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Its not going to happen. Fergie's not that stupid.

 

Smart move imo. He has prob about £100million to spend on players this summer, may aswell get Owen for free too.

 

Absolutely - I have had the best laugh in weeks looking at all the posts who derided Owen as a player, now furiously huffing & puffing in trying to justify their stance, now that Fergie looks like signing him.

 

Because nobody in their right mind would be able to portray Fergie as a bad manager, there are now comments about his ego etc..Please...

 

Anything rather than admit that Owen was playing in a crap team, getting no service and, as any intelligent person would be, totally pissed off with the comedy show that was Newcastle United....

 

Owen will be an asset to Man U if used sparingly, as Fergie doubtless intends to do - he will be getting 100 times better service and support than he did at NUFC and this move will benefit both parties - I am not in the SLIGHTEST bit surprised that this has happened because Fergie, despite his arrogance at times, is still a shrewd and clever manager.

 

Do you honestly think any Newcastle supporter is going to have a positive thing to say about Michael Owen? every fan has the right to hate the bloke, we can blame the the way the club has been ran as much as we want but Owen was being paid 5m+ a year and his total lack of fight and commitment in the last month of the season was embarrassing, this bloke is the club captain and has not said one thing to the fans or media about our relegation.   

 

I honestly think Owen regrets not signing that 75k a week contract in September, he would be now on the verge of being paid a fortune by 2 clubs.

 

 

 

 

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Michael Owen will be a good signing for Man United. The way they push up on teams when they're chasing a goal, and the way teams drop deep to defend, mean that Owen will not be as reliant on his pace as he is when playing for us.

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Michael Owen will be a good signing for Man United. The way they push up on teams when they're chasing a goal, and the way teams drop deep to defend, mean that Owen will not be as reliant on his pace as he is when playing for us.

 

I dunno, Michael Owen in your side = feels like you've only got 10 men on the pitch.

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I didn't think it before but if Man U don't keep Tevez maybe they wouldn't mind Owen on a free? They did get Henrik Larsson after all.

Do I win a prize?

 

If Owen wants to go to a 'better' club in the Summer the only way he can do that is by attracting them by putting in lots of good performances for us for the rest of the season.

That's spot on by the way. We're in a win-win situation.

Turns out that wasn't the case.

 

I'm sure Man U are getting him as their new Henrik Larsson. He'll be used as a sub and in cup games. I'd be surprised if he was a regular starter (and I don't mean starts limited by injury). I'm sure he'll do well there (the bastard). But I'm also sure any average striker would do well at Man U due to the quality they are surrounded by. Man U fans thought Alan Smith was good. Surround a shit player with quality and they look ok. Surround an average player with quality and they look good. Look what happens when players leave Man U. They tend to be found out as 'not as good as people thought' elsewhere.

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Its not going to happen. Fergie's not that stupid.

 

Smart move imo. He has prob about £100million to spend on players this summer, may aswell get Owen for free too.

 

Absolutely - I have had the best laugh in weeks looking at all the posts who derided Owen as a player, now furiously huffing & puffing in trying to justify their stance, now that Fergie looks like signing him.

 

Because nobody in their right mind would be able to portray Fergie as a bad manager, there are now comments about his ego etc..Please...

 

Anything rather than admit that Owen was playing in a crap team, getting no service and, as any intelligent person would be, totally pissed off with the comedy show that was Newcastle United....

 

Owen will be an asset to Man U if used sparingly, as Fergie doubtless intends to do - he will be getting 100 times better service and support than he did at NUFC and this move will benefit both parties - I am not in the SLIGHTEST bit surprised that this has happened because Fergie, despite his arrogance at times, is still a shrewd and clever manager.

 

 

 

A shrewd and clever manager who has made, and will make, mistakes. If he buys Owen I'll consider it another mistake, though you could argue that on a free transfer it's a mistake Man Utd can afford. If he's s*** they'll just drop him. It's not like they won't be signing other forwards this summer, they've got 80 million sitting in the bank.

 

Does anyone really believe he'll be a regular first XI starter for Man Utd next season? They may have missed out on Benzema but come on. IF he does end up there you could see him used as a rotation player and nothing more - another O'Shea type to beef up his options.

 

I guess it may also have something to do with the number of English players required for Europe these days.

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Still think it's a bad idea, would not be happy if I was a Man Utd supporter.  They have £80m, surely they can bring in a real striker...

 

they will.

 

who do you think? Tevez  is gone and Benzema their top target is at Real now. Any other top strikers you could see them realistically going for? Besides Benzema and Shola  I don:t think there were any real obvious ones in mind

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Whaaa.. Manure.. no fucking way

 

And how come there are still people who defend his disgraceful period here.. he bled the club dry man.. service or no service, that's 40 million of OUR pockets in return for 25 goals and ultimately relegation, you sick sadomasos.

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Still think it's a bad idea, would not be happy if I was a Man Utd supporter.  They have £80m, surely they can bring in a real striker...

 

they will.

 

who do you think? Tevez  is gone and Benzema their top target is at Real now. Any other top strikers you could see them realistically going for? Besides Benzema and Shola  I don:t think there were any real obvious ones in mind

 

break the bank for ageuro

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it's laughable how other fan's are saying he didn't get the service

 

it doesn't matter as in a team like man utd's they don't exactly play two wingers playing

 

tbf the bbc saying they understand, they said freddy's bid for the toon would be accepted no news of that yet

 

i've got a feeling this in man utd's E plan if they miss all of their targets

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look at this piciture, it showed everything wrong at the club

 

a trophy signing, souness and jim bloody white

 

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46005000/jpg/_46005068_michaelowen.jpg

 

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it's laughable how other fan's are saying he didn't get the service

 

it doesn't matter as in a team like man utd's they don't exactly play two wingers playing

I've read piss boiling comments on BBC 606 from morons saying it was all Newcastle's fault that Owen wasn't playing well. These days strikers are expected to create their own chances. I can't think of any current top quality striker who just hangs around the box hoping the ball will land for him.

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I see Owen coming off the bench to score goals for them because he will be a bit part player for them it will benefit him.

 

He will have something of a Solkjear(sp)/Sheringham role.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/philmcnulty/2009/07/owen_man_united.html

 

Owen worth Man Utd gamble

 

Post categories: Manchester United

 

Phil McNulty | 07:24 AM, Friday, 3 July 2009

 

Sir Alex Ferguson placed his faith in something he trusts far more than a glossy brochure when he picked up the phone and offered Michael Owen a new home at Manchester United.

 

Owen's management team produced the 32-page magazine advertising their client's qualities - aspirational, cool, devoted and sincere to name but four - and delivered a slick reminder of why he was once one of football's genuine superstars.

 

Ferguson does not do brochures to buy players. Pure instinct and the love of a punt is often enough and the shock pursuit of Owen, mocked only days ago when Hull City and Stoke City declared an interest, is a prime example.

 

United's vast budget, helped by £80m from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo, lets Ferguson shop at the sharp end of the market - but also gives him the opportunity to take the odd chance. Owen falls neatly into that bracket as prospective targets Karim Benzema, David Villa and Franck Ribery go elsewhere.

 

So is this a sign of desperation creeping into United's transfer dealings or another piece of inspiration from the gambler Ferguson?

 

Ferguson has got form for the maverick deal. Eric Cantona was not a regular at Leeds United when Ferguson took him across the M62 and elevated him to Old Trafford's legends.

 

Laurent Blanc was an itch Ferguson simply had to scratch and that was not a huge success, but Teddy Sheringham came late to Old Trafford and cleaned up on silverware, while the veteran Henrik Larsson made a contribution when he joined United on loan from Helsingborg in December 2006.

 

Blanc and Larsson were players Ferguson had long wanted at Old Trafford and it was source of regret that he only got his hands on them in the twilight of their careers. Owen has tempted him before, but now he feels the time and price is right.

 

As I noted in an earlier blog, Owen represents a gamble worth taking and his wages are not prohibitive when lesser talents will be going for just as much this summer.

 

The shock of this story is Owen's destination. Hull and Stoke were never serious options, but Everton and Aston Villa were - only for United to come out of left field on Thursday afternoon.

 

So who gets what from this transfer? And will certain other clubs come to regret leaving the field free for Ferguson to set up a deal that comes as a surprise, even to the supposedly unshockable Premier League community?

 

For Owen, this is a staggering opportunity that he could never have imagined being placed in front of him when he trudged off Villa Park after another fruitless cameo appearance for Newcastle United as they dropped into the Championship.

 

And yet, for all the shockwaves this move will cause, Owen will not turn turn up at Old Trafford believing Ferguson has done him a good turn. He will feel he can benefit Manchester United just as much as they can benefit him.

 

He has an iron shield of self-belief and has never lost the conviction that his rightful place is at a top four club with aspirations of winning the Premier League and the Champions League.

 

If anyone doubts that, then they do not know Michael Owen. Single-minded barely does him justice and those who speculated that he had lost his love of football were equally wrong-headed.

 

This is what made him extraordinary at 16 and will fuel him when he walks into Old Trafford.

 

He is unlikely to worry about his status with Liverpool's fans if he puts pen to paper with rivals United, even though a return to Anfield has probably always been his preferred option, especially when he left Real Madrid.

 

Owen still has influential supporters inside Liverpool's dressing room who would like to see him back at Anfield, but manager Rafael Benitez has remained unmoved on Owen.

 

It is a view shaped when he left for Spain at the start of his reign in 2004 and refused to hold out for a move back to Anfield when Newcastle came calling 12 months later - a decision rightly based on the player's fears of missing the next summer's World Cup.

 

Owen will see United as the perfect platform for one last stab at persuaduing Fabio Capello that he is worthy of consideration for England's World Cup campaign in South Africa next summer.

 

And he could hardly have asked for a better stage to demonstrate that he should still play a part with England, especially with Wayne Rooney in tandem at club level. Try as you might, it is impossible to detect a downside in this deal for Owen.

 

United's reasoning will come under closer scrutiny - but Ferguson's move is based on both need and logic as well as his own gut feeling.

 

Manchester United supporters expecting the arrival of world superstars may need convincing that Owen is the direction they should be heading in. Owen will split opinion, but goals shape verdicts and if he hits the mark early all previous allegiances and injuries will be forgotten.

 

Ferguson has watched United's potency decreased by the departure of Ronaldo and, to a much lesser extent, Carlos Tevez. Owen may have lost the searing pace of his youth, but his goalscoring record when fit still stands up to serious examination.

 

And as someone who watched United regularly last season, if there was one element missing from the squad that deservedly claimed a third successive Premier League title, it was a ruthless, killer instinct. Owen will never lose that and the pragmatist in Ferguson tells him that, even at 29, he can add an extra dimension to United.

 

If United create chances, which they do with regularity, Owen is still as good as anyone around at converting them if he is playing and this will have been the final reckoning for Ferguson, who will tailor his role and appearances to draw the best out of such an accomplioshed marksman.

 

Owen's fitness will be the question mark over the deal, but Ferguson's medical team have mastered such things before and it is unlikely he will be thrust into United's side as a regular.

 

The striker was being mocked for his failure to attract serious interest only days ago. It does not get more serious than Manchester United - so do not bet against Owen having the last laugh.

 

For Owen, the deal is a huge victory. For United and Ferguson it represents a gamble - but it is a gamble based on some sound footballing logic and one that others might yet regret not taking.

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