former Toon star explained, “and he came short and wanted the ball, so I passed it to someone else.”

“He said, ‘Give me the ball,’ and I said, ‘What are you talking about? I haven’t given the ball away.’ He returned five minutes later, and I gave it to someone else.

“‘You never pass to me!’ he complained. ‘I don’t pass to you because you’re ****,’ I explained.

Bowyer’s actions amounted to “severe misconduct,” according to Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd, who added that the club had “considered firing” him before concluding that a fine – allegedly in the region of £210,000 – and final warning were “appropriate.”

“He should get down on his hands and knees,” Shepherd said in an interview, implying that Newcastle fully blamed Bowyer, who is 28 years old.

Bowyer had expressed his displeasure at Dyer for allegedly failing to pass to him throughout the game.

 

45-year-old Lee Bowyer had a productive end to his first season in charge of the West Midlands side, having taken over in March 2021 after the team had appeared to be in danger under Aitor Karanka.

Furthermore, he had a good start to the 2021/22 season, jumping into the fourth position with an outstanding 2-0 victory against Derby County in September, recruiting well in the summer, and having success on the pitch.

 

 

Likewise, since Keiron Dyer retired from playing, Dyer has pursued a career in teaching, returning to his former club Ipswich Town to take command of the under-16s before progressing to assistant coach of the under-18s. He left in August 2019 to pursue a career in sports management at the highest level.

He had worked as a commentator and made his debut appearance on BT Sport in 2016 as part of the ‘Score’ panel on Saturdays.

He returned to Ipswich Town in 2021 as the club’s under-23 coach but left in 2022 for undisclosed reasons.

The exact net worth of Lee Bowyer is between $1 million to $5 million. However, Lee has not spilled the beans about his earnings.

Bowyer might have earned a whopping amount to live his lavish life as a former player and a football manager.

 

As per online sites, after owner Roland Duchatelet made an extraordinary U-turn to maintain Charlton’s popular manager, Lee Bowyer received a massive pay hike and had earned approximately six times his prior wage.

Following a heated outcry from fans and a dramatic 24 hours for Charlton, Duchatelet bowed in and gave Bowyer a £400,000 one-year deal.