Skirge Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2008/07/23/michael-owen-to-stay-as-captain-of-nufc-72703-21389513/ Michael Owen to stay as captain of NUFC KEVIN KEEGAN will again make Michael Owen his captain for the new season – regardless of who the Newcastle United manager may bring through the St James’s Park door in the transfer window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 OMG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I assume his contract is pretty much tied up then. Let's hope he can stay fit, as he's already started the season off with a strain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 The board lackz ambishun, y isnt we signin a noo captin?!!!!!!1!!!1! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I assume his contract is pretty much tied up then. Let's hope he can stay fit, as he's already started the season off with a strain. Not really who else commands a starting place regularly?, Butt, Beye, Faye possibly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elbee909 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 The board lackz ambishun, y isnt we signin a noo captin?!!!!!!1!!!1! I'm cutting my wrists with a sharpened lolly-stick, don't know about you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkhead Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Beye should be the captain, he's cool as fuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I assume his contract is pretty much tied up then. Let's hope he can stay fit, as he's already started the season off with a strain. Not really who else commands a starting place regularly?, Butt, Beye, Faye possibly What? I don't understand what you're on about. My point was that it looks likely that his contract is likely to be sorted out soon enough otherwise they wouldn't have announced him as captain so early on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I assume his contract is pretty much tied up then. Let's hope he can stay fit, as he's already started the season off with a strain. Not really who else commands a starting place regularly?, Butt, Beye, Faye possibly I will be pretty pissed off if Butt commands a regular starting place come the start of the season! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I assume his contract is pretty much tied up then. Let's hope he can stay fit, as he's already started the season off with a strain. Not really who else commands a starting place regularly?, Butt, Beye, Faye possibly What? I don't understand what you're on about. My point was that it looks likely that his contract is likely to be sorted out soon enough otherwise they wouldn't have announced him as captain so early on. My point is plain to see. They would give it Owen regardless of whether his contract was sorted or not. They would just give it someone else should he decide to negotiate with another club in Jan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 The board lackz ambishun, y isnt we signin a noo captin?!!!!!!1!!!1! I'm cutting my wrists with a sharpened lolly-stick, don't know about you. Mate, I've hacked off my balls with a courgette. I'm fucking apoplectic with rage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elbee909 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 The board lackz ambishun, y isnt we signin a noo captin?!!!!!!1!!!1! I'm cutting my wrists with a sharpened lolly-stick, don't know about you. Mate, I've hacked off my balls with a courgette. I'm fucking apoplectic with rage. If I were you, I'd stuff them up your arse so that the next time you shit, you'll shit all over your balls! That's the kind of situation we're in here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UV Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Should have given it to Guthrie, he's the new Rob Lee! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Should have given it to Guthrie, he's the new Rob Lee! Not a patch on Pele the 2nd Ambrose Esquire though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 dont necessarily think it means his contract's sorted, it might even be an attempt at giving him a little more incentive to sign one. i'm not worried about his injury this time, when he pulled his thigh in training a few weeks after coming back from the serious knee injury i was very worried, but he got in a very solid run of games at the end of last season. he also seems to have shed a bit of that upper body weight he put on after returning from the knee injury, making him a bit quicker off the mark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nufc_geordie Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Beye should be the captain, he's cool as f*** I second that. Thinking more about this though, it would suggest to me that Owen is garaunteed to play. I'm not sure I agree 100% with that as it looks like we are heading towards a 4-4-2 and Martins offers more of a threat although Owen is the better finisher. One to ponder I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobby_solano Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 i would like the idea of habib being captain, but i'm not sure what level his english is at, so i can kinda see why it's been given to owen, he did a decent job when given it last season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Boy Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Can you imagine the stories in the press had Keegan taken the captaincy away from Owen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 It's non news a page filler from Oliver Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Well I think Milner was the obvious choice but I have no problems with Owen as captain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Well I think Milner was the obvious choice but I have no problems with Owen as captain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Beye should be the captain, he's cool as fuck I like your choice of words there, Beye IS cool as fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shearer_united Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Owen Is not captain material - no surprise about that. I think the only real reason why Keegan said Owen is going to be captain (especially at this time of the year) is to give Owen a bigger reason to stay at the club; make him feel he has a 'place' in the squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Owen Is not captain material - no surprise about that. I think the only real reason why Keegan said Owen is going to be captain (especially at this time of the year) is to give Owen a bigger reason to stay at the club; make him feel he has a 'place' in the squad. Certainly appeared to be a better captain on the pitch than Parker and Geremi and all the others that have stood in post-Shearer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shearer_united Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Owen Is not captain material - no surprise about that. I think the only real reason why Keegan said Owen is going to be captain (especially at this time of the year) is to give Owen a bigger reason to stay at the club; make him feel he has a 'place' in the squad. Certainly appeared to be a better captain on the pitch than Parker and Geremi and all the others that have stood in post-Shearer. They too were not that good captains. If i remember correctly Geremi was given the captaincy just because he knew a certain number of different languages making him communicate effectively with other players. We desperately need to look for players that are good captain material. The only ones i would recommend from our current squad is either Harper/Given or Habib Beye for now - but we definitely need a captain similar to Gareth Barry. But ofcourse it is also wrong to give someone the captaincy the year he is brought into a new team. A person needs to be at a team for a few years to get to know the team and its style of play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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