Liverpool had Torres watched the weekend.

[tomasjj]

Check my signature...How to score goals

That will tell you that Owen scored all sort of goals just like Robbie.

I don't want to start another Owen argument so you just will have to do with my opinion.

Too late.
marcus and the posse is already on his way to Sweden.

[kurtangle01]

I hope Rafa gets the money he wants so he can buy Torres,villa,alves,bale and Eto

That's some shopping list. He must not have shown it to Lucash Neill.

[Sir Bob]

Owen is a better striker than Fowler. Now people don't like to hear that because Robbie is an all time crowd favourite whereas Owen even before he left was never held in the same affection. Fowler was a better finisher but not a better player. At his best Owen was in the top handful of strikers in the world, Robbie was never in that league. On top of all this was thier professionalism. Owen has always been the model pro, Robbie has been anything but.

look at their international records as well. Whilst Owen has been a first choice player since 1998 and could easily go on to break Bobby charlton's goalscoring record, robbie has only ever been a bit part player.

I'm not knocking robbie, he was a brilliant player but for me not as good as Owen.

[Red Chilli]

Disagree with most of that.

Fowler didn't have the opportunities Owen had at international level but he was much more of a complete player than Owen.
Owen was all pace and a cool finisher.
Fowler was more 2-footed, was better in the air, could take free kicks, could score from outside the box as well as inside and had the ability to do the absolute sublime!
If I had to put my mortgage on either of them at their peak to score in the last minute of a game, it would be on Robbie, I felt he was more reliable.
I'm not knocking Owen, but he was a one-trick pony (so to speak) and since he lost his pace through injury he has been a shadow of his former self.
I agree about the professionalism, but I think sometimes there are too many "professional" players. Robbie had so much charisma where as Owen was always very "robotic" in his interviews and behaviour on the pitch. He never seemed to interact with the crowd.

All in all, in terms of footballing ability, I couldn't disagree with you more, there was so much more to Robbie's game when both were at their peak. Both great players for LFC, both had their careers blighted by disasterous injuries.

[vonk]

No Gerrard! Is there something you know that we don't?

[vonk]

Who is our new captain?

[Rhys]

I'd have a fit owen back in a flash as he would score goals. but i wouldnt pay the 15 million that newcastle would probably demand unless theres a clause in his contract

i cant really see it happening but he has scored 7 goals in his 11 games he has played for newcastle showing he has not lost is touch or pace, its just his injuries that put me off.

[AFII]

According to Times Owen has a £8m clause in his contract. They should know because Owen himself writes articles for them sometimes.

[tomasjj]

Hope we sign Torres.

[G]

Owen more clinical than Fowler?!?!!
I mean, what are you on?

Obvioulsy you have forgotten how many chances Owen used to waste, and that he usually scored goals with his instep after running through the defence.

Robbie: instep, proper shots, lobs, headers, left foot, right foot, from distance, inside the box.

And don't give me stats about Owen scoring more per game or something, then I will call Marcus50bucks now. This is about how they are as strikers and the skills they have, not mere numbers to prove it all.

Disagree with most of that.

Fowler didn't have the opportunities Owen had at international level but he was much more of a complete player than Owen.
Owen was all pace and a cool finisher.
Fowler was more 2-footed, was better in the air, could take free kicks, could score from outside the box as well as inside and had the ability to do the absolute sublime!
If I had to put my mortgage on either of them at their peak to score in the last minute of a game, it would be on Robbie, I felt he was more reliable.
I'm not knocking Owen, but he was a one-trick pony (so to speak) and since he lost his pace through injury he has been a shadow of his former self.
I agree about the professionalism, but I think sometimes there are too many "professional" players. Robbie had so much charisma where as Owen was always very "robotic" in his interviews and behaviour on the pitch. He never seemed to interact with the crowd.

All in all, in terms of footballing ability, I couldn't disagree with you more, there was so much more to Robbie's game when both were at their peak. Both great players for LFC, both had their careers blighted by disasterous injuries.

[Red Chilli]

According to Times Owen has a £8m clause in his contract. They should know because Owen himself writes articles for them sometimes.

Too expensive for half a dozen games a season though.

[Rocket]

According to Times Owen has a £8m clause in his contract. They should know because Owen himself writes articles for them sometimes.

oh yes, because he writes the occasional article for them they know the inside outs of his contract with Newcastle

[AFII]

Hope we sign Torres.

I don'ty think there is any chance at all that we will sign Torres. Why would we do that when Aguero would cost as much as him and he has been better than Torres this season.

Rafa have said that he think Torres is overrated if I remember things right but he was very interested in Aguero.

[AFII]

oh yes, because he writes the occasional article for them they know the inside outs of his contract with Newcastle

Do you think he would continue to write for them if they write **** things about him?

[Red Chilli]

Do you think he would continue to write for them if they write **** things about him?

If they pay him money? Then yes