lovejoy Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 according to glenn on ssn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Translated to = he won't play but may be on the bench Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest teepee Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 if he makes the bench fine - give him the last 15 minutes - no more. there is absolutly no reason to rush his return - this season is over! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 im all for keeping him for next season as well. as you say, the season is over Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 "At this stage I have not even discussed with Michael as to whether he will be back for us on Sunday. "He is 50-50, but he will not return until, in my opinion, he is in pristine condition. "And he has had a slight groin strain which he picked up in shooting practice at the end of last week. "His groin is a bit sore, but this is what happens when players have been out for a long time in as much as they pick up niggles in other parts of their body. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewellander Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 I enjoy these decisive statements. Personally, I don't see the point in rushing Owen back against Chelsea and risking an injury. If he's not 100% sure that he's ready by this point, then it's too soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjmc Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 season over or not if owen is fit i think FS will want to keep him away from any mins on the pitch as we all know what will happen 20 mins for us = another cap for england, and although you cant keep him in cotton wool i would hope if he was to get injured it would be playing for us than for england Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bramble OG Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Play him when he's fully fit, if thats this season so be it, Bringing him back on sunday may be not rushing him back at all, for all any of us know he's been ready for weeks. Can see what people are saying about saving him for next season, but id rather he was playing games for us and england if he's fit, wrapping him up in cotton wool will only make things worse IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 50 - 50 = 0 right? Sounds spot on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 fucking stupid idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bramble OG Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 f****** stupid idea. Why is it stupid to play(if fully fit) our main striker whos being paid 100k a week? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 hes injury prone and we've got nothing to win from doing it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gemmill Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 McClaren talking about Taylor for England. Fuuuuuck me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon55544 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 McClaren talking about Taylor for England. Fuuuuuck me. Dawson makes the squad so why not Taylor? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gemmill Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 McClaren talking about Taylor for England. Fuuuuuck me. Dawson makes the squad so why not Taylor? I see a lot more of Taylor than I do of Dawson tbf. And I know he shouldn't be playing senior international football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 McClaren talking about Taylor for England. Fuuuuuck me. Dawson makes the squad so why not Taylor? I see a lot more of Taylor than I do of Dawson tbf. And I know he shouldn't be playing senior international football. Strong argument, I agree 100%. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 He was just interviewed on Racing UK at Newmarket and said he won't be fit to play against Chelsea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WalkervilleMag Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 soon as he steps onto the pitch , Newcastle start paying his 100k P/W wages again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NUFC4 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 save us 50,000 and let him rest for next weekend Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 lets get this right, owen isnt fit to play reserves but may be fit to face chelsea yet amoebi is fit to play reserves but isnt against chelsea? sounds about right Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lagerstedt Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 From BBC Owen may delay Newcastle comeback Newcastle striker Michael Owen Owen was not risked in a reserve match on Tuesday Newcastle striker Michael Owen may have to delay his return from a 10-month injury lay-off until his side's trip to Reading on 30 April. Magpies boss Glenn Roeder said on Thursday that Owen, 27, is '50-50' to play against Chelsea on Sunday. But, speaking from Newmarket races on Racing UK, Owen said: "I am looking at the game after that to make my return. "I am just feeling the effects of doing so much work and I have got a bit of a tight groin at the minute." Owen has been out of action since rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in England's World Cup game with Sweden last June. He has long identified this weekend's fixture as the one in which he hoped to feature again. But Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder says the former Liverpool and Real Madrid frontman will not return unless in his opinion he is "in pristine condition". "At this stage, I have not even discussed it with Michael as to whether he will be back for us on Sunday," added Roeder. "His groin is a bit sore, but that is what happens when players have been out for a long time, they pick up niggles in other parts of their body. "At the moment, we are being very careful with Michael, as we would with any other player. "He certainly has not been ruled out of the Chelsea game but, if in the end he is, then we will start looking to our next match at Reading." There had been fears that Owen's comeback would be delayed again after he was not selected in Newcastle's reserve squad to face Middlesbrough on Tuesday. His only action so far came when he played 70 minutes in a friendly against Gretna at the club's training ground on 10 April and scored. The timing of Owen's return has become increasingly political, with chairman Freddy Shepherd indicating at the weekend he is prepared to go to court to prevent England calling up the player for the vital Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia in June. Newcastle are currently fighting for compensation for their £17m record signing's lengthy absence from the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUFC06 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 As Owen said he will be fit for the next game against Reading Play him 15min there And the last 2 games for 30min if everything with his fitness is going well If he is not 100% fit then there is no point of rushing him back Glad to see that Mclaren is monitoring Taylor and Milner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Owen now saying good chance he will not take any part!! Newcastle and England star Michael Owen has admitted that he is unlikely to play against Chelsea this weekend. Manager Glenn Roeder had suggested that Owen could be in line to face the Premiership champions on Sunday and that he had a 50/50 chance of playing. However, the 27-year-old - who has yet to play this season after sustaining knee ligament damage at last summer's World Cup finals - feels a more likely target will be the Reading game the following weekend. "It has been frustrating, but when you play at the highest level, you are open to these big injuries as we play so often," Owen told Racing UK, as he attended Newmarket Races. "The rehab has gone perfectly well. I played in a behind-closed-doors game and everything has gone well. "We play Chelsea on Sunday, but I am just feeling the effects of doing so much work and I have got a bit of a tight groin at the minute. "I am looking at the game after that to be making my return." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 So Roeder says he hasn't even discussed the situation with Owen, but Owen says he's looking at the game in a fortnight's time. Anyone get the impression that - as with the end of last season - it's the player that's deciding when he plays rather than the manager? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Yes the player should have the last word when coming back form injury, but did Owen have to go public with that after Glenn had said Owen was 50-50. Glenn may have had no intention of all at picking Owen anyway, just more what he thi8nks we want to hear. Is unlikely that far off 50-50 anyway? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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