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Michael Owen gets injured; rejoice!


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It would be humiliating for Owen if he went to Man U.

 

A few games in he would be relegated to strictly bench duty as there is no way he will be anything close to a regular there. They will certainly be bringing in another top forward this summer anyway.

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Might need someone to keep the physios busy, someone to fill the void Louis Saha left behind.

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Hopefully Owen will end up like the bit when Krusty crashes his plane.

 

Very appropriate that as well, because what happens to Krusty when he jumps out of the plane? :pow:

 

 

He fails to find the net.

 

 

Boy, I'm good.

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This is a 1 goal in 18 striker who played against an makeshift, untried Boro defence and looked out of his depth all game until being substitued and outclassed by Peter Lovenkrands

 

at Man U  :lol:

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the thing is, Owen is not the sum of his parts, he is the sum of his team-mates. on his own terms he is a nothing player as he lacks all of the attributes you need to make an impact on the game. the one thing he is good at is having the brain to get into great positions in and around the 6 yard box, but to be effective there you need the rest of the side to do 90% of the work for you. so for man utd he'd do a decent job coming on for 20 mins against shite sides when they need a goal, knowing he'll get a couple of good chances to score.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/5725623/Michael-Owen-joins-Manchester-United.html

Michael Owen joins Manchester United

 

The Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, was poised make an astonishing move in the transfer market by bringing injury-prone striker Michael Owen to Old Trafford on a free transfer.

 

By Rob Stewart

Published: 10:41PM BST 02 Jul 2009

 

The Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, was poised make an astonishing move in the transfer marker by bringing injury-prone striker Michael Owen to Old Trafford on a free transfer.

 

Reliable sources have confirmed to Telegraph Sport that Owen is on the brink of joining the Premier League champions after becoming a free agent when his contract at Newcastle expired on Tuesday.

 

Details of the prospective deal are scarce but it is anticipated that Owen, 29, would sign a highly incentivised deal due to his worrying problems with injuries over the last four years at St James' Park where he was paid £115,000 per week.

 

Owen, who will be ready to accept a dramatic drop in wages, has already attracted public declarations of interest from Stoke and Hull while Tottenham and Portsmouth are also understood to be keen on securing the services of a striker who has fallen from grace during his time on Tyneside.

 

Despite his strong links with United's arch-rivals Liverpool, Owen would welcome a move to United because it would give him the chance to prove himself at Champions League level and also bolster his chances of regaining his place in England head coach Fabio Capello's plans for next summer's World Cup finals.

 

Due to his fitness problems, the recruitment of Owen would seem to represent a gamble for Ferguson but concerns over his durability will be offset by the chance to hire him on a free transfer.

 

Should Owen join United - where he would also get the chance to team up with England striker Wayne Rooney - he would plug one of the gaps in the United ranks cause by the departure of two of Ferguson's so-called 'Fab Four' in the shape of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez.

 

It would allay the fears for United supporters in what is shaping up to be a worrying summer for the club who have lost out to Real Madrid in the race for Lyon striker Karem Benzema but have signed right-winger Antonio Valencia from Wigan for £16 million.

 

The former Manchester United and England skipper, Bryan Robson, is confident that Owen can still prosper in the upper echelons of the game despite his recent problems since his £17-million move to Newcastle from Real Madrid.

 

"Michael is a natural goal-scorer and natural goalscorers who can do the business at the highest level are few and far between," Robson told Telegraph Sport in a recent interview.

 

"I definitely think that he is capable of being a Champions League striker because he's only 29 and he has still plenty of good years left in him yet."

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The former Manchester United and England skipper, Bryan Robson, is confident that Owen can still prosper in the upper echelons of the game despite his recent problems since his £17-million move to Newcastle from Real Madrid.

 

"Michael is a natural goal-scorer and natural goalscorers who can do the business at the highest level are few and far between," Robson told Telegraph Sport in a recent interview.

 

"I definitely think that he is capable of being a Champions League striker because he's only 29 and he has still plenty of good years left in him yet."

It's reassuring to know Bryan Robson is still a raging piss head.
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