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Sort of off-topic but one of the things I was impressed with by Owen when he played was how good a header of the ball he was. Obviously wasn’t tall but he had a good leap and was the opposite to Carroll whereby he sniffed out where the ball would likely go and nip in front of the centre-back, rather than see where the ball was going, then react.

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Sort of off-topic but one of the things I was impressed with by Owen when he played was how good a header of the ball he was. Obviously wasn’t tall but he had a good leap and was the opposite to Carroll whereby he sniffed out where the ball would likely go and nip in front of the centre-back, rather than see where the ball was going, then react.

 

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:lol:

 

I know, just think he was still a decent player for us right up until the second half of that relegation season. Once Given & N’Zogbia left he downed tools. He was just over 1 in 2 for us until then.

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That Owen man, he is such a card.  Couldn't stop laughing all the way through that anecdote, was probably the funniest thing I have ever read, I actually nearly died of pure pleasure.

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www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/michael-owen-game-gave-up-22361834.amp

 

What a daft shitebag he is, the only team he wanted to join in the premier league was Liverpool then joins Man United after he left us

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I’m also reckoning that was the home fans chanting that. He was still popular up until pretty much when Keegan left?

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Aye. I was at that match, if there were any Newcastle fans chanting that - there could've been some aye, but it definitely wasn't enough to be heard on telly - it'll have been the Watford fans.

 

.com match report references similar songs

 

"The chant of "we want our money back" from the away section was harsh, but typical of a day on which goalscorer Kieron Dyer also found himself verbally abused by an away following who weren't in the most forgiving of fettles."

 

https://www.nufc.com/html/2006-07html/2007-05-13watford-a.html

 

 

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Aye. I was at that match, if there were any Newcastle fans chanting that - there could've been some aye, but it definitely wasn't enough to be heard on telly - it'll have been the Watford fans.

 

.com match report references similar songs

 

"The chant of "we want our money back" from the away section was harsh, but typical of a day on which goalscorer Kieron Dyer also found himself verbally abused by an away following who weren't in the most forgiving of fettles."

 

https://www.nufc.com/html/2006-07html/2007-05-13watford-a.html

 

 

 

I do remember Dyer being clearly booed.

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Aye. I was at that match, if there were any Newcastle fans chanting that - there could've been some aye, but it definitely wasn't enough to be heard on telly - it'll have been the Watford fans.

 

.com match report references similar songs

 

"The chant of "we want our money back" from the away section was harsh, but typical of a day on which goalscorer Kieron Dyer also found himself verbally abused by an away following who weren't in the most forgiving of fettles."

 

https://www.nufc.com/html/2006-07html/2007-05-13watford-a.html

 

 

 

I do remember Dyer being clearly booed.

 

He was booed again when he came on v Juventus in the summer as well, under Allardyce IIRC

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What a daft shitebag he is, the only team he wanted to join in the premier league was Liverpool then joins Man United after he left us

 

Shame it only knocked him out. Cunt.

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What a daft shitebag he is, the only team he wanted to join in the premier league was Liverpool then joins Man United after he left us

 

Great story Michael!  :clap:

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I don't understand who his book's aimed at.  Liverpool fans?  Man U fans?  Football fans?  He doesn't seem to have any passion or interest in the game at all, no personality, no interesting stories apart from "I scored these goals" which anyone who watched the match already knows about.  "I didn't really want to play for Newcastle" yeah, we know.

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I think general football/England fans like him and are interested in him. Liverpool fans obviously will have fond memories of him and remember him positively overall, but even they've some sense of what a shite he is with the way he left, and ending up at ManU.

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