Owen

[Oncy]

I couldnt care less about Michael Owen.
He was great for us. He left. Acrimoniously. I dont care for him any more. I dont rate him anymore. I dont care where or who he signs for. As long as it isnt us im happy. For us, him and you.

 

[Wilko7]

[quote author=Vlads Quiff link=topic=34487.msg898954#msg898954 date=1246557087]
[quote author=Wilko7 link=topic=34487.msg898948#msg898948 date=1246556577]
[quote author=Vlads Quiff link=topic=34487.msg898944#msg898944 date=1246556314]
I think there are too many people making a judgment on what they think they know, or interpreting history to suit their opinions.

Even when Owen was scoring goals for fun, and dragging us through game after game, just like Gerrard of recent years, and being a model professional, he was being maligned, and was never going to be the same darling of the populous as Robbie was. Why should it be any different now?

I don't particularly want him back, he has seen better days, but the disrespect he is shown based on no more than speculation is a scandal.

regards
[/quote]
Are poor maligned Mikey's delaying tactics in the FINAL YEAR of his contract and the shameful shite with his agent taking a sabbatical speculation?
[/quote]
Owen like every other stupid cunt, associated with Liverpool, could see that Ged was on very thin ice, months before his contract was up, and wanted to see what was going to happen before he signed.

Of course the agent - the stupid prick, they did not have the internet and mobile phones then did they ...oh wait?

Rafa didn't fancy him, he wanted to bring in his own striker, Cisse was more or less forced on him, and so was decidedly cool to Owen , Owen takes the hint and fucks off, anyone that thinks that Owen really wanted a move abroad after he had spent years getting his dream home and stables and family sorted is an oaf.

regards


[/quote]

More speculation.

 

[HC]

[quote author=Herr Onceared link=topic=34487.msg898955#msg898955 date=1246557273]
I couldnt care less about Michael Owen.
He was great for us. He left. Acrimoniously. I dont care for him any more. I dont rate him anymore. I dont care where or who he signs for. As long as it isnt us im happy. For us, him and you.
[/quote]

What about them?

 

[Shadey]

Owen in a scum shirt.. that would be hard to swallow.

 

[Avmenon]

[quote author=Vlads Quiff link=topic=34487.msg898944#msg898944 date=1246556314]
I think there are too many people making a judgment on what they think they know, or interpreting history to suit their opinions.

Even when Owen was scoring goals for fun, and dragging us through game after game, just like Gerrard of recent years, and being a model professional, he was being maligned, and was never going to be the same darling of the populous as Robbie was. Why should it be any different now?

I don't particularly want him back, he has seen better days, but the disrespect he is shown based on no more than speculation is a scandal.

regards
[/quote]


I think he gets a lot of cruel treatment here too,Vladders.

He was a great servant for the club.

Just saying he isn't really a victim.

 

[ovekvals]

[quote author=FPI Project link=topic=34487.msg898961#msg898961 date=1246557731]
Owen in a scum shirt.. that would be hard to swallow.
[/quote]

Nah.. not really.

Aguero in a scum shirt would be harder

 

[Skullflower]

[quote author=ovekvals link=topic=34487.msg898964#msg898964 date=1246557902]
[quote author=FPI Project link=topic=34487.msg898961#msg898961 date=1246557731]
Owen in a scum shirt.. that would be hard to swallow.
[/quote]

Nah.. not really.

Aguero in a scum shirt would be harder
[/quote]

yep.

replacing ronaldo and tevez with valencia and owen would be lovely to swallow.

 

[Oncy]

[quote author=Skullflower link=topic=34487.msg898965#msg898965 date=1246557959]
[quote author=ovekvals link=topic=34487.msg898964#msg898964 date=1246557902]
[quote author=FPI Project link=topic=34487.msg898961#msg898961 date=1246557731]
Owen in a scum shirt.. that would be hard to swallow.
[/quote]

Nah.. not really.

Aguero in a scum shirt would be harder
[/quote]

yep.

replacing ronaldo and tevez with valencia and owen would be lovely to swallow.
[/quote]It would be like a chocolate covered strawberry.

 

[gkmacca]

What also seems to be forgotten these days is that his injury problems were largely caused by us making a spectacular cock-up of his rehabilitaion after his initial hamstring tear. We brought him back too soon, we kept playing him instead of resting him and, while not exactly wrecking his body, we certainly handed him the kind of weaknesses that have dogged him ever since.

 

[SaintGeorge67]

Ah well

 

[Vlads Quiff]

[quote author=gkmacca link=topic=34487.msg898974#msg898974 date=1246559532]
What also seems to be forgotten these days is that his injury problems were largely caused by us making a spectacular cock-up of his rehabilitaion after his initial hamstring tear. We brought him back too soon, we kept playing him instead of resting him and, while not exactly wrecking his body, we certainly handed him the kind of weaknesses that have dogged him ever since.
[/quote]

Indeed so old chum, and all because we were completely jiggered without him

regards

 

[Rosco]

Nessie hit it on the head.

If ever pulls on a United jersey all the apologists should retract everything they said in his favour.

 

[Whaddapie]

[quote author=Vlads Quiff link=topic=34487.msg898980#msg898980 date=1246560232]
[quote author=gkmacca link=topic=34487.msg898974#msg898974 date=1246559532]
What also seems to be forgotten these days is that his injury problems were largely caused by us making a spectacular cock-up of his rehabilitaion after his initial hamstring tear. We brought him back too soon, we kept playing him instead of resting him and, while not exactly wrecking his body, we certainly handed him the kind of weaknesses that have dogged him ever since.
[/quote]

Indeed so old chum, and all because we were completely jiggered without him

regards
[/quote]

You obviously feel very strongly about this, Vlad.

Divide the blame as you see fit, between player and club... From everything I (think I) know, I'm thinking that it really was a 50/50 split.

You?

P.S. We should be more respectful, agreed. How mcmoneyman gets more respect on this forum than Michael is beyond me. I was never Owen's biggest fan, but he did a super job for us, and though not deserving of mention when discussing our all-timers, he deserves better than he get from some here.

 

[red_maradona]

its not his leaving that upset me, but his failure to come back to us and pick newcastle.

 

[SaintGeorge67]

Yeah but you don't realise how massive a club Newcastle are...

 

[Richey]

[quote author=Judge Jules link=topic=34487.msg898922#msg898922 date=1246551962]
Especially if (as is being reported) he takes their offer of a pay-as-you-play deal, when he (reportedly at least) turned down a similar offer from us.
[/quote]

When was this and what source do we have?

 

[Oncy]

[quote author=Richey link=topic=34487.msg899054#msg899054 date=1246569827]
[quote author=Judge Jules link=topic=34487.msg898922#msg898922 date=1246551962]
Especially if (as is being reported) he takes their offer of a pay-as-you-play deal, when he (reportedly at least) turned down a similar offer from us.
[/quote]

When was this and what source do we have?


[/quote]Apparantly hes had a medical at Old Trafford.

 

[refugee]

[quote author=Herr Onceared link=topic=34487.msg899061#msg899061 date=1246570630]
[quote author=Richey link=topic=34487.msg899054#msg899054 date=1246569827]
[quote author=Judge Jules link=topic=34487.msg898922#msg898922 date=1246551962]
Especially if (as is being reported) he takes their offer of a pay-as-you-play deal, when he (reportedly at least) turned down a similar offer from us.
[/quote]

When was this and what source do we have?


[/quote]Apparantly hes had a medical at Old Trafford.
[/quote]

So he isn't signing for United then.

 

[gene hughes]

If I caught Jean cheating on me, the last person I'd think of comparing her to is Michael Owen.

>Jean: "Gene, I've been sleeping with that guy from the apartment down the hall."

>Me: "This is just like when Michael Owen left Liverpool."

I'm sorry I just can't see that conversation taking place lads.

 

[SaintGeorge67]

If he signs for United he is the biggest cunt of the lot. Ronaldo, Terry, etc, all included.

 

[irishred]

Ha! Utd fans probably wish this Summer had never started. Ronaldo and Tevez out the door and Valencia and maybe Owen in.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

[quote author=refugee link=topic=34487.msg899066#msg899066 date=1246571573]
[quote author=Herr Onceared link=topic=34487.msg899061#msg899061 date=1246570630]
[quote author=Richey link=topic=34487.msg899054#msg899054 date=1246569827]
[quote author=Judge Jules link=topic=34487.msg898922#msg898922 date=1246551962]
Especially if (as is being reported) he takes their offer of a pay-as-you-play deal, when he (reportedly at least) turned down a similar offer from us.
[/quote]

When was this and what source do we have?


[/quote]Apparantly hes had a medical at Old Trafford.
[/quote]

So he isn't signing for United then.
[/quote]

Haha. Yeah. The Inner Sanctum is still reeling from those daft 'Don't sign your contract 'til I have, Alonso is considering leaving' revelations.

 

[Shadey]

If he plays for the scum, i'll hate him even more than ronaldo.. ok may be not..

 

[Stulikesdrums]

Done deal according to the Telegraph....


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierlea gue/manutd/5725623/Michael-Owen-joins-Manchester-United.html

Michael Owen joins Manchester United
The Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, was poised make an astonishing move in the transfer market by bringing injury-prone striker Michael Owen to Old Trafford on a free transfer.


By Rob Stewart
Published: 10:41PM BST 02 Jul 2009

The Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, was poised make an astonishing move in the transfer marker by bringing injury-prone striker Michael Owen to Old Trafford on a free transfer.

Reliable sources have confirmed to Telegraph Sport that Owen is on the brink of joining the Premier League champions after becoming a free agent when his contract at Newcastle expired on Tuesday.

Details of the prospective deal are scarce but it is anticipated that Owen, 29, would sign a highly incentivised deal due to his worrying problems with injuries over the last four years at St James' Park where he was paid £115,000 per week.

Owen, who will be ready to accept a dramatic drop in wages, has already attracted public declarations of interest from Stoke and Hull while Tottenham and Portsmouth are also understood to be keen on securing the services of a striker who has fallen from grace during his time on Tyneside.

Despite his strong links with United's arch-rivals Liverpool, Owen would welcome a move to United because it would give him the chance to prove himself at Champions League level and also bolster his chances of regaining his place in England head coach Fabio Capello's plans for next summer's World Cup finals.

Due to his fitness problems, the recruitment of Owen would seem to represent a gamble for Ferguson but concerns over his durability will be offset by the chance to hire him on a free transfer.

Should Owen join United - where he would also get the chance to team up with England striker Wayne Rooney - he would plug one of the gaps in the United ranks cause by the departure of two of Ferguson's so-called 'Fab Four' in the shape of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez.

It would allay the fears for United supporters in what is shaping up to be a worrying summer for the club who have lost out to Real Madrid in the race for Lyon striker Karem Benzema but have signed right-winger Antonio Valencia from Wigan for £16 million.

The former Manchester United and England skipper, Bryan Robson, is confident that Owen can still prosper in the upper echelons of the game despite his recent problems since his £17-million move to Newcastle from Real Madrid.

"Michael is a natural goal-scorer and natural goalscorers who can do the business at the highest level are few and far between," Robson told Telegraph Sport in a recent interview.

"I definitely think that he is capable of being a Champions League striker because he's only 29 and he has still plenty of good years left in him yet."

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Box headed twat.

 

[SaintGeorge67]

Heh, the headline is that he "joins" them, yet over and over again afterwards it says he's not joined yet.

 

[red_maradona]

owen will score lots and lots of goals at manure - i am not happy with this.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

[quote author=Sheik Yerbouti link=topic=34487.msg899086#msg899086 date=1246573413]
Box headed twat.
[/quote]

Edit: If he joins them.

 

[Vlads Quiff]

[quote author=red_maradona link=topic=34487.msg899048#msg899048 date=1246569126]
its not his leaving that upset me, but his failure to come back to us and pick newcastle.
[/quote]

He didn't pick Newcastle, they were a last resort, and flashed stupid money. If Rafa had been remotely interested in Owen he would be with us now, in fact had Rafa been remotely interested in Owen he would never have left in the first place.

regards

 

[23carragold]

Il be devastated if i ever see Owen in a Manure shirt, the thought is making me feel weird.