OFFICIAL PICTURES: Owen In United Shirt At Carrington

usama i was like you but at the end of the day we have to trust SAF knows what hes doing, also i dont think this will be our only signing this transfer window

If you think United fans are pissed/confused/bewildered, imagine what the scals are goin’ through at the moment.

Does the jersey look too big for him?? Not metaphorically or anything, but he is quite small. Also *insert muppetry here….benzema blah blah blah villa, aguero blah blah*

Costas But hes that out and out striker that many have said we have been lacking since RVN/Saha left, at the end of the day hes different to Berba and Rooney and will provide us something different off the bench.

Billy Meredith, i spent the day with 3 Liverpool fans and all i can say is they have it far worse!

@THIS_IS_MANCHESTER: I am not denying that he plays in a position we are lacking. But so does Crouch. In the vote, i said that i am concerned about our ambitions. I won’t bash the club for missing out on Benzema, but from him to Owen there is a huge gap.

well fuck me, who’d have thought!!!

Interesting move. Makes sense if you think about it.

1 Rooney
2 Berbatov
3 Owen
4 Macheda

(Plus Wellbeck of course)

Means we have one experienced top level striker and one emerging talent in reserve. Much like Sheringham/Solskjaer back in the Cole/Yorke days.

And it’s not a risk financially as he’s a free on a low basic wage boosted by appearance/goal bonuses.

Must admit I’d like to see Huntelaar join too though.

them pictures are quality . don t think many newspapers will be sold on merseyshite tomorrow .

http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/jul3r.html

We’ve apparently signed this young wop?

I think it is a fantastic move by Sir Alex. To recieve a proven goalscorer like Michael Owen on a free transfer is a huge bonus. He will add loads of experience to our exceptional youth talent waiting in the wings, he wants to prove everybody wrong, he wants to regain his England spot and finally, will be paired up with his old England strike partner, Wayne Rooney!! Well done Sir Alex! Now lets sign El Kun

People criticise foreign mercenaries but fuck me Owen is a spineless player. The way he behaved at Newcastle in the end, playing like a gutless parasite taking 110,000 grand a week, and now waving a Utd flag about given his 11 years at Anfield, who he also deserted, doesn’t fill me with excitement to see the mercenary wear the jersey.

THIS IS ME TRYING TO TYPE AS FAST AS MUTV HAYLE AND MICHEAL OWEN CAN SPEAK
(MO7 IS A WINDUP FOR THE NEGITIVE BUNCH)
a couple of days ago this wasnt in my wildest dreams and then i got the call from the manager tocome around and meet himand i was ovousily very happy and everything has moved from there
question:what did the manager say to ya
mo7:we talked football really the pros and cons of signing himself and thankfully there was more pros of me signing in his eyes,but football really
my agent and david gill discused the rest but i just wanted to talk footballand im delighted to have signed
question:at the end of last season did you think you would be playing for manchester united this season
mo7:no ive known in the past , i came here a couple of times in the past an i played in a turnment as a kid for manchester united(suck on that dippers) and i know brian kidd quiet well,and in the last few years you sorta talk to players and i had a bit of an idea that the manager still taught i had somethingso i just cling to that hope that he’d ask me to to play for him but id a poor spell at newcastle and im sure a top club like thi can reignight my carrer score goals and help MY team to more success
question :fitness
i think people were surprised about the results of my physical
but im fit and helthy
i could name half a dosen united payers who broke there metatarcle but its my plans to improve and the medical staff here are topnotch
question :laying with rooney+berbatov
mo7:there are so many top players at a club like thisits a very exciting time for meright trueout the squad there are fantastic players because there a fantastic team and i can hopefully jump on there bandwaggon and score more goals
question :hopes at united
mo7:when you think man united you think winners
/
the stadium the fans but till ya sign ya dont think but i signed 10 mins ago so on my car ride home ill get excited
question:are you looking foward to fans getting behind you
mo7: im not silly i know there’ll be some fans(not ghtt) that say maybe the manager shouldnt have signed
but as soon as my first game ill do my talking on the pitch starting with a bang.hopfully, in the pre season

Well done Sir Alex! The perfect strike partner for Wayne Rooney.And for free!!!

Great bit of business – I hate the fact that he was a scouser but when the boy is fit and playing games he scores goals – his record speaks volumes – and if he stays fit then we will have 2-seasons of 20 plus goals out of him – fuck benzema – the kid was shite at the Euro’s

I think this is going to be a good signing he will bag us 20 goals +. He is what we have been lacking for a season or two.And who better to poach goals than michael owen. Trust fergie he knows what he is doing good buisness if you ask me.He saving 80 mill for some special players only fergie knows who they are but they will come in time.

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

micheal owen or valencia dont have numbers yet
im gonna read between the lines and say uniteds number 7may still be on the way and the reason those 2 dont have numbers is so no one clicks that theres a big time 7 on the way

LMFAO!!!

Haha classic! “Im sure a top club like this can reignite my career , score goals and help MY club to success” he already feels at home haha. Im sure all the fans whingin that weve signed him will soon change their tunes when he’s scorin goals for US! cos im sure half of them still think he plays for liverfool

Rooney should be given the no7, owen then be given 10! Rooney is a ledgend, worthy of the jersey and he is now united through and through.

terry08anelka
the number 10 shirt has as much history as the 7

Hes a dick cos hes wearing an umbro t-shirt? What a load of shit. Hes our player now so lets get behind him and hope it ends up being a masterstroke by Sir Alex

he’s sponcered by umbro
was beckham a dick for wearing adidas shirt whn he was playing for united

why didnt we get MARTINS instead?

GHTT
I Agree that 10 does have a lot f history too, but there is something special about the no 7, Ronaldo didnt want it until he was told about the history behind it!! Just think we’re not going to sign anyone who will be worthy of it

I cant believe some so called fans are already having a go at Owen cos he was wearing an umbro t-shirt. Whats next? You dont like his hair? Get behind the lad for fucks sake. He’ll do a lot better for us if he has our support from day one

@ terry08anelka

I reckon Valencia will get the number 7 shirt, he’s got all the natural attributes to develop into a world class winger he’s got pace he’s strong his crossing is fantastic and he knows how to beat a defender.
With the experience that he will get next season i think that he can go on to be as good as beckham and ronaldo have been in recent years, i knw a few ppl might laugh at that but i really do rate this guy.

I wasn’t sure at first but the more i think about it the more i like it. I think he will do well. Although it will take me some time to get used to seeing him in a United shirt. He’s one of ours now so lets get behind him and that includes you Scott.

i am disguisted, a Scouse in my back yard, this has to be a bad dream, a real nightmare for me…

BTW: when was the last time he played some decent football… back at madrid or at Liverpool, for Christ sake!!

^^^^Nah, can’t agree. After Solskjaer wore it, we need someone more deserving of it, definitely NOT Owen.

hmm. a few days ago this would’ve never seemed possible, yet now he’s a united player. if he stays injury free and score 20 next season, i’ll be happy. if he doesn’t, then, it’s alright, free transfer anyway.

i think he should get number 32. just in case he flopped, but i hope not. i reckon fergie’s looking for an attacking midfielder now. i say we get silva and give him the number 7.

what about ibrahimovic?

big ego but a great player

http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/jul3d.html

Not ibrahimovic! hes berbas less talented clone!

yer i agree ibrahimovic is good but theres a lot of players out there that are just as good, he’s extremely overated by mourinho

JUDAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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.

AlphaRS Said,
July 3rd, 2009 @20:36

+£25 million Annual transfer budget
+£80 million Ronaldo Sale
-£16 million Valencia Buy

= £89 million to spend!
—————————-
+£6 million Campbell Sale

= £95 million to spend!

@Rick Mell
There is a chance that Carlos comes back. Portugal might not qualify for the World Cup & I think he might be looking for a job in Fall !

Wow cant believe v actually signed him! Gr8 move fergie! Show Real Mad-rid that a team is not made of only big names…u need a genius and we’ve got Fergie and uv got who?? Pellegrini??? Hahahaha

congratulations on pinching him from under the nose of hull.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpuvB2Yg5A0

His first interview

I never considered him as an option as I thought Fergie would go for either Benzema (overpriced and overrated), Kun Aguero (overpriced), Franck Ribery (massively overrated and massively overpriced)

Hes “pulled a Larsson” as it were.

Nani, Valencia, Owen, Rooney, Berbatov, Tosic. What a choice!!!

Wayne wonder Rooney

Pellegrini is a class coach. He basically turned Villarreal into a top side in Spain.

That said, he’ll completely fuck up at Real Madrid because I doubt he can handle the egos there, + I guarantee he didn’t realise he’d be getting Kaka/Ronaldo etc.

tbh its a suprise that real madrid havnt tried to lure mourinho to the berneubea with this neverending stack of cash they seem to be pulling out their arses, with that said Pellegrini is a top class coach although im not sure he went to madrid thinking hed be managing the likes of kaka benzema AND ronaldo.
Im sure he’d much rather try and build his own team like SAF has done time and time again.

If nothing else, we can look at it this way… He might be the first liverpool player (albeit, ex player!) to win the league in 19yrs!!

Imagine how much that would get up their noses!!? )

Michael Owen in a Manchester United shirt, i never thought i’d see the day.

fucking hilarious, the scousers are truly fucked off. priceless just like the transfer

I think Fergie has brought him in as a direct replacement for Tevez.Carlitos played too deep for us continually looking for the ball!Whereas Owen plays up the field on the last defenders shoulders almost!So,for me he’s a good signing!I wouldn’t like him to have the 7 shirt or Valencia!I think Costa should wear it,He’ll be the best player on the planet in the future,playing for the Champions of World football,both domestically for us and nationally for Brazil.I’d still like us to go for Sanchez too.

Sid you ever think you’d see the day that a player who will score for united and the united fans will cheer his name is on the door of anfaileds not so mega store holding the Riga cup over his head it’s a great free signing for united and a dropkick in the teeth for the dippers

I have to agree. This is one f**king ugly shirt!

I’d rather have Becks back .

For all those who believe in the newspapers that we missed out on Benzema, please wear your glasses and find me any info that suggest we actually went for that guy. For me, I have never read anything at all to suggest we ever went for him. So we DID NOT lose out! And for a prick that he is, flirting with just about every club, I say I’d take Owen anyday over him

Wake me up, I’m having a nightmare!

actually quite excited..

cant wait till he scores against the dippers PRICELESS..

Knightsmith earlier suggested we also sign Dean Windass, I agree with him as they are both fat and past it. While we are about the business of buying crap centre forwards I believe Gary Birtles still has a pair of boots and is also out uf contract and could be signed for free. Jeez this is one big pain in the arse!!!!

So kapti14.. No more signings?

Dont worry there will be more signings there has to be with all that money! At least we have started now, I think we will sign someone who the press have not been going on about.. maybe Silva from Valencia (for a few years before he goes off to Real as another Galactico!)

This signing reeks of utter desperation, even the most hard-faced United fan must be able to admit that? It’s hysterical that when City were being linked with him he was ‘a crock, not worth his wages, another joke signing’, yet when United go for him it’s ‘a canny buy, a more-than-adequate replacement for Tevez, another piece of good business from The Wizard’.

LOL.

@ Ted Knott i dunno if its good business or not. but one thing is sure SIR ALEX IS NOT FAR AWAY FROM A WIZARD.

THAT I AM SURE OF.

Fuck off Hong Kong Red with your negative shit.

It’s becoming embarrassing that (if they do pull off the signings of Tevez & Eto’o as expected, even rumours that Terry might somehow, though i haven’t the foggiest why, be a goer, aswell) that City will have amassed a squad within a year that p*sses on ours from a great height. I never thought i’d see the day come when the clubs were going in such obviously different directions, this is CIDDY we’re talking about, they’re bobbins! Pull your fingers out Alex, Gill, the board, get the likes of Ribery & Aguero on board, we need to finish at least in the top four next season.

just think of this….Scousers away….the 90th minute….the ball falls to owen…he scores…he runs to the kop and kisses the united badge….PRICELESS…

They have not got Eto’o yet mate and very much doubt they will. What makes you so sure they are gonna gel? Do you honestly think the likes of John Terry and Eto’o are Hughes choice? No they are just being picked by the owners off a wish list similar to that of Madrid but on a lower scale. I would not worry at all about them and to suggest that Sir Alex’s time has come to an end is a joke. We have just won 3 league titles on the spin, 2 champions league finals, a Carling Cup, World club cup and it is time for him to finish? Look at the young talent we have , Valencia will prove a quality buy and as for Owen, I have never been a fan but keep him fit and he WILL score goals. There could be more to come in but we will be fine with what we have.

As for wages Rooney deserves every penny of his and with Citeh we are not talking £90,000 a week, they have been said to have offered Tiny Tears £300,000 per week. It’s not quite the same.

King Eric:You’re on RoM at 4:26 in the morning?!?