Owen and Gabriel Milito.

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

They bought the controling stake on 6th Feb

Voronin signed around the 26th Feb

They bought Liverpool totally on or around 26th March.


I suppose the signing of him wouldve had to have gone by Hicks and Gillet since they owned atleast half the club by then.

So Rafa did have the chance to pull out of the deal, as I suspected Voronin was a longer term target.

[red g]

Mascherano is on loan at the moment. No fee was paid.

but we paid around 2mill for that loan payment? So what deal is tevez on now at west ham?

[Diego]

So Rafa did have the chance to pull out of the deal, as I suspected Voronin was a longer term target.

http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=449239&plid=17029&clid=14&cpid=8

19 Feb 2007
Andrei Voronin's agent has confirmed that the Bayer Leverkusen striker will join Liverpool on a four-year deal in the summer.

"It's a four-year deal," Golovash told local media.

"We had some other options but Liverpool have always remained our priority.

"We agreed everything long before but only now decided to announce the signing."

[AFII]

http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?...clid=14&cpid=8
19 Feb 2007
Andrei Voronin's agent has confirmed that the Bayer Leverkusen striker will join Liverpool on a four-year deal in the summer.

"It's a four-year deal," Golovash told local media.

"We had some other options but Liverpool have always remained our priority.

"We agreed everything long before but only now decided to announce the signing."

Rafa probably signed him up on a free because he didn't knew for sure that the takeover would happen.

[AFII]

Newcastle chairman calls for loyalty pledge from Owen
tribalfooball.com - May 09, 2007

Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd is calling on striker Michael Owen to pledge his loyalty to the Magpies.

The £16million England striker has been linked with a summer exit despite spending most of the season on the sidelines following his World Cup knee injury.

But Toon chairman Shepherd said: "Michael has two choices - either he comes out and tells our fans, who have taken him to their hearts, he is happy here or I tell him not one of the big four clubs are interested in him.

"Because that's the case and the loyalty this club has shown him deserves something in return."

[AFII]

Now I'm very sure that at least one of the top four want Owen but I don't believe it's us.

Shepherd sounds desperate.

[Guest]

Now I'm very sure that at least one of the top four want Owen but I don't believe it's us.

Shepherd sounds desperate.

Owen won't be coming this season, so bottle it.

[AFII]

Owen won't be coming this season, so bottle it.

I said that I thought that he won't come to us.



Rafa has probably other better transfer targets.

[Guest]

I said that I thought that he won't come to us.



Rafa has probably other better transfer targets.

Yes, but don't mention him again.

[Dalglish]

Owen/Loyalty

A true oxymoron

[Icon]

Owen/Loyalty

A true oxymoron

[AFII]

Owen/Loyalty

A true oxymoron

The same goes for Newcastle.

Two sacked managers since they signed him.



I want Tevez, not Owen.

[Lecter]

Every player is a risk.

Eto'o would be a risk. He had a difficult knee injury and no one knows if he ever will be 100% again. He is still a long way from being 100%.

Owen would be a risk because of the same reasons as Eto'o but a lot cheaper risk.

My first choice this summer would be Tevez. He is 100% fit and has showed that the english style is no problem.

Dont talk daft

Owen has played a dozen games in 2 seasons and sufferred 2 potentially career threatening injuries. There are major concerns whether his pace has gone and lets face it, pace was one of Owens major assets

Eto'o has played 4 or 5 times as many games in the last two seasons

Your justification of Owen is bordering on the fecking ridiculous

[Lecter]

Tevez doesn't score goals though

Agreed

I dont see what Tevez on his own would bring to our side

We need an out and out goalscorer not a creator / playmaker who knocks in a dozen a season

[Lecter]

Only because Tevez is my first choice and I believe Huntelaar would be a better partner upfront. Eto'o is the better player but the question is how he would play with Tevez.

You are making a massive assumption

That we are signing Tevez