Guest Roger Kint Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 From what I remember he was offered the contract the summer before we got relegated, so I've absolutely no idea what the fuck he's chuntering on about. Aye we did, even released a statement in August 2008: "Newcastle United can confirm that captain Michael Owen has been offered an extended and improved three-year contract," the statement added. The shithouse is clearly thinking if he repeats a lie enough it will become real. Maybe he signed up to RTG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 In January, scored a consolation goal I believe. Aye and he ran away like he'd scored the winner in the cup final. What a twat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Freddie was a likeable man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I don't particularly blame Owen for the way he 'performed' after KK left and with it during our relegation season. Say what you want about Owen, he was a consummate trainer and a true professional when it come to training. He would work on his finishing outside of 'club hours' and even train separately to the others as well as with them to keep his fitness etc. That's why KK liked him despite never quite rating him as a player as highly as others did. Indeed that's why KK gave him the captaincy. With Kinnear in charge though the whole club off the pitch become a joke and Owen along with others thought fuck it. They seriously believed after the KK fiasco, that the owner was taking the piss and Owen and a good number just didn't want to give it their all under such stewardship from Ashley and of course Kinnear. For example Viduka was told as long as he did the business on the pitch he could come into training when he wanted. He also allowed players to smoke (Nolan, Viduka apparently) and drink and encouraged a British vs foreign thing in 5-a-side games during training which pissed off several of the foreign players. Allegedly of course... We were doomed as soon as we appointed Kinnear and by the time Shearer came in the dressing room was gone and with it any real chance of survival. Shearer didn't help matters by handing each player a code of conduct/rules book, and basically being strict and disciplined mind. Although his intentions were good. They needed a kick up the backside but not in that way. Shearer also fell out with Owen and dropped him. Owen was still respected within the club as someone who had previously won the Ballon d'Or, played for Real Madrid etc. Many in the camp considered him a match winner still. Owen is a loathsome personality and a wasted talent for me but up until KK's resignation, he at least gave his all whenever he played and was by all accounts a model pro in training and around the club etc. this despite never wanting to be here in the first place. We should have never signed him, however. As a player he is one of the worst deals we have ever done if not the worst. Mind, for a period under KK, he was the dogs bollocks and we were looking damn good. And then Dennis fucking Wise, Joe Kinnear... relegation! He's history anyway! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Quite agree with HTT here tbh. Owen's interview and tweets from today, though. Unbelievable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikri Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I don't particularly blame Owen for the way he 'performed' after KK left and with it during our relegation season. Say what you want about Owen, he was a consummate trainer and a true professional when it come to training. He would work on his finishing outside of 'club hours' and even train separately to the others as well as with them to keep his fitness etc. That's why KK liked him despite never quite rating him as a player as highly as others did. Indeed that's why KK gave him the captaincy. With Kinnear in charge though the whole club off the pitch become a joke and Owen along with others thought fuck it. They seriously believed after the KK fiasco, that the owner was taking the piss and Owen and a good number just didn't want to give it their all under such stewardship from Ashley and of course Kinnear. For example Viduka was told as long as he did the business on the pitch he could come into training when he wanted. He also allowed players to smoke (Nolan, Viduka apparently) and drink and encouraged a British vs foreign thing in 5-a-side games during training which pissed off several of the foreign players. Allegedly of course... We were doomed as soon as we appointed Kinnear and by the time Shearer came in the dressing room was gone and with it any real chance of survival. Shearer didn't help matters by handing each player a code of conduct/rules book, and basically being strict and disciplined mind. Although his intentions were good. They needed a kick up the backside but not in that way. Shearer also fell out with Owen and dropped him. Owen was still respected within the club as someone who had previously won the Ballon d'Or, played for Real Madrid etc. Many in the camp considered him a match winner still. Owen is a loathsome personality and a wasted talent for me but up until KK's resignation, he at least gave his all whenever he played and was by all accounts a model pro in training and around the club etc. this despite never wanting to be here in the first place. We should have never signed him, however. As a player he is one of the worst deals we have ever done if not the worst. Mind, for a period under KK, he was the dogs bollocks and we were looking damn good. And then Dennis fucking Wise, Joe Kinnear... relegation! He's history anyway! He was the fucking captain. If he thought that something needed to be done on the pitch, he was meant to be responsible. If the players needed motivating beyond what the manager could do that was his responsibility. Being great in training will get you precisely nowhere in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I don't particularly blame Owen for the way he 'performed' after KK left and with it during our relegation season. Say what you want about Owen, he was a consummate trainer and a true professional when it come to training. He would work on his finishing outside of 'club hours' and even train separately to the others as well as with them to keep his fitness etc. That's why KK liked him despite never quite rating him as a player as highly as others did. Indeed that's why KK gave him the captaincy. With Kinnear in charge though the whole club off the pitch become a joke and Owen along with others thought f*** it. They seriously believed after the KK fiasco, that the owner was taking the p*ss and Owen and a good number just didn't want to give it their all under such stewardship from Ashley and of course Kinnear. For example Viduka was told as long as he did the business on the pitch he could come into training when he wanted. He also allowed players to smoke (Nolan, Viduka apparently) and drink and encouraged a British vs foreign thing in 5-a-side games during training which p*ssed off several of the foreign players. Allegedly of course... We were doomed as soon as we appointed Kinnear and by the time Shearer came in the dressing room was gone and with it any real chance of survival. Shearer didn't help matters by handing each player a code of conduct/rules book, and basically being strict and disciplined mind. Although his intentions were good. They needed a kick up the backside but not in that way. Shearer also fell out with Owen and dropped him. Owen was still respected within the club as someone who had previously won the Ballon d'Or, played for Real Madrid etc. Many in the camp considered him a match winner still. Owen is a loathsome personality and a wasted talent for me but up until KK's resignation, he at least gave his all whenever he played and was by all accounts a model pro in training and around the club etc. this despite never wanting to be here in the first place. We should have never signed him, however. As a player he is one of the worst deals we have ever done if not the worst. Mind, for a period under KK, he was the dogs bollocks and we were looking damn good. And then Dennis f***ing Wise, Joe Kinnear... relegation! He's history anyway! He was the f***ing captain. If he thought that something needed to be done on the pitch, he was meant to be responsible. If the players needed motivating beyond what the manager could do that was his responsibility. Being great in training will get you precisely nowhere in the league. He was never a captain, not when the going gets tough anyway. He probably detested half that squad, especially given the apparent lack of effort in training by a good number. As soon as KK left, Michael Owen gave up on his NUFC career and as galling as that is for me as a supporter, I can actually see why he did. I'd like to think I would be the consummate professional/club man regardless but howay man, Kinnear was allowing players to come into training whenever they liked. Shearer has since said when he took over, the players would come in about twice/three times a week together. How the fuck were we meant to win matches when the players simply didn't train enough together and when they did there was such a hap hazard way about it all. Kinnear came here still trapped in a late 80s early 90s Wimbledon/Crazy Gang type time warp and for players like Owen who were highly professional when it come to training, highly decorated as individuals, players with high expectations, things were becoming a bit of a piss take. I'm in no doubt if KK had stayed, Owen would have continued to flourish and right now we'd be looking back on him as perhaps someone who was worthy of our shirt. I'm not defending him btw, he's an awful personality who only cares about himself and as a player he has wasted the last 6-7 years of his career, but I don't blame him one bit for his performances or lack of during that relegation season. I know several fans who also gave up on NUFC during that time and since and with good reason. We were a fucking joke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Funny how Peter fking Lovenkrands managed 3 league goals in the time Owen scored 0 and generally spent his time hiding behind defenders. You can't blame Kinnear, Hughton or whoever for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 stupid little c*** still should've buried that one-on-one at home to Portsmouth. The miss against Everton with about 10 minutes left did it for me; a lucky deflection left him with an out of position Howard to beat and he put it wide. Give him any time to think about a chance and he'd most likely miss. He was a disgrace in our relegation and he wasn't alone in that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morla84 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 “@brittanyhomes: @themichaelowen just been mentioned on Ant n Dec!” Buzzing! At least a couple of Geordies like me!!! What a sad little man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Funny how Peter fking Lovenkrands managed 3 league goals in the time Owen scored 0 and generally spent his time hiding behind defenders. You can't blame Kinnear, Hughton or whoever for that. Agree with that. I can remember him being dominated by Matthew pissing Bates in the Boro home game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 That bit on football focus when he said as a kid he knew he was light years ahead of his peers, and basically destined for greatness was cringeworthy. What a grade a plonker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypnufc Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Daily Motion, Michael Owen's Return to St. James' Park Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 That bit on football focus when he said as a kid he knew he was light years ahead of his peers, and basically destined for greatness was cringeworthy. What a grade a plonker. On the other hand, he wasn't wrong and to perform at the top level you do need to have an unshakeable belief in yourself. I am not defending him btw, I simply detest the bloke. Just playing a bit of devil's advocate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Htt's posts almost bringing tears to the eyes, so vivid is your recollection of how things were right after KK got sacked. I am in total agreement with the squad giving up on the club. Had KK stayed, we'd have a very, very different history and present. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Sorry, after KK walked. Lazy to edit previous post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 He has a canny knack for stating heresay as fact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 It's also a fucking insult that his transfer fee is the most we've paid for any player in our history. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCW1983 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Daily Motion, Michael Owen's Return to St. James' Park Still love that, did I read the owner wrong or is that your vid Sifu? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Was he ever really close mates with Big Al? Seemed to think he was, and after Shearer and he fell out during the relegation run-in I just assumed the two probably don't get on anymore. Assume that Shearer felt let down by someone he rated and thought was a friend etc. Was absolutely mental when we signed him thinking he and Big Al up top would be marvelous. Glad to see him retire as there were so many what-ifs with him and what I thought he could have been for us. Those boos are fucking epic and I love hearing it everytime. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejaxer Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Owen not given a contract offer despite the club saying he was offered one. Carroll saying that he wanted to stay when the club said they he wanted to leave. Fishy club is fishy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I echo the Shearer - Owen hope. Even have a framed picture on the wall of them celebrating a goal. Naturally Owen's face is scribbled out and has an arrow pointing to the area saying "cunt". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 On that note... http://i.imm.io/10sU9.jpeg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Can't think of a player I thought so highly of before, and ended up such a shitstain on the history of NUFC. I don't want the bastard to retire. I want him to come back to St James' Park and suffer the humiliation of a second booing, the like of which we've never heard before. Little fucking cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Did we even claim to offer him a new contract the summer he left? I certainly wasn't desperate for him to stay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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