Michael Owen gets injured; rejoice!

[Guest saintscoobz]

id love it just love it if the odious little cunt ended up at hull.  reelegation in successive seasons is just what he deserves

[Cronky]

The fact is that last season he ended up struggling to get a place in a relegated side. He can do better than Hull, but not much better, and only if he drops his wages.

[Dave]

Whoever gets him will give him an extended run in their team though, on the basis of his name alone. At least initially, anyway.

[Cronky]

Whoever gets him will give him an extended run in their team though, on the basis of his name alone. At least initially, anyway.

 

That's what we did, and we realised the mistake too late.

[Guest]

Whoever gets him will give him an extended run in their team though, on the basis of his name alone. At least initially, anyway.

 

That's what we did, and we realised the mistake too late.

 

1/4 of his appearances in the league last season were as a substitute.

[Dave]

Can't get the story to load but there's a Stoke website claiming Pulis has said he'd take Owen.

[Guest]

If they were daring enough to use Beattie in the Viduka role, Fuller in the Martins role, and Owen in the Owen position, that could be a very good front three tbh.

[Ishmael]

"You never say never in football, so of course I'd be interested in throwing my hat into the ring if it was ever viable," Pulis told The Sentinel.

 

"I'm not sure whether Michael would want to come here right now, but that situation could always change for him."

 

Pulis

[Incognito]

Owen really attracting quality clubs ain't he....tosspot.

[WarrenBartonCentrePartin]

 

I think he might consider going to an MLS club should one come in for him over those two.

[beardsleymagic]

Oh how the mighty have fallen.

[Karjala]

Hahahah unlucky super micky.

[Incognito]

Accrington Stanley?Who are they?EXACCKKKLY!!

[Frazzle]

Oh how the mighty have fallen.

 

He'll still be playing in a higher division than us next season.

[beardsleymagic]

Oh how the mighty have fallen.

 

He'll still be playing in a higher division than us next season.

 

Divvnt care. He still thinks he's bigger than the club he's played for (ha, yeh right) for the last four years.

 

I'm just pointing out that he's not as good as he thinks he is.

[Dave]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8116918.stm

Stoke join race to capture Owen

 

Stoke City chairman Peter Coates has said that the Potters will contact Michael Owen's representatives in a bid to sign the England striker.

 

Owen will be available on a free transfer at the end of June when his contract with Newcastle expires.

 

Coates told BBC Radio Stoke: "It's a call Tony [Pulis, Stoke manager] will make in due course. I've no doubt he's given it some thought.

 

"Owen is a very fine player, and he'll be looking to see what's available."

 

Owen, who joined the Magpies for £16m from Real Madrid in August 2005, is thought to be earning over £100,000-a-week at St James' Park and Coates acknowledged that his wage demands may be a sticking point.

 

"That could become a problem we can't meet, but you can offset these things by not paying a transfer fee," said the City chairman.

 

Pulis, who guided Stoke to a 12th-placed finish in their first season in the Premier League, also said that he would be interested in brining Owen to the Potteries.

 

"You never say never in football, so of course I'd be interested in throwing my hat into the ring if it was ever viable," he told The Sentinel newspaper.

 

"I'm not sure whether Michael would want to come here right now, but that situation could always change.

 

"He would be a great signing for this football club, and rest assured the fans would treat him as one of their own."

 

The former Liverpool striker has started just 58 games in his four season with Newcastle, and Pulis is well aware of his injury problems.

 

"They've been well publicised, but if you've got a fit Michael Owen then you've got one hell of a player on your hands," said the former Gillingham boss.

 

Owen, who has scored 40 goals in 89 appearances for England, rejected a new deal at St James' Park at the turn of the year.

 

On Monday he confirmed that he would be leaving Newcastle, stating his desire to remain in the Premier League.

 

"I don't think I'm going to be re-signing at Newcastle and I would prefer to play in the Premier League or a top division somewhere else," said the 29-year-old.

 

"There are plenty of clubs who would interest me but we will see where that is, whether that's home or abroad.

 

"Obviously, the Premier League is where I feel I belong. I played a year out in Spain and enjoyed it at Real Madrid but it definitely confirmed to me that I prefer the Premier League.

 

"So if it was to be a good English club, that would be my preference but I have had quite a lot of interest from abroad, so I wouldn't rule that out."

 

Owen's decision to leave Newcastle has alerted Stoke's Premier League rivals Hull City, who have already confirmed their interest in signing the former Liverpool frontman.

 

"The interest is very serious," Hull chairman Paul Duffen told BBC Radio Humberside.

 

"We can give him reasons why we believe a move to Hull City would be a good decision for his career right now.

 

"It's obviously a long shot because there'll be a number of other clubs lining up to turn his head in their direction as well but it would be absolutely right to say we are very interested."

 

Stoke and Hull.

[afar]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8116918.stm

Stoke join race to capture Owen

 

Stoke City chairman Peter Coates has said that the Potters will contact Michael Owen's representatives in a bid to sign the England striker.

 

Owen will be available on a free transfer at the end of June when his contract with Newcastle expires.

 

Coates told BBC Radio Stoke: "It's a call Tony [Pulis, Stoke manager] will make in due course. I've no doubt he's given it some thought.

 

"Owen is a very fine player, and he'll be looking to see what's available."

 

Owen, who joined the Magpies for £16m from Real Madrid in August 2005, is thought to be earning over £100,000-a-week at St James' Park and Coates acknowledged that his wage demands may be a sticking point.

 

"That could become a problem we can't meet, but you can offset these things by not paying a transfer fee," said the City chairman.

 

Pulis, who guided Stoke to a 12th-placed finish in their first season in the Premier League, also said that he would be interested in brining Owen to the Potteries.

 

"You never say never in football, so of course I'd be interested in throwing my hat into the ring if it was ever viable," he told The Sentinel newspaper.

 

"I'm not sure whether Michael would want to come here right now, but that situation could always change.

 

"He would be a great signing for this football club, and rest assured the fans would treat him as one of their own."

 

The former Liverpool striker has started just 58 games in his four season with Newcastle, and Pulis is well aware of his injury problems.

 

"They've been well publicised, but if you've got a fit Michael Owen then you've got one hell of a player on your hands," said the former Gillingham boss.

 

Owen, who has scored 40 goals in 89 appearances for England, rejected a new deal at St James' Park at the turn of the year.

 

On Monday he confirmed that he would be leaving Newcastle, stating his desire to remain in the Premier League.

 

"I don't think I'm going to be re-signing at Newcastle and I would prefer to play in the Premier League or a top division somewhere else," said the 29-year-old.

 

"There are plenty of clubs who would interest me but we will see where that is, whether that's home or abroad.

 

"Obviously, the Premier League is where I feel I belong. I played a year out in Spain and enjoyed it at Real Madrid but it definitely confirmed to me that I prefer the Premier League.

 

"So if it was to be a good English club, that would be my preference but I have had quite a lot of interest from abroad, so I wouldn't rule that out."

 

Owen's decision to leave Newcastle has alerted Stoke's Premier League rivals Hull City, who have already confirmed their interest in signing the former Liverpool frontman.

 

"The interest is very serious," Hull chairman Paul Duffen told BBC Radio Humberside.

 

"We can give him reasons why we believe a move to Hull City would be a good decision for his career right now.

 

"It's obviously a long shot because there'll be a number of other clubs lining up to turn his head in their direction as well but it would be absolutely right to say we are very interested."

 

Stoke and Hull.

 

Stoke are exactly the team that Owen does not need. It's not like last season they were creating a bucket load of chances and just needed someone to put the ball in the back of the net.

 

Wherever he lands, the one thing Owen should look for in a club is the ability to offer him the service he absolutely needs, Hull and Stoke are not those teams.

[Guest toonlass]

Where's that Stoke lass when you need her? Would love to know her thoughts on the parasitic mercenary going to her club. Stoke and Hull, eh? You couldn't make it up, 

[relámpago blanco]

Imagine him in stoke's team with their style of play. 

 

You'll need to grow another foot EMO if you want to score goals there.

[Neil]

I think he'd be ideal for someone like Stoke. Feeding off random deflections and bobbles in the area.

[junkhead]

hahah, take this Mickey - Stoke and Hull.. And then there's the 'serious interest from abroad'.. I hazard a guess that it's from Saudi Arabia and Qatar

[Ketsbaia]

hahah, take this Mickey - Stoke and Hull.. And then there's the 'serious interest from abroad'.. I hazard a guess that it's from Saudi Arabia and Qatar

 

It'll be Dukla Prague, Zeljeznicar and Benidorm

[leffe186]

I think he'd be ideal for someone like Stoke. Feeding off random deflections and bobbles in the area.

What he said. That was the first thing I thought - might actually be a great move if he can put together more than 5 games on the trot.

[afar]

I think he'd be ideal for someone like Stoke. Feeding off random deflections and bobbles in the area.

What he said. That was the first thing I thought - might actually be a great move if he can put together more than 5 games on the trot.

 

No he wouldn't be at all, Stoke do not create that many chances and the chances they do create come largely through set pieces and long throws, where they've exploited their teams large physical attributes. Owen is not the fox in the box player eager to pounce on any scraps that people who don't follow NUFC seem to think he still is. He's decent in the air but is not a threat at all from set pieces as his success in the air (which TBH are fairly distant memories) has been because he's ghosted in largely undetected, in a packed penalty area, like you have from set pieces that's just not been so easy for him. His reactions are way slower they were even since last year, his positional sense , once his great attribute seemed to desert him last year so feeding off the scraps is not something you can bank on.  He's not aged well as a footballer.

 

To be perfectly honest I'm struggling to find an environment where he can flourish these days, he really needs to be playing for a top 4 team or one that will create a bunch of chances for him. Otherwise you we see his lack of interest and basically ineffective play when he manages to get himself off the treatment table.

[Dave]

Though I believe he's fundamentally finished, he probably won't look as pathetically uninterested for his next club.

 

We seem to have a knack for drawing the life out of previously good players.