The Sun has claimed today that Manchester United fans aren’t keen on our new signing, which has been proven by the ‘tumbleweed blowing across the club shop in reaction to Owen’s free transfer’.
“As far as I know, no one has asked for an Owen shirt,” said a worker from the megastore. “We haven’t got his number yet which might have had an effect.”
Oh might it? You think? Is it not usual practice for fans to get a player’s name and number on the back of their shirt? Christ, it’s not rocket science! Of course nobody is going to get Owen on their shirt when they don’t know which number he will be playing in yet.
Whilst The Sun is being unfair printing this story now, do you think United fans will object to having Owen’s name on their shirt?
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a goal from owen vs liverpool, you will see the shirts sold out.
thats expected isnt it…
i would have it jus to piss off the pool fans…on funny note though!
they need to fill their rag sheets with something seeing Ronaldos transfer is done and dusted and Chelsea have said that Terry is not for sale. There is a long way to go before the end of the market and start of EPL season. expect more of this shit until then!
He hasn’t got a number yet and I think that’ll be a big factor, but despite the media attention, Owen is really a small signing for us, if it was 10 years ago, sure shirts would sell, I can’t imagine Obertan, who’ll cost more, will sell more shirts.
probally because they dont know what number his going to be wearing yet? or the new shirts only just come out?
No1′s buying his shirt because his numbers not been released yet probably same with Valencia although I wouldn’t put owen on the back of my utd shirt
if fans are going to sing songs…and chant his name…after half of season with…some 10 to 15 goals under his name…then i guess many would go for it!
The new shirts aren’t even out yet ^_^ Ho ho ho!
me neither.. waitng to see if we get some1 else, if not then im getting valencia one.
if fans are going to sing songs…and chant his name…after half of season with…some 10 to 15 goals under his name along with a goal or hattrick against pool…then i guess many would go for it!
what number do you expect him to wear? who’ll get the no 7 shirt?
CMON MAN IT HAS BEEN JUST 3 DAYS SINCE SIGNING OWEN AND THE NUMBER ALSO HASNT BEEN RELEASED SO I DONT EXPECT FANS TO BUY NOW.
srry reposted..its a mistake!
Surely if the shirts not available yet people aren’t going to buy it? Got to love The Sun, it’s full of absolute bullshit all the time, pretty much the case for most UK papers though to be fair.
Seeing this top is for one season only, I am getting Best 7 on the back of mine!
In one of the papers 2day it said ronaldo 80 Owen 0 trying 2 take the piss out of us. Man utd are proper club we dont worry about shirt sales, we worry about winning trophies.
I think he will get the 32 shirt. Valencia to get 14 shirt. Obertan could get the 26 or 28 shirt. If we get a big name player they will get 7 shirt. Preferably Ribery.
Won’t get his shirt. I hope he scores tonnes of goals for us, but there is no way i’m going to get his shirt. We all know he’s here only for himself. So there is no reason i’m going to think of him as anything more then a mercenary player who’s goals and objectives intersect with ours.
I will definitely not buy Owen`s shirt even I know the number. sorry Michael. you must prove yourself and it still might not be enough
Unfair from the Sun but I guess the story sells. Who cares though.
I can’t see us signing a big name this summer. If we did all the focus would be on that signing, which I think Fergie doesn’t want.
I wouldn’t mind wearing one. Anyone willing to gift me one? I share my birthday with Robbo!
Just in case! 
Seriously, it would drive em scouse folk mad!!!!!!!!!
Vote is pretty even at the moment.
Sure,why not?-34%
Sure,if he does well-32%
No,never-34%
im going to a newcastle match on saturday and if i could id have a owen on the bac of my united jersey for it
but as it stands im just bringing a big wheres owen??? sign
The vote is still even
I wouldnt buy his shirt though, Im not exactly the type of guy that rushes to buy the new signings shirt.
owen was not meant to be a shirt-selling signing, so this isn’t news. he has a big moment for us and yes, sales will probably spike. it’s not rocket science. clearly, the rags have run out of lies to fabricate!
I think at a time like this, when everyone is looking to have a laugh at United losing some big layers and signing some slightly less so to replace them, this is when we need to get behind the team more than ever.
I for one will back Owen all the way. There is an interesting article on the Guardian website and it highlights the one thing that United have going for them with the signings they have made, and that’s that they are genuinely thrilled to be playing for us. We’ve so far been sensible not just class-lessly flashing the £80m around trying to test Barca’s resolve for Messi or whoever, but made sensible moves for the right sort of player.
Anyway going off on a bit of a tangent but the point is – fuck what the Sun or anyone else says. Ferguson will see us through yet again.
i wont but only because i havent bought a shirt for about 8 years but if i were to buy one i wouldnt have a problem with getting owen on the back… this ones only going to be around for one year remember!
I didn’t even know the Sun went past page 3 to be fair – and who would have thought, all this time I have been missing quality journalism!!?? woe is me.
Not only will I buy an Owen shirt with his number on it, but if he scores against the bin dippers I will name my first born Owen.
“he hasnt got a number”
any valencia shirts sold???
muggaz- ROFL. Its nt a bad name
the new shirt isn’t even out yet, y wud ppl buy last yrs shirt with owen and no number??? obviously a very slow news day for the sun
i just heard some shocking news
no one has asked about a Obertan shirt yet in the megastore
what is sir alex doing getting these players in that noone wants
im ringing the sun to sell this story
I wouldn’t whipe my shitty arse with an Owen shirt.
I dont actually know many people that buy shirts, alot of people stopped buying them after the glazers took over, myself included in that.
maybe very young kids would want Owen on their shirt as they wont remember much of him being at liverpool but i cant see many grown adults going straight out to get Owen on the back of their shirts, it might happen if he scores some important goals to piss the scousers off.
Scott why even bother wasting time posting an article published by the Sun. The Sun is full of bullshit, its obvious why no Owen shirts have been sold, the shirt isnt even out and nobody knows his number.
Once a dipper always a dipper…..d,you think for an instant that Beneathus wanted Owen that he would have signed for us….Fucking hell he didn’t have much of a choice did he….. Hull, Stoke or the Champions of the world…….!!!
I still cannot understand for the life of me why everyone is praising that has been cunt. He has been on the treatment table more times than ever last season, players will be lining up to kick 3 shades of shit out of him to get him back on the table knowing that the slightest knock means he will be out for weeks….. I think SAF has taken the biggest gamble of his life …….
Still looking on the bright side ….
He might keep Nani out of the team…..!!
TonyBee – Owen has played 30 league games in the past 2 seasons. Hardly always injured.
even if utd the best player in the world, we’re never gonna have our signing shown around like a show pony in front of people ala Madrid, we would have a quite signing at carrington with ‘tumbleweed still blowing across
this a club , not an enterprise like madrid we nevr gonna have open training sessions like its at madrid.. n i respect tht part of our club n actually take pride in it
i will be getting owen on the back of my shirt…just to piss off my dipper mates, who are all raging by the way!
@above typo
even if utd *sign the best player in the world
not a chance man – im happy we’ve signed him but that doesnt mean i like the man. plus whoever i seem to get jinxes it to hell – my last 4 have been beckham, saha, ronaldo and tevez! hence im not getting rooney on this years…
Yeah why not…He’s the happiest player i’ve seen us sign in years…i saw him do an interview on mutv ten mins after he signed and he was like a little kid waiting for Santa. He’s a United player now and we should get behind him….I’m sure if he stays fit he will score more goals than Tevez, he may not run around as much as him but we’ve still got park who does that anyway. What are the chances on the ot faithful should he go on to score 15-20 goals this year chanting England instead of poxy Argentina… slim i bet!
I ordered Fletcher’s shirt.
And did that at expense of Frazer (still pretty much our doubtful player), Hargo, Berba, Rafael or Rooney.
No, no way.
The Sun Newspaper are full of editors who are total cunts. They always insist on calling Sir Alex Ferguson, ‘Alex Ferguson’. Scum.
Kings – too right mate, they should show some fucking respect.
you would not expect any Owen shirts this soon, How many Valencia shirts have been sold? I would not have either one, this year I’m having Roony, and that will only be the fifth name i have ever had. Irwin, Stam, Scholes, Cantona.
@MUFC the Religion
14 is tosic, 28 is gibson.
i say 25 for owen, 26 for valencia (as he wore 16 at wigan).
the sun actually are stupid, why would anyone buy a shirt with a name and no number….
sad excuse for a newspaper.
Oh yeah. Mind was blank. Totally forgot about Tosic. 7 shirt is waiting for Adem Llajic.
@Spanish plumber. Nobody will be getting any new signing shirts. The kit isn’t out yet and they haven’t even got the numbers yet. Only a pshycic would get a new signing shirt.
doncobaino Said,July 7th, 2009 @21:19 the sun actually are stupid, why would anyone buy a shirt with a name and no number….
sad excuse for a newspaper.
Quoted for truth
Score a hat-trick at Quietfield and they’ll run out of shirts to print his number on.
I’ll be gettin Rafeal on my shirt, Quality Player!
def not getting owen on back of my shirt! already got scholes, neville and rooney, giggs 11 is next! fukn love him!! getting used to the idea of havin owen now as mush as i were discusted at first… im starting to have weird ideas he might even be r top goal scorer next season if he can stay fit. i think u should only get hard core united players or really good up n coming united players on ur shirt but thats only my opinion. i think owen will get 32 and valencia might go for the number 7.
and rightly sed kings, the sun r a bunch of CUNTS!! chelski and liverscum supporters…
my dear fellows we bring in players not to sell our shirts..we bring them to play and progress..we are na madrid any way………for the shirt numbers..
7 ..ADEM LJAJJIC..HE IS HYPER TALENTED..MARK MY WORDS
VALENCIA 19
OWEN 32
HOT NEWS FRM GOAL….DOUGLAS COSTAS AGENT THINK THE PLAYER CAN MOVE TO MANCHESTER IF THE FEE IS FLEXIBLE….
IS HE REALLY COMING..
saf will pay a maximum of 6 -7 m
we can’t can’t block the number 7 till Ljajic officially joins in Jan. I think fergie will just hand it to Valencia.
i had a dream, we were playing in anfield up 1-0 and owen pulled a trick on carragher and scored with the ball hitting the post and going in, we were in the white kit
hahaha great dream manc hope that happens.
The sun newspaper is anyways a load of shit.they just make things up.the kit hant even come in the storesand as everyone says rightly the numbers haven;t been given ,so why will anyone buy the jersey.i wudnt mind buying one .Cmmon guys he is a united player now,rather than thinking about his past we have to think about the present and give him as much support as possible
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I will get one，wherever Owen goes，he is my St！！！
MAYBE ITS BECAUSE HE DOESN’T HAVE A SQUAD NUMBER YET??????
There is alot of people out there wanting owen to fail and for United to Fall flat on their face! Time and time again Fergie and United prove all their doubters wrong!
Lets get one thing straight – OWEN DOESNT HAVE A SQUAD NUMBER YET!!!!!
Most People Buy shirts with Numbers… BLAH BLAH BLAH!!
My Last point, Owen is a Manchester United Player – What ever he has done in the past, even if he had a previous 10 goals per game ratio i dont care! Its what he does on the pitch Now that Counts. I am fully behind him as all of our players (although i do have ones who i dont like, but due to their performances and ability!!)
The tabloids are like parasites who publish these stories to simply gain circulation by playing with fan emotions! In my opinion the story was way premature and rubbish! Did you know they also claimed a comparison with the number of shirts they would print for Rooney! Lol
Here is an article I wrote on 11Reds about giving Owen a fair chance! Since you are generally so anti Owen so thought of postin it: http://11reds.com/opinion/give-owen-a-fair-chance/