Cristov Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 think he is just playing it cute, imagine if he signed and by some disaster we were relegated. come near the end of the season and we are safe he will sign, oh yes he will sign. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgs Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 rather he left. rate oba well above him anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie jamie Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 he is our best forward most likely to score need to keep him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmonkey Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 rather he left. rate oba well above him anyway. Best option would be him in an attacking midfield role under a new manager with Viduka replaced in the starting lineup and Butt's replacement able to both tackle and pass to a competent degree. Would be top 6 material easily. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 If you look at what Owen earns compared to how many goals he's scored for us since coming back from his knee injury then he doesn't justify anywhere near what he earns, it's not all about goals for a striker but it's what Owen should be judged on because if he isn't scoring then he's offering us nothing and it's like playing with 10 men at times. Since coming back from injury he's played 43 league games and managed 15 goals, 3 of those were from the penalty spot. Is he offering enough to justify the £100,000+ per week wages he's going to be looking for on a new contract? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Probably not, but unfortunately that's not simply how a player's "worth" is calculated. He's the most well-known name in our squad which adds pennies straight away, all the people that matter (managers and team-mates) are bigging him up at every turn which will again strengthen his position, he's now the club captain which does the same and I'd be willing to bet he's still the biggest (or round abouts) seller of merchandise at the club, too, and the most valuable from an advertising perspective, easily. It could probably be argued that he is worth it overall, but of course he's not if you're simply talking performance-related pay. ADD: Who is though, these days, in our squad? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I'm still not convinced he's going to have too many options which he would consider worthwhile in any case. He won't get a look in at the top 4, Man City can buy bigger and better...that leaves Villa or possibly Everton. I don't think he will fit in with Villa's style, and I can't see Everton breaking their wage structure for a player like Owen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 If Owen wants to leave just get in Kevin Doyle as a replacement if we want a similar sort. Doyle is too good for the championship. Very good striker who would actually be a better fit than Owen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 If Owen wants to leave just get in Kevin Doyle as a replacement if we want a similar sort. Doyle is too good for the championship. Very good striker who would actually be a better fit than Owen. That's the worst thing I've heard since HTT told me Ashton was better than Torres. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 If Owen wants to leave just get in Kevin Doyle as a replacement if we want a similar sort. Doyle is too good for the championship. Very good striker who would actually be a better fit than Owen. That's the worst thing I've heard since HTT told me Ashton was better than Torres. Ashton better than Torres?! What?! Anyway, back to what I said. Doyle would be a good, affordable alternative who is better on the ball and running at people, which we could do with. He's also a decent finisher. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TêteDeMaure Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I hope the 20% comes into effect then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jawesome Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Nah man, we should get Paul Brayson back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justin99. Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 If you look at what Owen earns compared to how many goals he's scored for us since coming back from his knee injury then he doesn't justify anywhere near what he earns, it's not all about goals for a striker but it's what Owen should be judged on because if he isn't scoring then he's offering us nothing and it's like playing with 10 men at times. Since coming back from injury he's played 43 league games and managed 15 goals, 3 of those were from the penalty spot. Is he offering enough to justify the £100,000+ per week wages he's going to be looking for on a new contract? Owen is Newcastle's equivalent to ronaldo for man u, gerrard for liverpool etc. He is the key person for all marketing campaigns and would be the second best well-known newcastle player world-wide after shearer. he is worth well over 100k p/w in wages easily. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 he's a crock, stupid little injury takes him out for a month while with most other players it would only last 2 games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Sell him, get Ranger boi in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 he's a crock, stupid little injury takes him out for a month while with most other players it would only last 2 games It's been a fair amount of time since Owen's missed a month through a little injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 he's a crock, stupid little injury takes him out for a month while with most other players it would only last 2 games It's been a fair amount of time since Owen's missed a month through a little injury. he was out for the man city, mackems, west brom and villa games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 He was fit for that Villa game but wasn't selected, so it's 3 games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrette Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Sell him, get Ranger boi in. This man speaks the truth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 he's a crock, stupid little injury takes him out for a month while with most other players it would only last 2 games It's been a fair amount of time since Owen's missed a month through a little injury. he was out for the man city, mackems, west brom and villa games We got 7 pts from those four games and if you include the Wigan game where Owen didn't start, we scored 8 goals in 5. Since he's come back into the starting line up we've failed to score in both games. It reminds me of last season how we struggled to get goals when Owen played up front. He was a lot more effective when he played in a withdrawn role with Viduka and Martins up top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 he's a crock, stupid little injury takes him out for a month while with most other players it would only last 2 games It's been a fair amount of time since Owen's missed a month through a little injury. he was out for the man city, mackems, west brom and villa games We got 7 pts from those four games and if you include the Wigan game where Owen didn't start, we scored 8 goals in 5. Since he's come back into the starting line up we've failed to score in both games. It reminds me of last season how we struggled to get goals when Owen played up front. He was a lot more effective when he played in a withdrawn role with Viduka and Martins up top. I agree. It's the second time I thinky ou've mentioned this but you've been ignored. We have had no problems scoring goals without Owen and he really isn't ass key to our team as many on here make out. Dispensable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 he's a crock, stupid little injury takes him out for a month while with most other players it would only last 2 games It's been a fair amount of time since Owen's missed a month through a little injury. he was out for the man city, mackems, west brom and villa games We got 7 pts from those four games and if you include the Wigan game where Owen didn't start, we scored 8 goals in 5. Since he's come back into the starting line up we've failed to score in both games. It reminds me of last season how we struggled to get goals when Owen played up front. He was a lot more effective when he played in a withdrawn role with Viduka and Martins up top. Harsh considering those two games were Chelsea away where he barely got a touch and was practically centre-midfield, and Boro away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 he's a crock, stupid little injury takes him out for a month while with most other players it would only last 2 games It's been a fair amount of time since Owen's missed a month through a little injury. he was out for the man city, mackems, west brom and villa games We got 7 pts from those four games and if you include the Wigan game where Owen didn't start, we scored 8 goals in 5. Since he's come back into the starting line up we've failed to score in both games. It reminds me of last season how we struggled to get goals when Owen played up front. He was a lot more effective when he played in a withdrawn role with Viduka and Martins up top. Harsh considering those two games were Chelsea away where he barely got a touch and was practically centre-midfield, and Boro away. Usually in away matches there is a lot more space for strikers to work on the break. If Owen was playing midfield it's just confirmation that he's no longer considered a threat up front in away matches due to his lack of pace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridman Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 "After scoring twice in the 2-2 draw with Stoke, Newcastle striker Michael Owen says talks on an extension to his contract have not taken place due to "all the turmoil" at the club this season. " http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/match_of_the_day/7769484.stm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 One of the worst things to happen to this club this season would be to actually not sort out Owen's contract if he is willing to talk, given the situation we are currently in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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