khay Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 It was about 8 million in the last year of his contract. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Lovenkrands scored 2 against barnsley.... Owen only one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 If he didn't want to sign for us he shouldn't have signed a £100,000+ per week contract, if it was too much to turn down then fair enough but for that sort of money you should put in the effort for the length of the contract, not give up because you are feeling a bit "low". I wouldn't say he gave up, but players aren't machines, and if a player's heart isn't in it, then that's going to come out somehow. That mad summer when we signed 2 reluctant players for £26 million and exorbitant wages, was a real disaster from which we haven't yet recovered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JamesyJazz Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Cronky, that's all true but he is the one who clearly didn't give a f*** during his final season and despite being our captain didn't even feel it necessary to say anything about our relegation. He was in decline as a player, and even at his peak, was never the sort that could lift a bad side. He's a specialist finisher who needs other players to create things for him. He doesn't create much for his team-mates. I daresay his morale was low last season, and he was looking to leave at the end of his contract. In those circumstances, he's not going to be able to lift his team-mates. But all this was the inevitable end when Shepherd bulldozed through his signing when Owen had made it clear that he wanted to join Liverpool instead. I don't think the club behaved very well at that point, and I have the feeling that NUFC got what it deserved at the end. That underpins my reluctance to have a go at Owen. Poor Owen with his low morale problems last season.If £120,00 per week is not motivational enough for him to actualy show some resemblance of interest in performing for the people who pay his wages then he deserves all the negative comments being bandied about. Should have(I know we couldn't) paid him minimum wages and put him on a performance bonus per assist and goals scored. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Poor Owen with his low morale problems last season.If £120,00 per week is not motivational enough for him to actualy show some resemblance of interest in performing for the people who pay his wages then he deserves all the negative comments being bandied about. Should have(I know we couldn't) paid him minimum wages and put him on a performance bonus per assist and goals scored. I can understand why he was pissed off last season, even Guthrie was on more than him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 That wasn't a dip of a rod either - just seems it's been a while now. Found it quite sad for this thread to be updated whenever anything at all happened to him. I can entirely see why he comes across as a huge twat, but still. As Adebisi said; Rooney. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Cronky, that's all true but he is the one who clearly didn't give a f*** during his final season and despite being our captain didn't even feel it necessary to say anything about our relegation. He was in decline as a player, and even at his peak, was never the sort that could lift a bad side. He's a specialist finisher who needs other players to create things for him. He doesn't create much for his team-mates. I daresay his morale was low last season, and he was looking to leave at the end of his contract. In those circumstances, he's not going to be able to lift his team-mates. But all this was the inevitable end when Shepherd bulldozed through his signing when Owen had made it clear that he wanted to join Liverpool instead. I don't think the club behaved very well at that point, and I have the feeling that NUFC got what it deserved at the end. That underpins my reluctance to have a go at Owen. Poor Owen with his low morale problems last season.If £120,00 per week is not motivational enough for him to actualy show some resemblance of interest in performing for the people who pay his wages then he deserves all the negative comments being bandied about. Should have(I know we couldn't) paid him minimum wages and put him on a performance bonus per assist and goals scored. I wouldn't say money was the best motivator, especially if it's not dependent on how you perform. We shelled out the money to sign the player, forgetting that there's not much point in signing someone who doesn't really want to join. In any case, as we've seen this season, the main reason for Owen's performances weren't his motivation - he's just not that good any more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Owen's attitude was terrible and he contributed nothing as captain. The sight of him sulking about the field said it all. But then, Keegan at least managed to squeeze something useful out of him for a time. Funny how that experiment went by the wayside. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 and he is missing the Manure pre-season tour through injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 and he is missing the Manure pre-season tour through injury. Good. Wonder what the reception will be by Toonf ans on 16th August Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkhead Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Despite being injured for half a year or so he is too lazy to get himself a new homepage. Had a look there in January and it's still "coming soon" michaelowen.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 and he is missing the Manure pre-season tour through injury. Good. Wonder what the reception will be by Toonf ans on 16th August What on earth do you think?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 and he is missing the Manure pre-season tour through injury. Good. Wonder what the reception will be by Toonf ans on 16th August i'd be amazed if he plays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 and he is missing the Manure pre-season tour through injury. Good. Wonder what the reception will be by Toonf ans on 16th August What on earth do you think?! Just starting conversation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fried Chicken Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 he'll be heading to the Middle East sooner or later to get his "pension" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elbee909 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 and he is missing the Manure pre-season tour through injury. That's 'unlike him' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 He's in the new BT advert. How much more of a cunt can this guy get? Seriously? Prick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 3 Premier League goals last season and he's on a BT advert. Owen's another fine example of English players and media hype. Perhaps the very finest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobby_solano Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 What does he do in the advert? Ring in sick? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkhead Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 haha.. the little money grabber Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 If I was at SJP next season I'd probably lose my voice just through booing the horrible little bastard. I've never disliked a player more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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