Owen: I will not be bullied.

[Liam Liam Liam O]

TBH he's contributed so little to NUFC that I regularly forget that Owen is even on our books.

 

I'd much rather he was sat on someone elses treatment table sucking up 120k a week in wages...

 

I'm sure Shearer had nearly a whole season out with injury at least once.  But that's ok, because he's a Geordie.

 

Difference between snapping bones during NUFC combat and frequent muscle 'niggles' and a knee injury he picked up playing for England when he clearly wasn't match fit in the first place .

 

this is the bit that gets me.  Seems he'll play at 50% for England but that never applies to us.  Should have not gone to that World Cup.  Totally unprofessional decision

[Guest eyeball_tickler]

TBH he's contributed so little to NUFC that I regularly forget that Owen is even on our books.

 

I'd much rather he was sat on someone elses treatment table sucking up 120k a week in wages...

 

I'm sure Shearer had nearly a whole season out with injury at least once.  But that's ok, because he's a Geordie.

 

Difference between snapping bones during NUFC combat and frequent muscle 'niggles' and a knee injury he picked up playing for England when he clearly wasn't match fit in the first place.

 

like when owen snapped bones in his foot in NUFC combat? and got the same knee injury as shearer got?

 

plus, match fitness doesnt even come into it, a lot of people have been known to get that injury half way through a season.

[Liam Liam Liam O]

Still think he shouldnt be meeting up with England next week

[Guest Andy_M]

TBH he's contributed so little to NUFC that I regularly forget that Owen is even on our books.

 

I'd much rather he was sat on someone elses treatment table sucking up 120k a week in wages...

 

I'm sure Shearer had nearly a whole season out with injury at least once.  But that's ok, because he's a Geordie.

 

Difference between snapping bones during NUFC combat and frequent muscle 'niggles' and a knee injury he picked up playing for England when he clearly wasn't match fit in the first place.

 

like when owen snapped bones in his foot in NUFC combat? and got the same knee injury as shearer got?

 

plus, match fitness doesnt even come into it, a lot of people have been known to get that injury half way through a season.

 

But the fact that he was even on the pitch at that time is a joke. He clearly shouldn't have been there, his awful form prior to the injury even meant he shouldn't have been on the pitch, let alone the fact that he'd been out for 6 months and walked into the starting line up in the world's biggest football competition.

 

When Rooney snapped a bone in his foot, he was sleeping in Oxygen tents to try and heal within 6 weeks. Owen's similar injury took 6 months to recover from.

 

 

[Guest eyeball_tickler]

TBH he's contributed so little to NUFC that I regularly forget that Owen is even on our books.

 

I'd much rather he was sat on someone elses treatment table sucking up 120k a week in wages...

 

I'm sure Shearer had nearly a whole season out with injury at least once.  But that's ok, because he's a Geordie.

 

Difference between snapping bones during NUFC combat and frequent muscle 'niggles' and a knee injury he picked up playing for England when he clearly wasn't match fit in the first place.

 

like when owen snapped bones in his foot in NUFC combat? and got the same knee injury as shearer got?

 

plus, match fitness doesnt even come into it, a lot of people have been known to get that injury half way through a season.

 

But the fact that he was even on the pitch at that time is a joke. He clearly shouldn't have been there, his awful form prior to the injury even meant he shouldn't have been on the pitch, let alone the fact that he'd been out for 6 months and walked into the starting line up in the world's biggest football competition.

 

When Rooney snapped a bone in his foot, he was sleeping in Oxygen tents to try and heal within 6 weeks. Owen's similar injury took 6 months to recover from.

 

 

 

awful form being the 30 mins he got against Birmingham?

 

the screw snapped in owens foot so thats hardly helping his recovery, but like you say, maybe he should have done what rooney did, sleeping in an oxygen tent worked miracles for him because he was at this peak fitness wise during the few games he played.

[Dave]

As if he was going to turn down the World Cup for fucks sake. Some people need to give their heads a shake.

[Guest Andy_M]

TBH he's contributed so little to NUFC that I regularly forget that Owen is even on our books.

 

I'd much rather he was sat on someone elses treatment table sucking up 120k a week in wages...

 

I'm sure Shearer had nearly a whole season out with injury at least once.  But that's ok, because he's a Geordie.

 

Difference between snapping bones during NUFC combat and frequent muscle 'niggles' and a knee injury he picked up playing for England when he clearly wasn't match fit in the first place.

 

like when owen snapped bones in his foot in NUFC combat? and got the same knee injury as shearer got?

 

plus, match fitness doesnt even come into it, a lot of people have been known to get that injury half way through a season.

 

But the fact that he was even on the pitch at that time is a joke. He clearly shouldn't have been there, his awful form prior to the injury even meant he shouldn't have been on the pitch, let alone the fact that he'd been out for 6 months and walked into the starting line up in the world's biggest football competition.

 

When Rooney snapped a bone in his foot, he was sleeping in Oxygen tents to try and heal within 6 weeks. Owen's similar injury took 6 months to recover from.

 

 

 

awful form being the 30 mins he got against Birmingham?

 

the screw snapped in owens foot so thats hardly helping his recovery, but like you say, maybe he should have done what rooney did, sleeping in an oxygen tent worked miracles for him because he was at this peak fitness wise during the few games he played.

 

Ah so you think it's acceptable to play in the World Cup after playing only 30 minutes against Birmingham? I think if he'd played a full season, went to the World Cup and snapped his knee, people wouldn't be so critical.

[Guest Andy_M]

As if he was going to turn down the World Cup for fucks sake. Some people need to give their heads a shake.

 

He should have been declared unfit by club then. If every footballer was allowed to whatever the fuck they wanted there'd be no need for managers.

[Guest eyeball_tickler]

TBH he's contributed so little to NUFC that I regularly forget that Owen is even on our books.

 

I'd much rather he was sat on someone elses treatment table sucking up 120k a week in wages...

 

I'm sure Shearer had nearly a whole season out with injury at least once.  But that's ok, because he's a Geordie.

 

Difference between snapping bones during NUFC combat and frequent muscle 'niggles' and a knee injury he picked up playing for England when he clearly wasn't match fit in the first place.

 

like when owen snapped bones in his foot in NUFC combat? and got the same knee injury as shearer got?

 

plus, match fitness doesnt even come into it, a lot of people have been known to get that injury half way through a season.

 

But the fact that he was even on the pitch at that time is a joke. He clearly shouldn't have been there, his awful form prior to the injury even meant he shouldn't have been on the pitch, let alone the fact that he'd been out for 6 months and walked into the starting line up in the world's biggest football competition.

 

When Rooney snapped a bone in his foot, he was sleeping in Oxygen tents to try and heal within 6 weeks. Owen's similar injury took 6 months to recover from.

 

 

 

awful form being the 30 mins he got against Birmingham?

 

the screw snapped in owens foot so thats hardly helping his recovery, but like you say, maybe he should have done what rooney did, sleeping in an oxygen tent worked miracles for him because he was at this peak fitness wise during the few games he played.

 

Ah so you think it's acceptable to play in the World Cup after playing only 30 minutes against Birmingham? I think if he'd played a full season, went to the World Cup and snapped his knee, people wouldn't be so critical.

 

i didnt say it was but read the post above yours.

[Dave]

He was fit to play. He just wasn't match-fit. There's a difference.

 

You do know the World Cup is only every four years don't you?

[Guest Andy_M]

TBH he's contributed so little to NUFC that I regularly forget that Owen is even on our books.

 

I'd much rather he was sat on someone elses treatment table sucking up 120k a week in wages...

 

I'm sure Shearer had nearly a whole season out with injury at least once.  But that's ok, because he's a Geordie.

 

Difference between snapping bones during NUFC combat and frequent muscle 'niggles' and a knee injury he picked up playing for England when he clearly wasn't match fit in the first place.

 

like when owen snapped bones in his foot in NUFC combat? and got the same knee injury as shearer got?

 

plus, match fitness doesnt even come into it, a lot of people have been known to get that injury half way through a season.

 

But the fact that he was even on the pitch at that time is a joke. He clearly shouldn't have been there, his awful form prior to the injury even meant he shouldn't have been on the pitch, let alone the fact that he'd been out for 6 months and walked into the starting line up in the world's biggest football competition.

 

When Rooney snapped a bone in his foot, he was sleeping in Oxygen tents to try and heal within 6 weeks. Owen's similar injury took 6 months to recover from.

 

 

 

awful form being the 30 mins he got against Birmingham?

 

the screw snapped in owens foot so thats hardly helping his recovery, but like you say, maybe he should have done what rooney did, sleeping in an oxygen tent worked miracles for him because he was at this peak fitness wise during the few games he played.

 

Ah so you think it's acceptable to play in the World Cup after playing only 30 minutes against Birmingham? I think if he'd played a full season, went to the World Cup and snapped his knee, people wouldn't be so critical.

 

i didnt say it was but read the post above yours.

 

What about it?

[Guest Andy_M]

He was fit to play. He just wasn't match-fit. There's a difference.

 

You do know the World Cup is only every four years don't you?

 

Gosh? Is it? WOOOOOOOOAH!

 

Big Sam and his Big Team of Big Medical expects would probably tell you that if you throw a player in at the deep end after doing so little, it probably makes you more vunerable to injuries such as that one.

[Guest eyeball_tickler]

TBH he's contributed so little to NUFC that I regularly forget that Owen is even on our books.

 

I'd much rather he was sat on someone elses treatment table sucking up 120k a week in wages...

 

I'm sure Shearer had nearly a whole season out with injury at least once.  But that's ok, because he's a Geordie.

 

Difference between snapping bones during NUFC combat and frequent muscle 'niggles' and a knee injury he picked up playing for England when he clearly wasn't match fit in the first place.

 

like when owen snapped bones in his foot in NUFC combat? and got the same knee injury as shearer got?

 

plus, match fitness doesnt even come into it, a lot of people have been known to get that injury half way through a season.

 

But the fact that he was even on the pitch at that time is a joke. He clearly shouldn't have been there, his awful form prior to the injury even meant he shouldn't have been on the pitch, let alone the fact that he'd been out for 6 months and walked into the starting line up in the world's biggest football competition.

 

When Rooney snapped a bone in his foot, he was sleeping in Oxygen tents to try and heal within 6 weeks. Owen's similar injury took 6 months to recover from.

 

 

 

awful form being the 30 mins he got against Birmingham?

 

the screw snapped in owens foot so thats hardly helping his recovery, but like you say, maybe he should have done what rooney did, sleeping in an oxygen tent worked miracles for him because he was at this peak fitness wise during the few games he played.

 

Ah so you think it's acceptable to play in the World Cup after playing only 30 minutes against Birmingham? I think if he'd played a full season, went to the World Cup and snapped his knee, people wouldn't be so critical.

 

i didnt say it was but read the post above yours.

 

What about it?

 

would any player turn down a world cup? did theo walcott turn it down because he hadnt played in 5 months? owen was fit, he played against birmingham, he just wasnt match fit. how do you get match fit? play games.

 

fuck it, im off to egg the disloyal prick's house.

[Liam Liam Liam O]

He was fit to play. He just wasn't match-fit. There's a difference.

 

You do know the World Cup is only every four years don't you?

 

Yes but his body can't have been in any sort of physical condition for that many games in such a short space of time.  If he's injured or in his rehabilitation from injury, its just tough luck.  He shouldnt have gone

[Andy]

As if he was going to turn down the World Cup for fucks sake. Some people need to give their heads a shake.

 

Exactly.

 

Put yourself in his boots for a minute ffs, there is NO WAY IN HELL any single one us would turn around to SVE and say "Yeah, sorry mate, I'd love to play in the world cup and that, but because I was injured all season and it might make me look bad infront of the newcastle fans, I better not. Thanks anyway though. I'll just hop back into the starting line-up whenever I'm ready, yeah? Ok, keep me a place. Cheers."

 

FFS.

[Dave]

Of course he was more vulnerable. No shit. Fact is, for many, playing for your country in the World Cup finals is the biggest honour a footballer can achieve. Owen has no ties to Newcastle, he's not going to turn down such a rare opportunity, especially given the supposed quality of the squad that year.

[Guest puretoon]

He's only interested in playing for England and is using this club as a 'stepping stone' for that. He deosn't want to be here but no ones coming in for him so he's stuck-bless him!  little overpaid shit!

 

Hope Big Sam doesn't take any of the players off who gave their all at Bolton, for Owen! the sooners he's gone the better OR play his bloody socks off for us.

[Guest Andy_M]

TBH he's contributed so little to NUFC that I regularly forget that Owen is even on our books.

 

I'd much rather he was sat on someone elses treatment table sucking up 120k a week in wages...

 

I'm sure Shearer had nearly a whole season out with injury at least once.  But that's ok, because he's a Geordie.

 

Difference between snapping bones during NUFC combat and frequent muscle 'niggles' and a knee injury he picked up playing for England when he clearly wasn't match fit in the first place.

 

like when owen snapped bones in his foot in NUFC combat? and got the same knee injury as shearer got?

 

plus, match fitness doesnt even come into it, a lot of people have been known to get that injury half way through a season.

 

But the fact that he was even on the pitch at that time is a joke. He clearly shouldn't have been there, his awful form prior to the injury even meant he shouldn't have been on the pitch, let alone the fact that he'd been out for 6 months and walked into the starting line up in the world's biggest football competition.

 

When Rooney snapped a bone in his foot, he was sleeping in Oxygen tents to try and heal within 6 weeks. Owen's similar injury took 6 months to recover from.

 

 

 

awful form being the 30 mins he got against Birmingham?

 

the screw snapped in owens foot so thats hardly helping his recovery, but like you say, maybe he should have done what rooney did, sleeping in an oxygen tent worked miracles for him because he was at this peak fitness wise during the few games he played.

 

Ah so you think it's acceptable to play in the World Cup after playing only 30 minutes against Birmingham? I think if he'd played a full season, went to the World Cup and snapped his knee, people wouldn't be so critical.

 

i didnt say it was but read the post above yours.

 

What about it?

 

would any player turn down a world cup? did theo walcott turn it down because he hadnt played in 5 months? owen was fit, he played against birmingham, he just wasnt match fit. how do you get match fit? play games.

 

f*** it, im off to egg the disloyal prick's house.

 

Theo Walcott hadn't been injured. Do you realise that impact of muscle fatigue and the likes after a 6 month lay off? They can do their work outs in a gym to try and keep them conditioned whilst he recovers, but there's not much they can do in the way of twisting on the leg and other things. One 30 minutes game against Birmingham wasn't enough to recondition his body into peak condition to be ready to play football for full games at World Cup level. This was ultimately proved unless it was another coincidence, to add to the big book of Michael Owen coincidences.

[Guest Andy_M]

Of course he was more vulnerable. No s***. Fact is, for many, playing for your country in the World Cup finals is the biggest honour a footballer can achieve. Owen has no ties to Newcastle, he's not going to turn down such a rare opportunity, especially given the supposed quality of the squad that year.

 

And if he wasn't such a headstrong big shot prick, he'd have had the decision to go taken out of his hands.

[Andy]

He was fit to play. He just wasn't match-fit. There's a difference.

 

You do know the World Cup is only every four years don't you?

 

Gosh? Is it? WOOOOOOOOAH!

 

Big Sam and his Big Team of Big Medical expects would probably tell you that if you throw a player in at the deep end after doing so little, it probably makes you more vunerable to injuries such as that one.

 

Jesus fucking christ, of course it does. But why should that have any bearing whatsoever on Owen's decision? If I'd done fuck-all all season and spent half of my time playing golf and sitting in a treatment room, and Sven came up to me and said "Vanna go to ze vorld cup sonny jim?" I'd snap his fucking hands off SO FAST then slap him with it SO HARD to make sure he wasn't out of his frigging head. Then I'd go, of course. And so would you.

[Dave]

Laughable.

[Guest Andy_M]

Gets injured at the World Cup, after going when he was more vunerable to injury, recovers from that injury at NUFC, considers LEAVING us, picks up more niggling muscle injuries until a game before the next England game.

 

Michael Owen: A career of unfortunate coincidence.

[Shearergol]

He's only interested in playing for England and is using this club as a 'stepping stone' for that. He deosn't want to be here but no ones coming in for him so he's stuck-bless him!  little overpaid s***!

 

Hope Big Sam doesn't take any of the players off who gave their all at Bolton, for Owen! the sooners he's gone the better OR play his bloody socks off for us.

 

How long have you known Owen? I'd be interested in other things he's told you about his commitment to the club?

 

No shit with your last comment by the way. "Either play well for us or go". Isn't that what you apply to every single one of the players, or is it just because Owen has shagged your girlfriend or something?

[Taylor Swift]

Of course he was more vulnerable. No s***. Fact is, for many, playing for your country in the World Cup finals is the biggest honour a footballer can achieve. Owen has no ties to Newcastle, he's not going to turn down such a rare opportunity, especially given the supposed quality of the squad that year.

 

And if he wasn't such a headstrong big shot prick, he'd have had the decision to go taken out of his hands.

 

Are you saying Newcastle could have held Owen out of the WC? Bullshit.

 

When Chelsea forced Makelele to stay and miss a single friendly match, Makelele was threatened with a suspension. Every player who's called up has to go. If he doesn't, he gets a domestic suspension ie. the FA wouldn't have let him play for us.

[Skirge]

Saying he is dedicated to the Toon but only after no fker else wanted him stands for nowt with me like!!

He has plenty to prove here, actions speak louder than words, signing a new deal without a get out clause would be a step in the right direction to proving his dedication to us..