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Would it not just make sense to offer him a new contract? He obviously isn't gonna sign it like but he'd have to make a decision. I'm not gonna fall for the crap he's probably gonna come out and say in a day or two about being commited to Newcastle. He's got 2 years left on his contract. Most clubs make sure their star players are tied down before they get into the last year of their contract. Should offer him an extended contract, with that clause wiped out and we'll see how committed he really is. If he says no then he can fuck right off. He would say no though, i'm almost certain. He doesn't want to be here. If you don't want to be here Michael, then we don't want you here.

I just think its sad that some people seem to have hatred towards him when our big problems quite clearly stem from Souness. Even the signing we thought couldn't go wrong is gonna piss on us now by the looks of it. Owen's injuries aren't Souness's fault, but its just another part of his legacy. Yet another massive loss on a player. Roeder just wasn't the man at all for the job but i don't blame him or hold anything against him at all. Souness on the other hand...

If we do sell him for £9m and the deal we done with Real Madrid included appearance money then i think the board would be best coming out and telling everyone we didn't pay the full money flat out for him though. we probably did pay the full money though. I hope the fans who sung "there's only one Freddy Shepherd" when we signed Owen feel good about themselves now. I for one wouldn't be gutted if Owen left. The more money the better for the new manager. I don't want to see us get rid of the few good players we do have but taking all things into consideration selling him might be the best thing. He's only got 2 years left on his contract and if we don't sell him now then he will leave for less next summer or if we force him to stay until his contracts up we will have an unhappy player who doesn't want to be here and thats no good for anyone. One things for sure though, if he does leave then he will become the most hated player to visit SJP for the rest of his career. Not that it would bother him like.

I can't be arsed to go on a rant here but it just goes to show what an idiot Shepherd is. This leak of information could most definitely come from those close to Michael Owen. If he really does want to go then he can fuck off right now. We'll be taking a massive loss (nothing new there), but i'm sure someone like Allardyce could do quite a bit with £9. £9m in the bank, £110,000 a week of the wage bill and an unhappy player out of the club is better than keeping an unhappy player who doesn't want to be here. We won't be able to buy individuals as good as Michael Owen in the summer, but its not about individuals. If we can get a good TEAM playing together as a unit then thats all that matters.

Its funny really all this Spurs v Newcastle stuff. Both teams are fucking shit

We will not break into the top 4 for at least 3 years if we do at all in the next 5 years imo.

It's not gonna get any easier with all these investors and takeovers at clubs though.

PMSL you can't keep hold of decent players, Carrick was off at the first opportunity. I'd be amazed if a) Owen isn't here next season and b) Berbatov is still at Spurs and c) not even the great Arthur C Clarke could write such an unbelievable story as Michael Owen leaving Newcastle for a little club like Spurs. Why would you be amazed if Owen left you?. You think bottom half premiership finishes are good enough for a striker like him? After 12 games?? Trust me he's going no where for now. You think playing for a club who rarely sold out throughout the 90's, employed Christian Gross as manager, couldn't sell out a deby against Arsenal this year, was sponsored by PONY, who brung 400 here in 1999, and who have finished in the top five once in 16 years is good enough for Berbatov? DB is good as gone, I'll give you 6/4 now he stays. Gross might have been crap for Spurs but he's proven himself on the Continent. Souness has been a failure most places he goes and at least Gross didn't blow the best part of £50m on an assorted collection of failures. I've never said I think Owen will leave, but assuming he stays, what are his ambitions? Win the premiership? Top 4? Top half? Whats anyone's ambitions at Spurs then? To finish the best of the rest cos they won't break into the top four, a bit like what we will probably be aiming to do under a good manager really.

PMSL you can't keep hold of decent players, Carrick was off at the first opportunity. I'd be amazed if a) Owen isn't here next season and b) Berbatov is still at Spurs and c) not even the great Arthur C Clarke could write such an unbelievable story as Michael Owen leaving Newcastle for a little club like Spurs. Why would you be amazed if Owen left you?. You think bottom half premiership finishes are good enough for a striker like him? After 12 games?? Trust me he's going no where for now. You think playing for a club who rarely sold out throughout the 90's, employed Christian Gross as manager, couldn't sell out a deby against Arsenal this year, was sponsored by PONY, who brung 400 here in 1999, and who have finished in the top five once in 16 years is good enough for Berbatov? DB is good as gone, I'll give you 6/4 now he stays. Gross might have been crap for Spurs but he's proven himself on the Continent. Souness has been a failure most places he goes and at least Gross didn't blow the best part of £50m on an assorted collection of failures. I've never said I think Owen will leave, but assuming he stays, what are his ambitions? Win the premiership? Top 4? Top half? Probably the same ambitions as Berbatovs if he stays at Spurs as far as the Premiership goes next season.

I remember when Woodgate was given the number 6 shirt. My mate went out and got Woodgate 6 on the back of his top and he was sold the very next day. I would have laughed if i found the sale of Woodgate funny

PMSL you can't keep hold of decent players, Carrick was off at the first opportunity. I'd be amazed if a) Owen isn't here next season and b) Berbatov is still at Spurs and c) not even the great Arthur C Clarke could write such an unbelievable story as Michael Owen leaving Newcastle for a little club like Spurs. Why would you be amazed if Owen left you?. You think bottom half premiership finishes are good enough for a striker like him? After 12 games?? Trust me he's going no where for now. You think playing for a club who rarely sold out throughout the 90's, employed Christian Gross as manager, couldn't sell out a deby against Arsenal this year, was sponsored by PONY,who brung 400 here in 1999, and who have finished in the top five once in 16 years is good enough for Berbatov? DB is good as gone, I'll give you 6/4 now he stays. :lol:

Its just stupid getting a current players name on your top until the transfer window closes really.

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Taylor might get number 6 next season i reckon like.

I feel like a bit of a tit getting a players name on my back now like. I'd rather get an old legends name on the back of my shirt than one of the current players.

Did you hear when he said it to Abel Xavier? My mate nearly crashed the car laughing. :lol: Its fucking annoying yet funny at the same time

John Motson is senile btw.

Well I do. Because thems are the position Spurs are going to finish in. Owen is a bottom half premier league player. Do I deserve to support a football team from Newcastle that can win the league? YES I FOOKING DO!!! DO I? NO FOOKING, thems the breaks & reality. If anyone or anything is meant for bigger & better things I am sure it will happen. In English?

He must be. According to quite a lot of Spurs fans he's better than Woodgate. Must be all that pace Dawson has to burn tbh.

Possibly. TBH You would have probably finished 7th place max with him. Is that still good enough for a player like Owen?? Do you think 5th or 6th is good enough for a player like Berbatov?? Thought not. Doesn't mean he's gonna leave. I made my statement in reply to stevie who declared that he would be amazed if Berbatov was still at "Little club" spurs yet he would also be amazed if Owen left Newcastle . Well i'd be more surprised to see Owen leave us than Berbatov leaving Spurs considering Owen has hardly played a game in 2 seasons and he's on massive wages. On the other hand if Spurs need a few million they could always sell Dawson to Chelsea because i think they are on the look out for a new centre half. Nice £27m profit on him. I think Chelsea want a decent centre half and not a w*** one like Dawson tbh. True

Possibly. TBH You would have probably finished 7th place max with him. Is that still good enough for a player like Owen?? Do you think 5th or 6th is good enough for a player like Berbatov?? Thought not. Doesn't mean he's gonna leave. I made my statement in reply to stevie who declared that he would be amazed if Berbatov was still at "Little club" spurs yet he would also be amazed if Owen left Newcastle . Well i'd be more surprised to see Owen leave us than Berbatov leaving Spurs considering Owen has hardly played a game in 2 seasons and he's on massive wages. On the other hand if Spurs need a few million they could always sell Dawson to Chelsea because i think they are on the look out for a new centre half. Nice £27m profit on him.

Possibly. TBH You would have probably finished 7th place max with him. Is that still good enough for a player like Owen?? Do you think 5th or 6th is good enough for a player like Berbatov?? Thought not. Doesn't mean he's gonna leave.

All stupid rumours man. We know nothing about it and neither does Superdrunk. He's always making up shite to try and back up his arguments.

Surely bollocks. Would have been a lot more said about it if that was true.