Owen again... do not read if you hate Owen!!

[Kopite_Colin]

If Owen wanted to act in the interests of the club, he would have signed a new contract and stayed/put in a transfer request anyway.

That I can't argue with

The only thing I would say is that at the time he was stalling I don't blame him - I wouldn't have wanted to continue playing under GH either.

[CJ]

he is world class there is no doubt about that. but he wont play enough games

[Alpha]

Who cares? He's not worth 6 Ugandan dollars.

"Michael Owen. Talk to me."

[Hooz]

he is world class there is no doubt about that. but he wont play enough games

Hence the low price tag. World class for £9m is dirt cheap, definitely a risk worth taking.

[Alpha]

Hence the low price tag. World class for £9m is dirt cheap, definitely a risk worth taking.

Please clarify - do you mean now, with an untested, rebuilt knee, or in January when he has proven himself again?

[Red Chilli]

"Michael Owen. Talk to me."

I just need your sort code and your bank account number

[CJ]

i have to disagree Hooz

if he was fit all season then yes your right

but he has never been in his career and we dont know what he be like post those injuries from last summer

its a waste of money on that basis .

[stevie_gerrard_8]

It'll be £6m just due to market value, due to the fact his contract will have so little left to run (1 year). He'll be 3 years into a 4-year deal, and 4 years older than when he left us in similar circumstances for £8-10m. If he's worth £9m now, it'll be £6m nerxt summer, no dount, assuming he doesn't sign another deal there.

If that's the case I think we should wait to see whether he'd stay fit. He probably wont want to stay there and would be looking for a move.
The only problem would be interest from a host of top clubs, which could create a bidding war, hence increasing the price.

If he stays fit, I'd consider him.

[Red Chilli]

If that's the case I think we should wait to see whether he'd stay fit. He probably wont want to stay there and would be looking for a move.
The only problem would be interest from a host of top clubs, which could create a bidding war, hence increasing the price.
If he stays fit, I'd consider him.

You keep telling yourself that mate

[CJ]

he has never been able to stay fit.

thats why there are not a host of top clubs after him.

[redstaralex]

so to sum up ... people are claiming newspaper tittle tattle as fact and using that as a basis to dislike Owen to the point where they'd rather cut their nose off to spite their face

my ow(e)n opinion of course but the question seems to be would you rather have Owen who may make the difference to bring us number 19, or do we stick with formidable premiership experience of Crouch and Kuyt? (as we need to hit the ground running and knowing premiership experience counts I don't think we can guarantee anything from Torres or Voronin)

Rafa is ruthless and he's PROFESSIONAL, if he thinks Owen will make the difference, he'll bid for him

also there's a lot of vitriol being thrown towards him for his England preference, I hope every one of you had the same vitriol for Cisse before he signed as he stated that the move to us was a stepping stone to a big European club, i.e. we were far from his first priority, I'd also be interested to hear what you thought of Pennant openly wondering why he wasn't in the England squad last season, shall we sell him as well as every player that openly courts an international call up?

[stevie_gerrard_8]

You keep telling yourself that mate

What's that supposed to mean?

A fit, scoring Owen would attract interst from all around Europe There is no denying that.

[Alpha]

What's that supposed to mean?

A fit, scoring Owen would attract interst from all around Europe There is no denying that.

Which clubs are we talking about here?

A cut-price Owen attracted Madrid, we know that much.

But nowadays?

Perhaps Valencia, Sevilla, Roma or Fiorentina, at best.

[Red Chilli]

my ow(e)n opinion of course but the question seems to be would you rather have Owen who may make the difference to bring us number 19, or do we stick with formidable premiership experience of Crouch and Kuyt? (as we need to hit the ground running and knowing premiership experience counts I don't think we can guarantee anything from Torres or Voronin)

"Interesting" opinion, Owen "may" make the difference to bring us number 19, but then again he may be injured for 3 quarters of the season.
We need to hit the ground running, so lets sign a currently injured striker who has played less than 20 club games in 2 years.
We can't guarantee owt from Torres or Voronin, but we can guarantee a lot more from them than we can from Owen.

As I say, interesting.

[Red Chilli]

What's that supposed to mean?

A fit, scoring Owen would attract interst from all around Europe There is no denying that.

that's your opinion, it's not mine