We could be just seconds, minutes or hours away from having Michael Owen as a player for our club. Which of the following statements best describes how this potential deal makes you feel?
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Well after the initial shock wears off…it starts to make a lot of sense doesnt it?
No, not really. The “I’mv very concerned…” option says it all.
win win for me, if it is 20k p/w and and injury free claus
but apparantlley Real have just offered him 40k a week so who knows lol
i know this is not the best signings but its for free its no harm. but fergi shouldnt stop here he has to sign huntelaar or fabiano then it will be good. think if the gamble pays off and owen scores 15-20 goals next season it will be a bonus. but fergi needs to sign huntelaar.
man u 3 liverfool 0 ( owen scores hatrick or even a goal against them)
long live man u
Btw…just a question…have the team started pre-season training?
Agree with kshtranjna. Hes free and the gaffer thinks he can contribute so why not? I wouldn’t mind having owen on the bench ready to come on when its 0-0 and 20-30 mins to go.
http://img.skysports.com/09/07/402×210/MichaelOwen-ManUtdkit-_2324976.jpg
HA
win win for me its just the free thing that i think can stop it
what if hull come in with a £2.50 bid will we spend
Yeah Sign Huntelaar even if we sign Owen. Real will regret letting huntelaar go no matter what.
I dont think we will be signing anymore strikers this transfer window…Maybe a strong goal scoring central mid field player…would have loved De Rossi…but there is no chance of that!!!
I do concern, look he isn’t being Old Michael Owen for 4 years!
We need a Real Striker, Proper height and Bang-On finish… Not like touchy-tappy Babartov! I am feeling sick now, where is bucket?
win win.i think,… i will never accept him as a united player, all we can hope for is for him to knock in a few goals and help the youngsters
@Kshetrajna
I think they start back on 16th July.
Possebon is going on loan to Sporting Braga, at 20 seems strange. I thought he could play a larger part in the lacking midfield this season.
Win win . no doubt about it
Hes a proven goal scorer at this level, So what he has connections with the dippers. Hes obvioulsy not just coming for the money, give the lad a chance to prove you doubters wrong. In Fergie We Trust!
we need a good striker
I thought the Asia pre-season tour starts in a couple of weeks…Dont they train in Manchester before the tour?
i think next season also man u will win provided they sign another stricker apart from owen.
hope he scores against liverpool . that will be the best moment.
@ASH
I wouldnt mind us not winning anything if we give our youngsters a fair chance…Macheda just won us the title with those two goals…We need to give these kids then chance!!!
yeah u are right kshetranja but owen is for free. And we shouldnt put too much pressure on these youngsters. i know machedas welbecks will be a big hit.
win win. free transfer, and low basic wage. anyone know how long the proposed contract is?
I voted for “i am concerned”. Still waiting to see the 80 million cashed in.
He is free, a low wage with bonus payment. No problems for me.
If comes off the bench and knocks in 15 goals then I’m happy.
Good backup for kiko and wellbeck, if they are going to breakthrough, then this is the year for it.
Rooney, Berba, Kiko, Wellbaeck and supersub owen as backup.
Need to see more from Nani this year, see how Tosic is and Valencia should be better in this team than with wigan.
You’ll win nothing with kids!!!!!
Where the hell are we gonna fit another striker in, anyone half decent isnt gonna be happy being 3rd or 4th choice striker. We need a good strong CM if Hargo is gonna miss most of the season
I think the addition of Owen to the squad is a shrewd move from Fergie. He’s free, experienced, prolific, ok so his injury record isn’t great, but he’s got a point to prove, and alot to teach about preditorial instincts, cue Welbeck and Macheda. So if he stays fit, it’ll be a masterstroke
@Doherty
Thats the problem …there are not too many of those hard Central midfield Keano type of players anymore…How i wish Owen was fit now…Fletcher does have a big role to play next season…and Owen will surely benefit from Carricks sublime passing ability(well mostly)…Ando has shown some real ability but needs to be more consistent..But he has shown he has the heart and the guts to be a United player.
dont think its that simple, if he’s been bought as a sub who comes on when a sneaky goal is needed then great, if he’s been bought to be a regular player then oooo sh*t
So many people on here saying ‘Man U’
That’s worse than an ex-dipper playing for us by far
Think that Owen is a decent signing for Man United. I think that united need a 3rd striker like Owen, because Owen will be happy to do his part in the title run. I don’t want a repeat of last season where we had 3 strikers with 1st team calibre. Moreover, we have Macheda and Welback. And this is a good opportunity for them to progress.
micky i read every comment thats posted but they could be telling me the meaning of life but the second i see man u i just stop reading
Gotta hate tiny tears, I’m the same mate.
On Owen. We will see that Fergie is a Genius. Owen scores goals and it’s as simple as that. Costs nothing. Could be on one of the lowest wages at the club. Finally the player that can put away our endless chances, something we’ve missed since Ruud.
As far as a 4th choice striker goes, (or even 3rd) choice, he’s not a bad call. His major injuries are a couple of years behind him now, and every player is going to get a few tweeks in the course of a season.
He’s free, which means we still have money to spend on another striker, and if the £20k per week is to be believed, he is cheaper than that whining little *** that played for us last season.
This could prove to be one of SAF’s more astute signings.
Agreed
i dont like it one bit! what does it say about us that one day we have the worlds best player and the next we have a has-been for free? are we really lacking in money? ambition? cmon if we cant get a ready made replacement, stick to youth again – if we sign owen up, what signals does it give to our youngsters?
i think fergie is losing it this summer, he has lost a big part of his dream – im pretty sure he was very tied with ronaldo and losing him really must have affected him somewhat!
even if michael owen turns out to be the leagues top scorer next season, i still wont feel good! it still sucks! look at his past and his history with us! cmon you cant be seriously thinking that it is a great signing!
i cant freaking believe what fergie has done!
whilst i admire our clubs stance of not being held to ransom and missing out on potential stars, i still think that michael owen signing is not going to be that great!
SHIT! scousers will be lapping this one up for ages – its a lose-lose situation!
steamdigit – Shut the F up!
the most important thing is that THIS IS NOT THE LAST SIGNING
if it is then im worried, if its one of a number then i will feel better.
Errrm, of course he’s a win- win situation. He’s FREE, a proven GOAL SCORER WHEN FIT, even with his niggling injuries, he still got 32 games for Newcastle last season, plus he’ll be a THIRD STRIKER and should therefore be satisfied with been benched for some games. Plus he’s not like Liverpool players like Carragher or Gerrard and I don’t think he has said a bad word about us even while he was at Liverpool, plus IF he FAILS, it was a free transfer, win-win for me.
Went for the ambition one, could easily have gone for the feel sick one.
doncobaino
i feel the same way, we need to sign at least one more player probably two or three. A top class winger is a priority even though we have Valencia and possibly a midfield player in the mould of Hargreaves, assuming he will never get back to full fitness.
I think getting Owen is a good safety net for Ferguson, at least now we have another option if Rooney or Berbatov get injured. What are people’s thoughts on Aguero, or is he just another Tevez. We have also been linked with Luis Fabiano and i think he could do well at United but Berbatov is blocking another striker from signing.
Fabiano – turning 29 this year, unproven at the Premier League level and likely to cost us over £20m – he can fuck off.
Aguero – £50m release clause – he can fuck off too, at that price.
Who else is there?
Michael Owen on the other hand is free, pay as you play and if he’s kept fit, he’ll get as many goals as any one in the Premier League. He’ll be great back-up to Rooney and Berbatov. This could be an inspired signing by Fergie.
I was shocked at first but it’s certaintly a move which is beginning to grow on me!
@James
Doesn’t Aguero’s club want a silly amount of money for him?
If fergie’s happy… I might not be, but like i said before the man’s stint as manager is 2 months older than my life. Besides the fact that he has put his lips near a dippers crest, it’s win-win for us: Free transfer, the contract is incentive based which means he knows he’s not the focal point, he’ll be happy on the bench winning instead of playing full time for a stoke or hull team that once again will fight relegation, AND last of all he scored more goals than tevez did last season and newcastle was constantly defending leaving owen as lone striker with no support.
I don’t mind the signing actually – if we can sort his fitness issues out, get some confidence in him, he could prove a coup – he is only 29 as well which is not bad at all…There is no doubt there is bundles of talent in him…if it works nothing better..it if doesn’t its okay. PROVIDED we are putting that 80 million into more signings!
can anyone photoshop owen in the new man utd shirt???
fletcher carrick
valencia nani
rooney
owen
not bad if owen is fit and running.
at one point rooney and owen were considered best partnership in the world b4 torres and villa came along
I think our long term striker in the eyes of SAF is Macheda and he is quite promising as we all know. If Fergie believes that he can be as good as any other young striker on the market, I for one wont challenge his call. Bdw Petrucci looks really promising as well. Watched a little bit of him and I am impressed. So a short term fix seems a good idea here and I hope Petrucci can also get to the fringes of the 1st team by the time Scholey n Giggsy say goodbye
Reports now say that Bayern are in talks with Chelsea about buying Bosingwa and Chelsea have made a 40 million pounds offer on Ribery.
Win Win for me too. Thats what i voted.
Kapti
is this any good?
http://i39.tinypic.com/t7mss5.jpg
not bad considering he is available for free, SAF would have never paid fees for him at this stage of his career. Might be a good gamble if he can deliver atleast 15 goals and his deal is worth reported 50,000 pounds only.
why united are at it why dont united go for patrick vierra david beckham dariess vassel and robbie fowler. dont say micheal owen is a proven goalscorer he is a proven injury player
imagine Owen doing a jig with Roon after e 19th title. then they’ll call their best mates stevie g to swing over. E dippers will then be fucked forever!!
Rigged poll!!!
Where’s the “GOOD PLAYER, HE’S FREE, WIN-WIN FOR US” option in the results????
If you’re going to have a poll, please don’t merge the results. It creates falseness.
Don’t insult my integrity eh lads. The poll isn’t rigged. Look at the size of the box – it doesn’t change. The last option is just cut off. But look at the %. Not hard to work out.
1. I feel physically sick. This has to be a bad dream. 12%
2. I’m very concerned about what this signing says about our ambition. 11%
3. He’ll probably do OK at United but I won’t be happy 8%
4. Hurting the scousers certainly is the silver-lining to this mess 7%
5. He’s not who I would personally choose but if the manager is happy, so am I 23%
6. Good player, he’s free, win-win for us 39%
By just reading the responses, you can tell those who have a clue about the club and those of us from the Republik of Mancunia.
Win-Win all the way. I think its a masterstroke from Fergie. A bit like when he brought Larsson. Owen is one of the most clinical strikers of our generation. A goal ratio of 1.88 goals per game for the dippers says it all.
Ok lets pay 40million for Benzema who by the way preferred madrid all along and spend 60mil on ribery. Great business. Where does that leave Macheda, Petrucci, Wellbeck, who by the way is a brilliant marksman. I am not a fan of spending big, utd have only ever spent big, to put a gloss on an already brilliant team and the truth is there are no players out there today that have that Oooh factor.
Adem Ljajic ‘lil kaka’ he is on his way so splashing the cash aint going to give these guys a chance. I trust Fergie knows what he is doing. Owen is not a gamble, world cup year he would be playing his heart out and even if he gets injured i do not think fergie’s signing him to be a starter.
In world football today there is only a handful of striker you would hate to play against when a game is tied because they might not touch the ball all game but still will score the winner and that is what world class is and owen falls into that category. FA cup final 2001 tells you the type of player he is.
I would surely love him to be at OT.
Scott
scott i respect the hell out of ya brother
but you shoudnt have responded to that message
Good man Frodo, theres nothing like someone coming in and sweeping across a whole topic with one swipe. The rest of us dont have a clue about the club simply because we dont agree on Owen coming to the club? Brilliant. I’ll make sure and ask your opinion on all things United before I dare speak again. Let me know when you set up your own blog page, your opinion clearly needs its own soap box…
Fergie played Welbeck a few times wide right or left last season so maybe thats his plan as understudy to the regulars. That could well be it for our signings this summer apart from a Cm if Hargo is looking doubtful.
It will be great if Michael Owen scores lots of important goals and sees us to our fourth straight Title.
What will all the scousers like FSW and Bruno use as an excuse when we win it without spending any money ?
Ferguson Masterstroke yet again.
Not my cup of tea, but Fergie must have had some good reasons to believe that he will suit utd… time will tell. If he helps us get to title # 19 then it will be a good signing… it will be interesting to see how he will fit in the system.
After the initial shock, I have to admit that I am not that brassed off with this. I have voted ‘if the manager is happy then so am i. I don’t presume to know more than Fergie. If Owen is to be a Red (Devil) then all the best to him and I hope he has a Teddy Sherringham style indian summer to his career. Perhaps playing for United will put the wind back in his sails. I just hope we sign Aguero too (or Wesley Sneijder would be good). I agree with the guy who mentions Adem Ljajic. He appears to be a future star for us and everyone will know who he is in a couple of years
When I hear this news yesterday, I asked myself are we that desperate now’? But now I really hope Owen can regain fitness and his goalscoring touch…
It really frustrated me when we have the money to spend but most of the best players want to play in Spain. I don’t really understand what is their reason, I mean yes, Real has great history too but United has great history, present and future. FUCK THEM!!! Real now has got so many stars, I personally think why don’t we use our relationship with them to get some of their Dutch players for a good price. Sneijder, Huntelaar and van der Vaart can be a better player at United. Why don’t we give a try???
micheal owen will be lucky if he is fit enough for the bench. us united fans want answers how we lose our best player and not willing to pay a premium for the best players to get to replace ronaldo, and instead get a washed up has been who is using united to get in the england side. they try to get players for lower prices instead of just getting them quickly, the united board fcked up with ronaldinho transfer and the only reason we got ronaldo was because no one snapped him up earlier. and it took fergie to sign him in august a week after the comunity shield when we played sporting in a friendly. he was not going to sign rooney in 2004 because he felt he could get him on a free transfer in 2005, fergie could have got carrick for 3 million in 2004 could have got hargreaves on a free in 2005. the reality is uniteds negotians on how they get players is a total joke and not smart enough to get them cheaper. they seal beckham for 25 million instead of getting atleast 45 million for him, let van nistlerooy go on a cheap. and the only good transfer they have done in terms of cash recieved was ronaldo.
Gotta Hate Tiny Tears – “micky i read every comment thats posted but they could be telling me the meaning of life but the second i see man u i just stop reading”
Spot on mate!
We get an experienced forward while we develop young talent in Welbeck/Macheda. It gives us money to focus on other more problematic areas i.e. central midfield. Our team was shaped around Ronaldo and we have to find a new way of playing. I’d rather Fergie spent the money on up and coming young players than over priced star players anyway. The money talked about for Ribery/Benzema/Aguero is obscene and only Madrid/City/Chelsea will pay it…but in the end those clubs end up with an aging squad who wont move on. You can only buy short term success. So if we develop our side under Fergie again for 2-3 seasons so what?
Aren’t Scottish people pretty stingy?
But Real Madrid seem to be still on the lookout for new signings.
“Real Madrid president Florentino Perez feels that “two more signings” will complete his overhaul at the Santiago Bernabeu. Reports continue to suggest Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso is high on Perez’s agenda.” – Skysports.
My guess is Alonso and Ribery.
It’s a win win for us. Nobody is asking you to embrace Owen or sing songs about him. Let him prove his worth on the pitch. Chances are he will only feature in a few games and if he can bang in the goals SAF’s choice will seem a masterstroke. We can’t lose from this deal. Owen isn’t going to disrupt the dressing room (at least based on his history he doesn’t seem a problem player). The worst that will happen is he lands up on the doctors table, but then given how much we are paying him it’s well worth the risk.
I am willing to bet Owen will score more goals then Tevez and might even score a few important ones. (i guess i’m hoping he does the dippers and makes Rafa look like a fool).
If he’s not injured, I guess that he’ll be a good goal poacher. Moreover, he’s free. So, it’s a win-win.
Thanks God we’ve signed a striker who will be happy to get a chance to play for us when we need him rather than some sodding primadonna who spends his time saying he’s better than Rooney and deserves to play week in week out.
THANKS RC7 CAN HELP BUT THINK HOW MUCH THE SCOUSERS ARE HURTING?
You’re overreacting Scott, this poll proves that too. Judging by the current standing, and the fact that you made far more negative options, yet the only positive one has almost as much percentage as the rest combined, proves it.
very wise move by sir alex.
i said it before we need experience in the front line.
even if benzema would have been sweet it is not given he would have adapted but owen just needs to be fit and goals will come.
i dunno if sir alex will buy anyone else though. we shall see.
20/1 he was to join us and racing post last friday was sayin they feared that will happen.
if only i had put tenner on it.
For a 3rd/4th choice striker, ala Sherringham, he’s one of the very few available. He should be able to play enough games, but its surprising due to the fact he’s disliked as a person by the fans already.
I doubt he will ever get much a reception, who expects him to be here long? Not me. So why get too excited, even if he scores a few important goals.
voted for “He’s not who I would personally choose but if the manager is happy, so am I”
As long as he isn’t given the no7 lol.
Could be good could be great. 1 thing for certain he won’t be crap (or expensive)
Im dreaming, this has to be a bad dream.. I WOULD TAKE DJEMBA DJEMBA OVER OWEN
In Fergie we trust… =\