Ronaldo

down from an 8 to a 7

Owen does the basics ok, but he cant really hold the ball up. And he wasn't head and shoulders our best player at the end of last season tbh. You could make a case for Viduka and Martins, even Faye in those last 9 or so games

Rooney literally gives 10 times more to the england team than Owen, whether he is scoring or not. Course he's a better goalscorer than Owen anyway

it is impossible

He doesn't seem to like Taylor, so you can forget about him being played at CB

Good point. Also wonder how he truly feels or felt about Keegan quitting just 4 months after "convincing" him to sign back in 97. 6 months, but yes, indeed

wonder how Shearer will feel if his summer transfer plans are negatively impacted by Keegan's compensation claims

:lol: my vote for post of the year so far

Oba and Xisco should benefit a hell of a lot from this. Given that they're both laced with ability crying out to be compounded with genuine intelligence

I'd have Xisco over Carroll any day of the week. Ditto, actually. Glad i'm not the only one

Shearer will surely take one look at Andy Carroll and laugh. That system worked because of Viduka and his brilliance, however brief

He was injured for a lot of the Euro 2006 qualifiers, surprise surprise so that's a daft point to make. Out of interest what was his record for Euro 06 qualifying? funny you didn't mention it England produced Wayne Rooney who managed 4 goals in a single tournament pal. 4 goals for Owen in 4 tournaments is pathetic, whichever way you want to spin it

You think any of the above stats vindicate a striker whose any real impact on a game is goals? Especially in a team with creatively brilliant players like Lampard, Gerrard, Beckham and Cole He's been on the wain for 5 years and your stats demonstrate that to be honest. Nice sidestep for the 4 in 15 stat btw. He's let England badly down in the tournaments, pathetic record for a 'goalscorer' Owen fans, bunch of wankers clinging to a Ballon d'or winner to validate their club, pathetic

The end for Butt, Duff and Shola I hope. Taylor gets a reprieve until the summer on account of his decent performances at RB A manager bigger than Ashley is just what we need to get rid of these overrated pieces of shit

who gives a fucking shit why he's done this. We'll have someone capable of leading a football team

lets hope not, regarding Owen

sorry, the lovely lad is without a left foot

Shearer saw what I posed in the Owen thread and was inspired, clearly

very good player how? the cunt doesn't even have a left foot. class finisher my prick, he's a decent finisher these days who misses 1 easy chance for every chance taken

shite

Hope Xisco gets a go, he's got an real engine and pace on him

Better to listen to the media than make uninformed rants with a chip on your shoulder. read my post, it's backed up with numbers. Or do you think 4 goals in 15 starts represents good form for a player who gives you nowt but goals?

aint been going well for you recently has it mate. Always tomorrow night anyway

Yep, and I don't think Owen played in as good a Newcastle side as what Shearer did, so it's a shocking comparison tbh. I'm sure if Owen, even today, had Robert, Bellamy, Solano, Speed & Dyer around him, he'd still easily get 15-20 a season while fit. Stick Shearer in this team, and he'd struggle to 10. The current Owen compared to Shearer at his best for us? No chance. agreed. Shearer wasn't quite at his best when Robert and Solano were in the team but he was still a fucking great striker and a great player up until 2004. Owen is neither and hasn't been for years Owen should never be compared to Shearer, different types of player, all Owen has ever had on Shearer is a yard of pace but even that's gone now, not fit to wipe Shearer's arse to be honest

Bent has 10 league goals this season, better than Owen, and only 5 behind the premiership's top scorer. Bent hasn't started nearly as many as Owen either Is Capello laughable? because he clearly agrees with me. Owen has failed at international level post 98. He's chipped in with a few goals in friendlies but where it matters he hasn't delivered. He's England's 6th choice striker now, and rightfully so What a gigantic load of BS LOL So Owen didnt take part in that 5-1 win in Germany when he got a hattrick. He didnt score any goals in qualification for the 2002 world cup did he. He also didnt score against Brazil in a game during the world cup that we SHOULD have gone on to win had it not been for Ronaldinho and Seamans awful level of vision. Atleast try to back up your pointlessly illogical hatred of Owen with the smallest hint of a half decent argument. looks at Owen's stats for the qualification games for euro 00 and 04, and wc 2002 and 06 and of course the tournaments themselves in which his record is 4 goals in 15 games. Not even 1 in 3 for a player who gives nowt to the team but goals? That's what i mean. Since 2000 his record for England is nowt to speak of, he's never covered himself in glory, even with the brilliant service he's recieved. make up your own mind if that's a half-decent arguement or not. Owen's fans are typically the ones who listen to dickheads in the media like Chris Waddle who are happy to ignore the fact that it's been 11 years since WC 1998.