Michael Owen Wants A Pay Rise?

[spud_gun]

Thank **** for that I thought you had started smoking crack.

[Parm]

damn that Dr Gloom is depressing! he put's some of our more downbeat posters to shame, think he might just run out of room for vultures.

[Vermilion]

£37,424,000. £16m in transfer fees and £21.4m in wages. When i see figures written down like this it makes me shudder. Football truly has gone crazy.

[MrMichael]

damn that Dr Gloom is depressing! he put's some of our more downbeat posters to shame, think he might just run out of room for vultures.

Funny as **** though

£37,424,000. £16m in transfer fees and £21.4m in wages. When i see figures written down like this it makes me shudder. Football truly has gone crazy.

Absolutely

[AFII]

Newcastle hasn't lost that much in wages. They have got most of it back from the FA and insurances. I think most people forget that when a player gets a long term injury. The clubs won't lose that much.

[Rich]

If thats the case, imagine how costly it is to insure Owen against injury - must be a million or two a year at least!

[BallBoy]

who would sell insurance to newcastle to cover michael owen getting injured, crazy!

[AFII]

If thats the case, imagine how costly it is to insure Owen against injury - must be a million or two a year at least!

They probably pay a certain amount for the whole squad, not player specific.

[BFG]

They probably pay a certain amount for the whole squad, not player specific.

But each individual in the squad and their injury history will be taken into account if that's the case, plus what they pay in wages. Either way it ain't good for the Geordie bottlers.

[Rich]

I'm with BFG. Insurance companies aren't in the business to lose money, I'd imagine "high value" players will have their own insurance policies.

[BFG]

I would have thought that's the case too mate. It may be a combined premium but it will be judged on an individual basis.

[homer1]

Newcastle hasn't lost that much in wages. They have got most of it back from the FA and insurances. I think most people forget that when a player gets a long term injury. The clubs won't lose that much.

Wasn't there major rows going on after his first injury when Fat Freddie was around - think FA only contributed £1m to his wages despite them paying him 5 times that figure over the same amount of time (not including his depreciation in value as another year closer the end of his contract)

As has been said already, insurance companies don't often lose money - even if they did pay out, you can be sure their premiums went up next time their renewal came around

[Marky]

In fairness to Owen he's deserved it.

On a side not does anyone have the website address of the depressed Geordie fella who rated every game in terms of vultures? I've not read it since Keegan was appointed and i fancy a good laugh.

How?

[spud_gun]

How?

Now brown cow?

[ELNINO 9]

funny stuff