Dave Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Ah well, was always on the cards. Can't blame him really. Who are you referring to? You're off your head if you think I'm reading all these latest pages from the headline I take this as a come and get me plea to other clubs? Haha, it was just corking timing on this particular page that's all. On Owen, it depends how cynical you want to be about it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Ah well, was always on the cards. Can't blame him really. Who are you referring to? You're off your head if you think I'm reading all these latest pages from the headline I take this as a come and get me plea to other clubs? Both Owen & Kinnear's statements are on the first post of the thread so easy to read and make your own opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredbob Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Owen might leave in the summer? Meh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 This was always the most likely outcome, still don't think it makes him more or less likely to sign in the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sittingontheball Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Michael Owen looks certain to quit Newcastle at the end of the season after seeing out the club’s fight against relegation. Stopped reading after that. The Independent's article similarly starts with "Michael Owen plunged Newcastle United into further chaos yesterday when he gave the clearest signal yet that he will be leaving the club in the summer." Eight games is a fair number to judge, so lets look at the last eight. Top of the Table pundit-darlings Liverpool FC Won 3 Drawn 4 Lost 1 Scored 12 Conceded 6 Team "Chaos" (NUFC) Won 3 Drawn 4 Lost 1 Scored 12 Conceded 7 No one in the press will ever make the comparison, but Man U spunked a bigger fortune on Owen Hargreaves who has started all of sixteen games in one and a half seasons. Of course, he's been injured and in their minds, that's just desperately bad luck. Liverpool paid double what Robbie Keane was worth, and Chelsea, well take your pick. The obvious one is Shevchenko. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Wow. Interesting. So all things considered if Man City come in with a £10 million bid in January, and they might very well be desperate enough to do so, what do you think we ought to do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garth Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Wow. Interesting. So all things considered if Man City come in with a £10 million bid in January, and they might very well be desperate enough to do so, what do you think we ought to do? Fucking sell! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sittingontheball Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 To be honest, why would Owen go to Citeh now? He'll want wedge AND European football. That club is in far more of a mess than us. They have just lost to a team that was whopped by Sunderland the week before. Half their team isn't trying. If, by some chance, Owen does go to Citeh, it will be cast-iron proof that (his agent already knows) no top team is remotely interested in him. IMO most of the Premier League is meh and with a good run we could still finish quite high. If they lose their next game (Villa away) Arsenal will be six points out of the CL places. Their main problems are at the back, but maybe its them who should come in for Owen. Van Persie is injury prone, and its risky to expect instant miracles from Eduardo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I think he's made his decision, he's just delayed telling us. Off in the summer on a free, probably abroad to a CL club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brazilianbob Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 In my opinion Owen is just waiting to see whether we have any ambition. If we buy some quality in Jan and go on a good run and maybe get into a Uefa cup spot then he may very well decide we are on the up and decide to stay. However, if as expected we bring in a couple of no mark loan signings and some average championship quality players, and then sell the likes of N'Zogbia and Taylor, then he will see the club lacks ambition, especially in light of Milners sale, and he will go anywhere but stay at SJP. As he has already said, it's not about the money. The unspoken word is that it is about the club tangibly demonstrating their ambition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Bye then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Every second you spend posting about owen staying, every second you spend thinking he will, or making up reasons for him to stay. is a precious second of your life wasted. Its time you will never get back. Use it for something more realistic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarralad Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I think Owen knows he is going at the end of the season this "delaying his decision" is just a smokescreen so he doesnt get hassled from now to the end of the season if he had of came out and just said he was leaving in the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Wow. Interesting. So all things considered if Man City come in with a £10 million bid in January, and they might very well be desperate enough to do so, what do you think we ought to do? Fucking sell! Providing we can use the money to get in another attacking player, definitely sell. That's what any sensible club would do. I don't think it would happen though because the club would be fearful of the fans' reaction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 In my opinion Owen is just waiting to see whether we have any ambition. If we buy some quality in Jan and go on a good run and maybe get into a Uefa cup spot then he may very well decide we are on the up and decide to stay. However,if as expected we bring in a couple of no mark loan signings and some average championship quality players, and then sell the likes of N'Zogbia and Taylor, then he will see the club lacks ambition, especially in light of Milners sale, and he will go anywhere but stay at SJP. As he has already said, it's not about the money. The unspoken word is that it is about the club tangibly demonstrating their ambition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Every second you spend posting about owen staying, every second you spend thinking he will, or making up reasons for him to stay. is a precious second of your life wasted. I see you've switched over to dashing hopes about Owen staying now that relegation seems a lot more unlikely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfmag Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Michael Owen looks certain to quit Newcastle at the end of the season after seeing out the clubs fight against relegation. Stopped reading after that. The Independent's article similarly starts with "Michael Owen plunged Newcastle United into further chaos yesterday when he gave the clearest signal yet that he will be leaving the club in the summer." Eight games is a fair number to judge, so lets look at the last eight. Top of the Table pundit-darlings Liverpool FC Won 3 Drawn 4 Lost 1 Scored 12 Conceded 6 Team "Chaos" (NUFC) Won 3 Drawn 4 Lost 1 Scored 12 Conceded 7 No one in the press will ever make the comparison, but Man U spunked a bigger fortune on Owen Hargreaves who has started all of sixteen games in one and a half seasons. Of course, he's been injured and in their minds, that's just desperately bad luck. Liverpool paid double what Robbie Keane was worth, and Chelsea, well take your pick. The obvious one is Shevchenko. Good post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I think he's made his decision, he's just delayed telling us. Off in the summer on a free, probably abroad to a CL club Owen made it clear that he never wanted to move abroad again when he returned from Real Madrid. His options are Premiership clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I think he's made his decision, he's just delayed telling us. Off in the summer on a free, probably abroad to a CL club Owen made it pretty clear that he will never play abroad again when he returned from Real Madrid. His options are Premiership clubs. As the training times abroad clashed with the afternoon racing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I think he's made his decision, he's just delayed telling us. Off in the summer on a free, probably abroad to a CL club Owen made it pretty clear that he will never play abroad again when he returned from Real Madrid. His options are Premiership clubs. As the training times abroad clashed with the afternoon racing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Providing we can use the money to get in another attacking player, definitely sell. That's what any sensible club would do. I don't think it would happen though because the club would be fearful of the fans' reaction. Aye. The club are running scared of another Geordie Jihad being put on their heads Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 WILLIAM HILL have opened a book on where Michael Owen will be playing on the first day of next season, and make Manchester City 5/4 to be his club by then. William Hill: Owen’s club 1st day of next season Man City 5/4 Newcastle 4/1 Liverpool 11/2 Everton 13/2 Man Utd 10/1 Chelsea 12/1 Arsenal 12/1 Wigan 33/1 http://www.williamhillmedia.com/index_template.asp?file=11457 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallihg Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Mark these words: In January Ashley will come back, decides not so sell the club and so on. He'll bring in a central midfielder, some quality prospect Wise has been scouting. I'm imagining like a tough Italian or a German. That player will be surprisingly good (a la Bassong), and fights his way to our starting lineup along side Guthrie/Barton. Owen stays injury free and we finish 7th place. 6th if Martins will be lucky with injury also. Therefore Michael sees we are moving forward (finally) in the right direction and decides to renew his contract. Yeah I'm in a good mood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Mark these words: In January Ashley will come back, decides not so sell the club and so on. He'll bring in a central midfielder, some quality prospect Wise has been scouting. I'm imagining like a tough Italian or a German. That player will be surprisingly good (a la Bassong), and fights his way to our starting lineup along side Guthrie/Barton. Owen stays injury free and we finish 7th place. 6th if Martins will be lucky with injury also. Therefore Michael sees we are moving forward (finally) in the right direction and decides to renew his contract. Yeah I'm in a good mood. People like you get put down in this country. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallihg Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 People like you get put down in this country. Luckily I'm not in your country. ps. icesave was not my fault! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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