Manchester United have signed Michael Owen on a two year deal. As the rumours mounted that the former Liverpool player was about to join us, the opinion on him was split. RoM ran a poll which, at present, 2007 people have voted on.
39% felt that he’s a good player and the fact we’re getting him on a free makes it a win-win deal for United.
24% said he’s not a player that would personally choose, but if the manager was happy, so were they.
12% felt physically sick.
11% were concerned what this signing says about the club’s ambition.
7% reckoned he would do well at United but still weren’t happy
7% were consoled by the fact scousers would be hurting over it.
The manager is looking for a striker with a good track record after losing out on the guaranteed goals Ronaldo provided us with.
“Michael is a world class forward with a proven goalscoring record at the highest level and that has never been in question,” said Sir Alex. “Coming to Manchester United with the expectations that we have is something that Michael will relish.”
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The more i think of this the more i start to warm to the idea (note im not quite at “I cant wait to see him play” but warming to him) my only hope is hes on some sort of apperance based contract where he would have to meet a certain quota, ie you play 2 games in a month then you get £50000 a week.
No !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great News. We’ve an experinced striker who’ll support Rooney and Berba and be hugely motivated to prove all those that have written off wrong. All this for no fee. Vintage Fergie move!
he as talking to hullon wednesday afternoon sir alex rang him bought him breakfast on thursday morning signed him today
and people wanted him to move fast
so if berba and owen like the more central role does that meen Ro has to stay playing where he is less comfortable, havent we been saying that with ronaldo and Tevez gone Roony gets a better chance of playing his true role. having said all this if roony and owen play well together and make history for club and country, make it so no 1.
No Spanish Plumber it means we have signed a player who knows he will have to prove himself from the bench – doing the Tevez role but not with the bitching
Guess he’s paid heed to all our chants of ” Signed for a bigger club! You shouldve signed for a bigger club! “
this has to be a joke right??? I can’t believe what i’m reading…..THIS HAS TO BE A JOKE RIGHT??
It looks to me as if SAF has done another shrewd piece of business, along the Henrik Larsson line. Why go after someone who is over priced (due to inflation on our Ronaldo currency) and doesn’t fit the manager’s bill to the T?
If he is good enough for God, he is good enough for me.
AIG…and in God I trust.
Why NO??!!!..I agree, he may be a scouse but that is history.. Wasnt Matt Busby a Liverpool guy too once upon a time??!! …So if thats the only reason for hating Owen I think we should take a break …I think this is ace of a move by SAF…hats off once again to the genuis!!! … He may not give us tevez’s work rate but if there is one thing that am convinced about is that his numbers will certainly be high !! who cares how much a fwd runs anyway!!… As for “he is way outta his playin days’ … Says who?? … Forgot Sheringham/Larrsson ??? ..Trust SAf…There is another one lined up and i have a strong gut feel, it is gonna be Hunter (for 15mn) .. So all in all we have spend close to 30mn..Keep the rest of the 70 in the bank..Rock the league again !!! Masterstoke
no pace no power rafa now has a insider in your club get a grip owen is shite even everton never wanted him old sock nose has finally lost the plot
You have got to be fucking kidding me. Is it definitly not 1st April?
LET’S GIVE THE GUY A CHANCE.
yeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssss
any ideas on what number he might get? 8 is with ando, 9 with berbatov and 10 with rooney
Cant be bad business on a free, would like to see a top yougster ala Costa come in to supplement the Owen deal, we also have ljajic who looks to be a player coming in Jan. Things aren’t quite as bad as they are being made out to be by the press eh chaps?
A bid for a top midfielder should be in the offing as we have just off-loaded Possebon for the year preferably someone like De Rossi….Essien(United fan)….Veloso?
Great signing!……….If you are one of his horses in Chesire.
AJ:
He’s from Chester not dipper land. iIdon’t hate the bloke, but he’s well past his sell by date, we’d have been better off with Dean Windass!
If we wanted a crocked striker we could have kept Saha.
Still I suppose he can keep Hargo company on match day.
Saying all that, I hope i’m proved wrong, but the dippers must be pissing themselves!
Other than that a big pile of poo!
I cant actually believe how many people think this is a bad move, i mean correct me if im wrong but he scored 30 goals in about 65 starts at newcastle albeit that was over 4 seasons, but if we can manage to keep him fit which im pretty sure we can thats a goal every other game and we sure could do with a scorin record like that now ronaldo’s gone madrid
Great. Get Darius Vassell too. Nothing against his Liverpool past, but why not go for Huntelaar or Fabiano with the money we (should) have available?
Dean Windass PMSL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But then I thought about it…. Owen, Windass, Windass, Owen……. What’s the difference? Both fat and past it! But on reflection it’s Windass for me. Bring back Saha and they might just manage 1 game each in every three. Bingo
I think if Owens passed the medical then he should be fit enough to have a good pre-season with the rest of the squad and he wont have any serious niggling injuries otherwise the medical team would not have let him pass it.
As a Liverpool fan I’m DELIGHTED!
You’ve replaced Ronaldo and Tevez with a 3 goal winger and a washed-up has been!
Owen was immense at one time – when he had pace – which he’s lost due to a) age and b) dodgy hamstrings. He’s actually SCARED to use pace now. He’s also ridiculously one-footed and rarely wins balls in the air as he’s a midget.
Not only that, but he’s filled a spot that we all thought would be filled by a Benzema/Ribery type class act.
Cappello knows what he’s doing. Owen was simply rubbish at Newcastle and he is WELL past it. Great news!!!
@ 5 Times
Do you seriously think that Owen has spoken to the FSW in the past 5 years?? !! Not even one times, mate.
hope hes not d last striker we bring in this summer..should be another one..gignac /aguero/ibrahimovic..prfer d one wiv physical presence such gignac although he seems like score simple goal..zlatan or aguero would be pricey..
I see we’ve just stolen another Italian- Alberto Massacci from Empoli. A right back to join our ever expanding pasta munching contingent, should settle in well though!?
At 5 times………19 times next season
but not for you!
@jamos9 – Where did you hear that?
He’ll probably get the number 32 shirt
I agree…he may be perma-crocked but remember he is for FREE + pay as per performance…couldnt have asked for a better bargain…If I am not wrong Giggs also had similar problems with Hamstrings et all, if he can take care of that at 35, a bit of medical help should help MO get us Carling and FA cup (which is not SAF’s priority) …Saha did give us 8mn afterall right ??
.. wanna see how the dippers doin..check this link out!! Its a HALF RED HOT IRON BAR UP THEIRS WITH THE RED HALF HANGING OUTSIDE!! …Take it out b@st@rds!!! 
Re; tony starks
http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/jul3r.html
MICHEAL OWEN IS A RED IS A RED IS A RED MICHEAL OWEN IS A RED HE HATES SCOUSERS HAHAH
I usually go out on a Friday night and have a few jars with the lads but I think I’ll stay in tonight and go straight to bed, in the hope that when I wake in the morning and log on to ROM all this will have been a bad dream and we will have signed a world class striker. This has to be the worst closed season ever!!!! Somebody wake me up from this nightmare! Michael fucking Owen…..please say it’s not true
Wat a brainwave ……wat a signing Hats off to Sir Alex.
I understand the reasons why most f u guys are skeptical abt the signing . But if u remove our liverpool hatred lenses and look at the signing u will undestand:
1. We have one of The (if not the best ) finisher in English game .(Torres might hae a say…)
Some might argue tat he was shit at Newcastle . But who was’nt shit there every one from the top echelon were shit there . I couldnt see any decent thru balls r build p play the entire season . Even corners didnt go past the first defender . Wat dyu expect owen to do then . He was then played in a withdrawn fwd position in a 3 man attack and he looked the most decent man on pitch . Look at the picture a fwd needs confidence but owen’s confidence was at his last ebb mainly due to the players around him.How do u expect him to score goals when the only peice of play newcastle could manage was hitting the ball to the clouds.
2. He has played 30 games last season
Some cite owen is injury prone . Yes i accept it but 30ganes is a decent return and moreover he is gonna be a forth choice super sub in UTD setup. So 30 games will do and he may churn up more games as he will be rotated around
3. Workrate
Some compare his work rate with Tevez. I bet people have been fooled many times by the argie running around like a headless chicken . Owen is quicker and more clinical than the argie . Tevez’s finishing is bullshit . Owen at his best will work the center halves more than Drogba .
4. Offside trap
In my 20 yrs of watching football i think owen is the best player to play on the shoulder of last defender . He is the best player in beating offside traps
Fergie(Master)stroke:
He will play his heart out to impress capello to get into the world cup team . He knows only to score goals he’ll do it .We had many shots at goals last year but we couldnt score many goals because of poor finishing . This guy will be the ultimate poacher we are looking for.
For God’s sake we have a gem of a player whose career has gone awry at a comedy club . He has signed for us and its up to cheer him to get the best out of him for ur teams sake. I know the papers will be laughing and bashing abt us signing owen . Some headlines may say : RONALDO REPLACED BY OWEN …..But believe in Sir alex we’ll be signing more player’s . My ideal list would be
1. Felipe melo
2. Cassano(both melo and cassono are must)
3. Silva
4. Dzeko r Fabiano r Marcus berg(my vote)
5. Huddlestone
6. rodwell
We’ll be signing Michael Jackson next, or even Bill Owen (Compo)
anyone know the details, is it 20k a week or 60k a week and what are the add-ons etc?
Dzeko next please fergie!
Fergie is quite obviously switching back to a 4-4-2 with Rooney, Berba and Owen sharing the duties of the two strikers (neither of the latter two have the pace to play in a 4-3-3) On that basis, I think there is no need to worry about Wayne being pushed back out to the front left side. I sense the manager knows it is now time to make him the fulcrum of the team. I do hope he now becomes the penalty and free-kick taker. The sight of him standing over the ball at every dead ball situation with ‘I saw my mate…’ bellowing around Old Trafford would just be unbelievable!
Big shame thought that the counter-attacking/ roaming forward movement of the 4-3-3 Ronaldo/Tevez/Rooney era is over. It made 07/08 such a special, special year and not just for the trophies but for the way we played. I would therefore love to see Quieroz (who appears to have been responsible for this style of play) back at the club at some point.
Owen is a minor gamble and has probably been signed to protect as much of the £40m old baconface has left in his kitty to find a decent playmaker to replace scholes/giggs. I think the guy will get goals when he plays and having played 30 games a season for the last 2 years hes not that big a risk.
I hope i’m wrong.
I think most non rag fans will be quietly suspecting he’ll start banging them in again and at least the scousers will be gutted. Your bigger problem is the midfield. The number of rags who still believe you would have ouplayed Iniesta and Xavi if only you could have played Fletcher ! Unbelivable.
STFU Ste68
If him and rooney form the euro 2004 form, then it would be a great move by SAF, but I can’t get over his past as a scouser…hopefully we actually spend some of our ronaldo profit.
Nicky Said
The truth hurts. But facts are facts. Your midfield needs rebuilding, its quality players are past it and the Nanis and Fletchers are second rate whilst its unlikely you’ll see hargreaves get anywhere close to the player he was. You can’t be a ballwinner with knackered knees.
Every comment I read from bitter Liverpool fans on various forums across the web makes me more happy about this signing! 24 hours ago I would NEVER have imagined we’d sign Owen but looking at the terms of this deal how could we not? A freebie and pay as you play! If he’s not playing he’s cost nothing and gets nothing and if he is and he’s scoring we get an experienced goal poacher and a player who is so happy just to be playing at the top again that he’s unlikely to cry about being rotated like Carlitos. Sir Alex has proved again why he’s the most successful manager in English football history.
I hope he comes off the bench to score the winner at Anfield next season!
Scott we’ve just signed micheal owen, why have you put up a picture of a 12 year old youth kid?
he’s fucking tinyyyy!
Its amusing to see the scousers upset but you don’t win leagues by buying players who are happy to sit on the bench. Perhaps next on the list is Figo, Zidane or even Charlton after all baconface is so clever he could still get the best out that lot. He’s even madde Fletcher world class.
Ste68 – Why are you on here? . I notice you fail to say which team you support. Enlighten us. Do you never fuckin learn? Mock United and Sir Alex. It will only come back to bite you on the arse come May………………………….as usual.
To be honest lads i am totaly shocked but thinking about it!
Pros
Owen is a World Class Striker – On his day!
Has a proven track record in the Premier League.
Has previously proven that Rooney & Owen have a good Striking Relationship.
He is free!
Low Salary!
Cons
Has been unlucky with Fitness the last 2 years although Keane did his knee! We didnt right him off! He came back strong!
Time will tell!
In honesty i dont think that his time at newcastle can be judged for what he done. Owen is a goal scorer, He doesnt create many goals himself but takes the chances provided to him. During his time at newcastle how many chances were provided to him???? In comparison if you put him in our team how many chances will the likes of Rooney, Scholes, Nani, Valencia, Giggs, Carrick, Evra & Anderson Be providing him!
If this signing works it could prove to be the signing of the season!!!
I think we just have to trust Sir Alex! He is the one who knows best! He has 100Mil to spend and one thing he wont do is waste it! Some fans want Major Signings but that for me doesnt work! I did want a striker and now we have owen so i dont think we need another! We can invest in the remainder of the team, maybe another winger.. If we dont then we can always keep the money in the bank for the next exceptional ronaldo or Messi that comes along!
I am Barcelona fan. I am in England studying English and learning all about English culture but do not wish to take part in this arse biting custom you talk about, there is nothing usual about it. Do you call yourself Mock Utd for a reason ?
@Ste68
If your a barcelona fan i am sure you can understand that Fans come in all sizes, from all backgrounds! Some are sensible and some lack common sence! Some cant even spell their own fucking name! But they love football! Being a football fan is all about Supporting the Team and Having an Opinion!!!
You cant also tar them all with the same brush! I can remember when Figo signed for real, the first match he played against Barcelona some Idoit thought it was a normal thing to do and chucked a Pigs Head at him!!…
Ste68 – I get your concerns and I share them to a point. United have quality up front already with Berba and Rooney who will obviously be the first choice. Owen and Wellbeck will split the rest of the time with Kiko coming on when he can.
Would I have liked a better more “prestigious” signing, of course. But who would have come at a reasonable price? Benzema was over priced, Villa is over priced, hell Ronaldo was over priced but that is the game this summer thanks to Madrid. United decided not to play it and find the next best thing available. We got a quality midfielder who provides for others rather than score for himself and a player out to prove something who was fantastic when he played with quality. Considering the financial conditions of United and the economy at large this seems like a responsible decision.
Fletcher had a break out season and has out played many quality midfielders. He allows Carrick, Anderson, and Scholes to play more creatively because of his defensive abilities and understanding of the game/tactics. We are not suggesting he would have “out played” those two quality midfielders simply that he would have slowed them down.
It is unfair to comment on Hargo’s injuries as we have no idea how he will return and in what quality. If your studying in England your no doctor so don’t speculate on his chances.
I am glad you have taken such an interest in our club and its fans feelings. Barca have enough on their plate next season without worrying about United. Worry about United in March (most likely). Let us worry, you worry and enjoy your success. SO for now do us a favor, piss off.
RE:Ste68 Said,
Although you outplayed us in the Champions League final, if it wasn’t for a bent ref you wouldn’t even have got past the rent boys.
If all you can do is come on here and take the piss, fuck off back where you come from.
now the transfer window is getting interestng…
i want more.. midfield now
Ste68 – I actually don’t believe you are a Barcelona fan , although you probably were on the 27th May. No the terms you use like “rags” indicates you are probably more likely a Citeh fan. Go on I am right aren’t I?
I reckon he’ll win the skeptics over. I’m sure Owen knows that he needs to proof himself at top level again, that’s a challenge he will without a doubt relish, just like Fergie said.
we have not had an outright striker since Ruud Mo is one and could bang them in for us he comes on a free so lets give him a chance would not have been my choice BUT I think he is going to surprise everyone SAF does not get too much wrong