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Would you sign Michael Owen?

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Old 09-06-2009, 8:41 AM   #1
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Would you sign Michael Owen?

Undoubtedly when fit, he is little short of a footballing genius, can head the ball, cool under pressure and an excellent finisher.

However, he has spent most of the last 4 years on the treatment table, demands exorbitant wages and has lost most of the pace that defined his early career.

He has about 3 weeks left on his contract and no doubt many clubs will be weighing up whether to offer him a contract. Would you?
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Old 09-06-2009, 9:04 AM   #2
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

If I were a manager at one of the smaller (sorry) clubs like Wigan or Pompey then no because he would be a constant source of distraction and would detract from the squad cohesion which enables teams like that to survive. With his injury problems, he will always be playing catchup to prove his name and carry the team to success.

However, at a larger club where he would not be the main star and the focus of attention but just another player, I would give him a rolling 1 year contract or a pay as you play deal. I think he would fit well at a club like ManU or Chelsea in such terms because with the pressure off him to carry the entire squad on his back, he could really focus on his play and I think would get his form back very quickly.

On a bosman, why not give him a try, if it doesn't work out then you have lost nothing but if he gets his form back then he is one of the best finishers in the game and you look even more like a managerial genius.
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

A good manager would still get the best out of him, if fit for any period of time. Even Kinnear managed to recognise his footballing brain & played him successfully in a deeper role. Now he's on a bosman I would.

I also think England need him fit & back playing to somewhere near his capabilities for the World Cup, our squad is far too thin on strikers. He may not have done much in an England shirt the last few occassions he's played but he scores goals in that shirt, loads of them.
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Old 09-06-2009, 11:47 AM   #4
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

Voted yes but I support Forest so any player of his calibre would do, injury prone or not.
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Old 09-06-2009, 12:18 PM   #5
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

Voted no.

He's crocked, and has been for far too long.

Too expensive to spend most of the season watching his team rather than playing.

And even when he does play, a shadow of his former self.
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

I, as a Tottenham supporter, would take him.
But there would have to be provisos.

Firstly, no fee.
Secondly, not on £100k a week.

His injury thing is more complex, but perhaps not insurmountable.
Remember Woodgate at Newcastle?
Barely played?
Transfers to Tottenham and plays just about every game this season?

Something wrong with Newcastle's training/physio, perhaps?
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

If I worked for Vodafone I'd sign Owen up to a 24 month contract, £50 a month, unlimited texts and 1000 minutes to any network (or some such). His money's as good as anyones. I'd also try and convince him to buy the insurance too.
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

I also agree that newcastle's medical staff has something to do with his fitness, but i think he can still score goals. I would personally sign him to a pay as you play deal.
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

I voted no. He's too expensive to take a gamble on-there's no guarantee you will ever get him fit enough to terrorise defences again.
Maybe a lowe division club could take a gamble on a pay per goal basis, but certainly not Premiership.
It's a shame because at one point he would have been the forst name on the England team sheet.
His greatest weapon was his speed, which has gone. It would be a bit like signing beckhams left foot.
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

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I, as a Tottenham supporter, would take him.
But there would have to be provisos.

Firstly, no fee.
Secondly, not on £100k a week.

His injury thing is more complex, but perhaps not insurmountable.
Remember Woodgate at Newcastle?
Barely played?
Transfers to Tottenham and plays just about every game this season?

Something wrong with Newcastle's training/physio, perhaps?
Totally agree - Spurs fan here too. I'd take him with no fee and an acceptable wage or on a "play and pay" system.

If anybody can get him back on his feet (excuse the pun) it's Harry R.
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Old 09-06-2009, 3:50 PM   #11
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

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Totally agree - Spurs fan here too. I'd take him with no fee and an acceptable wage or on a "play and pay" system.

If anybody can get him back on his feet (excuse the pun) it's David Moyes.
Fixed.
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

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His greatest weapon was his speed, which has gone. It would be a bit like signing beckhams left foot.
He's probably still pretty rapid, just not as quick as some younger..
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

As a Spurs fan I voted no.

I don't think his heart is in it any more and with us already having 2 pint sized strikers as it is, we don't need another.
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

I voted no

Because he is not able to maintain fitness long enough before injury strikes

And because he would not accept £30k a week
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

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I don't think his heart is in it any more .
That is the main problem. He needs a club & a manager that will reinvent his love for the game
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

Pay as you play deal would be good
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

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That is the main problem. He needs a club & a manager that will reinvent his love for the game
And that's where Harry comes in.

No way would he go to Everton by the way. The ultimate insult.....
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Old 09-06-2009, 9:25 PM   #18
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

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That is the main problem. He needs a club & a manager that will reinvent his love for the game
NO - I'm not sure there is a club or manager that could do that.
Plus most clubs outside the champions league participants (england or abroad) would probably only offer him a pay as you play contract given his injury record.
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

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Undoubtedly when fit, he is little short of a footballing genius, can head the ball, cool under pressure and an excellent finisher.

However, he has spent most of the last 4 years on the treatment table, demands exorbitant wages and has lost most of the pace that defined his early career.

He has about 3 weeks left on his contract and no doubt many clubs will be weighing up whether to offer him a contract. Would you?
I think you've absolutely nailed it with what you've said fella.

Look at the way Capello has quickly worked out that Michael Owen and top class football don't mix and I don't think they will again. Owen will not want to drop down the leagues and I don't really think that a top six or eight team will want to pay the wages he will demand for the football he could deliver.

I voted no.
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

I thought I voted for Micheal Own - the estate agent
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

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I thought I voted for Micheal Own - the estate agent
Thought that was Owen Oyston?

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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

We are all roughly on the same page, but if Owen turns around and proves a lot of people wrong by being willing to earn a hell of a lot less than Newcastle are paying him then fair play and goes a long way to earning some respect. Would at least keep that tiny ray of light shining with South Africa looming

But then looking at the karaoke and the fee for Campbell, it must be something in the water in the NE and maybe Phil "Basketball" Brown will be in for him
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

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Thought that was Owen Oyston?


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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

If he stayed fit , I would be happy to see him at OT . Infact a season like Tevez has just had would be ideal for Owen. He needs to get his future sorted and have a good pre-season.

Any 'Toon fans recall how he got on with Allardyce ? He has a track record of keeping older players going at PL level for longer than others expected and Owen is not 30 yet. If he could stay fit he has at least 2 if not 3 more good years in him in the right team. But his fitness is the key.

And if he does start to bang the goals in , Capello would have to recall him if he is to live by his mantra of picking players on form rather than sentiment
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

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Fixed.
I'd be amazed to see any Liverpool player move to Everton or vice versa.

Just can't see Owen being that much of a Judas, especially in scouse land.
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

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And that's where Harry comes in.
Agreed. Spur's style of play would probably suit Owen also.

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No way would he go to Everton by the way. The ultimate insult.....
I wouldn't be so sure about that....Owen being a boyhood Evertonian and Moyes being a chancer, I certainly wouldn't rule it out.

Insult? I think the red half of Merseyside would be laughing their socks off..
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

I have no problem with Mickey Owen going Everton. Him and Saha can draw straws
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

Owen's father came through the youth team at Everton. I guess that's why he was a fan.
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Re: Would you sign Michael Owen?

Loads of players have played for both, some via direct transfers. The most famous of which was Peter Beardsley in 1991. Still playing at a phenominal level (we should never have sold him), Beardo managed to feature on both teams official squad photos for the season 91/92
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Loads of players have played for both, some via direct transfers. The most famous of which was Peter Beardsley in 1991. Still playing at a phenominal level (we should never have sold him), Beardo managed to feature on both teams official squad photos for the season 91/92
All bow down to lord encyclopaedia!
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