Owen to United

[drewy]

I thought we were priced out of a move for Owen?

 

Anyways, I am stepping away from this topic. It appears a very sensitive subject for some.

 

As you were.

 

I see you move off topic rather quickly when you make statements which are completely untrue?

 

What sort of Liverpool fan doesn't know the score about the Owen saga anyway?

[Antynwa]

As I have said many a time, the lad was my hero as a child, I have always defended him, always no matter what.

 

This just feels like a massive kick in the fucking teeth.

[silverlining]

"Carragher is not an independent or authoritative source of information. He is a hanger-on to the Owen camp. He benefited from crumbs from Owen's commercial deals. He uncritically repeats Owen's PR. His book was written by Bascombe who's information about the club's inner workings are highly suspect."

 

Or you could say, if you weren't a total snide bellend, that Jamie Carragher and Michael Owen are very, very good friends.

[ottawa_lfc]

If Michael Owen joins United, I'll cut off my tallywhacker without anaesthetic and fry it with some olive oil, sage, coriander and garlic and serve it to a stray dog.

 

video please

[Guest RedDay]

Little twat.

[RedKnight]

"Carragher is not an independent or authoritative source of information. He is a hanger-on to the Owen camp. He benefited from crumbs from Owen's commercial deals. He uncritically repeats Owen's PR. His book was written by Bascombe who's information about the club's inner workings are highly suspect."

 

Or you could say, if you weren't a total snide bellend, that Jamie Carragher and Michael Owen are very, very good friends.

 

I can't believe any red would write that kind of stuff about Carra, disgraceful.

 

 

Obviously not you silverlining, the guy you quoted.

[Thants]

As I have said many a time, the lad was my hero as a child, I have always defended him, always no matter what.

 

This just feels like a massive kick in the fucking teeth.

 

Your Michaels are letting you down at the moment.

[Guest RedDay]

The sun does not shine out of Carra's ass.

[hamstrung]

The sun does not shine out of Carra's ass.

 

4 green. Full red.

 

BAM!

[Thants]

Yup, negged. That's gotta hurt.

[Paco]

As I have said many a time, the lad was my hero as a child, I have always defended him, always no matter what.

 

This just feels like a massive kick in the fucking teeth.

 

It's hard to know what to think. If he had've gone to stoke or hull I'd have said he was finished but now United have gone for him i'm left wondering does he still have something to offer.

 

There's a blog on bbc sport by Phil McNulty that says he'll either be a Teddy Sheringham or a Luarent Blanc or he could be somewhere in between and be a Henrik Larsson

[silverlining]

4 green. Full red.

 

BAM!

 

Shock and awe

 

Shock and AWE

 

I don't like the way he said "ass" instead of "arse" either

[Newport]

The sun does not shine out of Carra's ass.

 

Speaking of the sun. I bet there'll be an exclusive interview in that rag just to rub it in as well.

[Kopite]

So, the Mancs are replacing Ronaldo with Michael Owen and Valencia?

 

Terrifying.

[Newport]

So, the Mancs are replacing Ronaldo with Michael Owen and Valencia?

 

Terrifying.

 

I'm surprised Real Madrid didn't make an inquiry to Owen just for the piss take.

[Menc]

I'm personally delighted by the news. History shows that we win major trophies after being dicked on by Michael Owen.

[Code]

I dont give a flying fuck about being an former Liverpool player who now probably will be playing for the mancs.

 

What I do care abou though is that he is a quality player who will always score goals, just the kind of player we are looking for to add to our firepower, that he is on a free transfer and that he would come to us if he was given the chance.

 

To let such an opportunity go a miss probably because the manager now has been snubbed twice already is just wrong the way I see it, its not like our striker department is full already is it?

[RedKnight]

The sun does not shine out of Carra's ass.

 

Madness.

[Thants]

If an attractive girl once dumped you and then twice fluttered her availablilty but both times snubbed you for one of your mates wouldn't you finally fuck her off? Especially now she's all monged up?

[Newport]

Fuck you Cascarino:

 

Owen is one of Ferguson's strangest signings | Manchester United - Times Online

Tony Cascarino

 

Joining Manchester United is a massive challenge for Michael Owen, but he will see it as a golden opportunity to get back into the England team. If he is scoring goals and playing well for the Premier League champions, he cannot be ignored by Fabio Capello. So in a way it’s the biggest season in Michael’s career. He’s at a crossroads at club and international level.

 

Part of his value to Sir Alex Ferguson is that he has played at the highest level with Real Madrid, and he won’t shirk the challenge of being a United player.

 

I think Sir Alex looks at some players and thinks: “Yes, he’s played at that club, and he’s played at that club, but can he play at United? Can he handle it?” With Owen, he will think: “Yes, he has played on the biggest European stage and got goals.” If you can get goals at Real, as a substitute or a starter, you can do it anywhere. And there are not too many available players out there who could do that.

 

There are no guarantees, but Fergie probably hopes that Michael can bring the extra experience and knowhow that Teddy Sheringham did. He knew that Teddy would rise to the challenge, that he had the required attitude and arrogance for that situation — after all, in a way, he had to replace Eric Cantona.

 

But in another way it is one of Fergie’s weirdest signings. Not because Owen can’t get goals — he will always get chances and he will usually take them. Some may even see it as a strange reaction to losing out to Real in the race to sign Karim Benzema from Lyons, a young and highly coveted striker.

 

But my biggest doubt is how much football you will get out of him. It’s so unlike Fergie to take on a player with Michael’s injury record. Fergie has only done that once before, with Owen Hargreaves, who was known within the game to have questions over his fitness.

 

There will be a lot of chances going in an attacking team like United’s, and Owen will take them. He will probably have a one-in-two ratio of goals to openings, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets 15 goals. But I would be surprised if he plays more than 25 games.

 

Of course, for a club as wealthy as United he’s a low-risk option, whereas to most clubs he would represent a big gamble. What is interesting is that so many managers had reservations, didn’t want him, but the man who won the Premier League does. Owen is on a free transfer and if this had happened three years ago, he would have had every club in the Premier League wanting to sign him. Now it was just Hull City and United.

 

My other worry is that I’m just not convinced it’s great for Wayne Rooney. I thought he would lead the line next season as the pivotal player in the attack. Once Cristiano Ronaldo left, it was Fergie’s chance to say: “Wayne, you’re going straight down the middle, you don’t have to worry about Ronaldo coming in and playing in your position at times. You are going to be the main striker.” Will that happen now?

 

Owen doesn’t do a lot outside the penalty area, which means that Rooney, again, will have to do a lot of work outside the box. They have played together before for England, but when Rooney scored four goals at Euro 2004 in Portugal and looked as if he would end up as the leading goalscorer, I never really thought it was because of Owen alongside him. Ronaldo made a lot of openings for Rooney, but Owen doesn’t create much for his striking partners, doesn’t really fit into team play — he has always been a predator. What will Owen do for Rooney?

 

At first, the jury will be out. If he does well, he will win over the United fans, but like me they may be thinking that this is one of Fergie’s strangest signings.

 

Another reason why hairdressers shouldn't be involved in football.

[Antynwa]

So we are now going from slating Owen, to slating one of the greatest no bullshit players this club has ever had.

 

I'm going to have a lie down, and burn my picture with Michael Owen

[hamstrung]

If an attractive girl once dumped you and then twice fluttered her availablilty but both times snubbed you for one of your mates wouldn't you finally fuck her off? Especially now she's all monged up?

 

There's that, but I get the impression he doesn't rate him that highly irrespective.

[UlsterRed]

I think he's past his best. He started to decline when he left us for Madrid and I doubt he'll do much for United even with the calibre of service he'll get there. I could be wrong, maybe its a confidence thing with Michael:ermm:

[Code]

I have never been a fan, but we need a striker, probably two.

 

We are short of cash and he is for free, I also know he will score goals for the mancs and thats what annoys me with this deal.

[Whelan]

There's that, but I get the impression he doesn't rate him that highly irrespective.

 

I think that, Rafa was particularly underwhelmed when he came available at Madrid, I got the impression he was railroaded into accepting him by the players and Parry etc, which makes his snub all the more galling.