It was announced several weeks ago that Michael Owen was planning to feature in Jamie Carragher’s testimonial at Anfield and the press have picked up on it today. The match is set to be played at the beginning of September against Carragher’s boyhood team, Everton, who he supported whilst on the books at Liverpool.
Owen was booed by his former fans when he returned to Anfield with Newcastle, so it came as no surprise that was turned up a notch when he went back as a United player.
So ol’ Mickey will be donning the scouser’s shirt once more, much to their disgust no doubt.
Tony from Anfield Red had a chat with us about Owen’s imminent return.
“Owen won’t get booed this time around,” said Tony. “It’s about Carragher and his testimonial, anyone who aims anything at Owen will get told to shut the fuck up. It will be strange, he left 6 years ago, had a decent season at Real Madrid, then went to Newcastle where he had a torrid time, but he’s lost the respect of so many Liverpool fans simply because he went to United. There’s no doubting his input to our successes in the early 2000′s, but to sign for your biggest rivals is a no no. It’s the same with Tevez going to City – he won stuff at United then rubs it in your face, although its worse with Owen, he knew all about the rivalry etc before he did it. You’d never see Giggs, Scholes or Neville sign for Liverpool.”
Owen will know he’s got the possibility of facing a lot of stick but is showing up for Carragher regardless. Does this make any difference to feelings for Owen?
“No, Owen can do one now; you don’t sign for your biggest rivals.”
They’re not overly impressed over at Red and White Kop either.
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I can understand the sentiments, but you can’t blame a player for wanting to better themselves.
Benetez had a chance to sign him.
Tevez went for money, he rejected us and went for money. Owen came to save his career. You have to understand his decision.
yeah he does not come to ManU for money he come here bcoz he want to save his career well if liverpool hate him so much when he join ManU why didnt they take him up 1st? wheres liverpool when poor mikey need a club to sign on???
Owen ruined his own career by leaving Liverpool. He was a legend at Anfield like Gerrard or Carra but his ego cost him dearly.
Real Madrid fans hardly remember he played for them, Man Utd fans will never see Owen as one of theirs because he’s a shadow of the player he was at Liverpool. Newcastle fans see him as a mercenary and Liverpool fans don’t want to know about him anymore.
Poor Mickey Owen, when he’s finished his career he has no club where he will be considered a legend.
@ Alan says
Dont agree United fans wont remember Owen…we will never forget the 4-3 Manchester Derby…
Don’t see how the Owen situation is worse than Tevez’s. They are completely different.
Fair does to him for turning up for a mate knowing you’re going to get stick.
Nor should he be considered a legend anywhere. He’s been vastly overrated his entire career, pace and decent finishing was all the talent he ever had, no footballing brain or passing ability and the first touch of a rapist. Now that his pace and finishing have gone, he is useless.
good point, Alan..
I agree with Costas, completely different scenario than the Tevez situation, which we all know about so wont ramble on about it! As a United fan I don’t think any less of Owen for turning out in a friends testimonial and I really don’t see what the big deal is.
@Alan
If you think he was so useless since leaving Liverpool, then why do you even care that he’s signed for us, you should be thankful.
@Debred
Yep, I don’t think many of us will forget Owen after that goal!!
just wondering, will he be wearing a liverpool shirt for this?
Half time: Trabzonspor 1:0 Liverpool.
If this remains, it’s penalties.
Great Banner: “YOU’RE ALONE HERE!”
Cuntez jumped ship directly, whereas Owen came to United at a time in his career when his liverpool memories had all but faded from most peoples minds, it’s not tthe same. Owen got stick from the kop when he played for the toon, whatever leftover feelings he might’ve had must have got snuffed then and there. First you abuse a player who did so well for you and then expect him to honour that past link? A link you blatantly disregard? Fair play to the scousers
their biggest rivals are wigan at the moment!
who are trabsonspor?
was he in lord of th rings?
Alan let me enlighten you of the truth. Michael Owen has been accused of disloyalty to Liverpool and their fans. However this is the same Michael Owen who carried on playing when his wife was in hospital after being badly injured in an accident. Yes the then Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier offered him compassionate leave but Owen turned it down as he felt he owed the club. The Liverpool fans response to this was to scream at Owen to F*** O** back to Wales you Effing Taff. Bearing this in mind who are the real disloyal ones here? Also remember back to 2001 the night after the FA Cup final against Arsenal. I listened to a radio phone in and Liverpool fans rung in in their droves condemning Owen and claiming he only scored those two goals that won the FA Cup to make their God Robbie(Fowler ) look bad. One other thing who was it snubbed Owen the day he was awarded the Ballon D’or? Yes it was Liverppol’s so called fans. The fact is Owen owed the fans nothing where as they owed him their support and respect something that sadly he never received.
alan says:
- Owen shouldnt have left Liverpool, because now he wont be a legend anywhere..
noone can anyone argue about that.. he has a good point..
but now Owen has the chance to win something.. then there is a dilemma.. Legend status at a mediocre club or some silverware at the best club?
I’d prefer Owen to not sign for United, being an ex Liverpoo player in all, but he’d a choice between United and Hull, no brainer really. The reason the Tevez situation was different, was because he wasn’t contracted to United, he was only ever on loan.
Still cant beleive Sir Alex signed Owen up, but heyho, his winner against Shitty nearly made me change me mind …..but still have this nagging doubt about an ex-dipper playing in our shirt…..
once a dipper always a dipper…..
I think Michael Owen’s situation is more similar to that of Andy Cole signing for Man City. We never loathed him for it. Although to be fair, Cole wasn’t at United from his teenage years like Owen was at Liverpool.
what is a trabzonspor?
Owen supported Everton as a kid, so I don’t really think he had felt much of a connection with the dippers. He still is a quality player and we got him dirt cheap, so I don’t think signing him was a mistake. Giving him the no. 7 jersey irked me no end, though.
i dont see any big deal in him playing for liverpool in a testimonial match..i mean he did play for liverpool for 8 years or so..and i’ll always remember him for that goal against city..what a moment that was..
Gill told SSN that there will be no late deals.
What do United fans think of what Liverpool fans think??
TriniRed – That’s some cryptic shit.
I genuinely have no problem with Tevez’s choice of club. Citeh offered him a shedload of money, fair enough, he’s a money-grabbing mercenary but I wouldn’t hate him for that.
However, he went too far when he started spouting lies about Fergie and the club in the press, especially how he was not getting any games and how the boss wasn’t even talking to him, the poor sod.
As for Owen and Carragher’s testimonial… I’m not bothered, really. Hopefully he’ll leave United at the end of the season anyway.
I freekin love this comment
“I actually think, that he thinks, he can still get his old job back.”
Sorry Fella but he plays for manchester united now – he sat at home looking at who he was playing in the champions league group stages today
not playing for a team and coming from behind to beat Trabzonspor to book a place in the group stages of the Europa League .
while united fans were thinking Valencia are a bit tough but we should finish top of the group
liverpool fans where wondering if the can come back from been 1 nil down to Trabz-fuckin-onspor
I think Owen is happy where he is
Fuck Tevez
yeah FUCK tevez the greedy little prick left for the money then started spewing shit out of his mouth and slagging sir alex the lying poisonous little bastard
@Wayne
he was very disrespectful towards sir alex and talked shit months before he laft united ad turned fans on sir alex without fans even known it
Owen is better of in Liverpool. I hope he leaves at end of the year and join Liverpool again. Then he can play in the Europa Cup, score some ‘great’ goals in Transblazer, Transporter or whatever. Then he becomes a legend and for years he will never walk alone. In United, he will play against teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona … or rather get free tickets to watch these games live from the seats behind the bench. Then he is lost. Think about it …. he will be competing with Torres for the number 1 spot in Liverpool. (Don’t think he is better than torres though). Ngog, Pachecho, etc in Liverpool. Owen will rock! In Man Utd, he has been licking Berbatov, Rooney and now Hernandez backside. Will be that way folks and he will leave with the league title which he never contribute too. Scoring one killer goal against Man City makes no big deal .. though at the stadium, and for months after that, it was a real good feeling. so Owen … go to Liverpool and be a legend.
@ghtt yeah i know mate but it became 3 times as bad once he left became a complete mouthpiece i’ll be honest i liked him till he started showing his true colours whats with the fucking argos bunch of shit
disturbers
@rowenar – are you a City fan? Because you sound bitter as fuck.
Sorry to scupper anyones party here, especially being a United fan, but I recall we gave Incey plenty of stick when he went to Looneypool. It looks like a pretty similar situation to me, late in his career, best option available. Pot and kettle spring to mind.
“Wigan are their biggest rivals now” Love it! Great comment @victoryordie
For me it’s all about how they leave and what class they show afterwards. Think Tevez = classless (has ago at Ferie, Nev etc.) Ronaldo = Class ( Fergie is my mentor, United made me, Will never play for any other EPL club etc.)
I think everybody is overlooking the more serious question here. Why does Carragher get a testimonial in the middle of the season when hes still playing?
@ Irish Red
You know i thought the same thing, but didnt bother as i couldn’t give a rats ass what carragher is up to anyways, but it does indeed beg the question.
Still not sure what I think about Owen.
Objectively, he’s our 4th best striker.
Subjectively, he scored against City in extra time right in front of my seats during my very visit to Old Trafford. I feel like I will eternally owe him for that. I’m from the US, so a visit to Manchester is tough financially. And that match is burned into my memory forever. Thanks, Owen.
Having said that, I’m not sure I understand his need to put a Liverpool shirt on, for any reason. We pay his wages. And Fuck Carragher.
The Boss gave the permission. So no problem for Owen to play for his pal’s testimonial. And I don’t recall him saying bad stuff against us when he was at liverpool or bad mouthing them when he is with us. Owen is a professional footballer. And being a boyhood Everton fan, I expect he makes decisions on his career based purely on what he feels right for himself. He’s not even moaning about sitting on the bench too much. I don’t see a point in slagging an ex-player especially when he has served the club well. Unless that ex-player starts bitching about the club and manager, thinks of himself bigger than the club, even though he was only with the club on loan. That kind of player deserves all the “accolades” he will get.
hi pple sorry for buzzin just a young united supporter (albeit since 04)
just wondering why we didnt hate the great dane, dennises irwin and law, andy cole and all our other ex playas who played for city and wht re this scousers harping about?
i dont care, as long as he does not get injured in the match….
@Rogy
Personally, I didn’t have a problem with Ince going to Liverpool. The reason I despised him was because he acted like a dick everytime he scored or his team won against us.
I have no problem with Owen doing this – it happens that his former teammate and best mate plays for liverpool and it his testimonal – My best man doesnt even watch football- how fucked up is that- we went for a pint during the munich game last season and he asked “does paul mcgrath still play” you cant pick your mates life i guess – but Owen is doing it for his mate- bit of a stand up thing to do because if he puts himself first he must know that some United fans will frown – that most liverpool fans will boo but that its what his mate wants so thats the main thing in his mind so hell weather the storm and put up with the shite.
And People wanna draw parallels between this Man and tiny tevez – I know what one id want as a mate
@ Costas
Spot on my friend, I had no issues when Ince joined Liverpool, but he always went over board when his team scored against us, I remember a 2 – 2 draw I think it was at Anfield and watching Ince celebrate you would think he won the world cup…. prick
CedarsDevil
that goal could of cost us the league in uniteds quest for the treble in 99
when denis law scored against united for city they had to sub him off cause he was so depressed at what he had done
@ GHHT
Too right, I was old enough to remember ‘that’ back heel by Law and he hardly moved after scoring. Anyway, putting Law and Ince in the same argument in an unforgivable sin…..
@CedarsDevil
I think that should be a message to Liverpool fans everytime they feel that Owen betrayed them. At least he has been respectful of his former club, which is more than I can say about Ince.
@ Costas
Agreed again and if Owen does nothing else at United besides his goal vs shitty than I will always be happy we had him
I’m fine with it as long as he doesn’t kiss the Liverpool crest if he scores. I still think he was a pretty decent buy, free transfer and played till Feb and was mostly used as a substitute and scored 9 goals with some vital goals against Shitty, league cup final goal and an hattrick against the then German champions in Germany. He’s also said a lot of nice things about Fergie and United since he joined. I have no idea why many people regard him as a flop.
Who cares what murderer fans think! I personally
booed own all last year but more because I don’t think
he is united class and would prefer welbeck&kiko,little pee
to get a chance! Hope he gets injured again which is pretty
much a cert!
@Evratheking
Mate, you just made Sir Matt turn in his grave with that one. Grow a pair.
Tbh,
as a united fan… im glad he played in carras testimonial today! he was and still is a LIVERPOOL LEGEND regardless of where hes played elsewhere. When he played for liverpool you could tell his heart and soul was in the game and the club. He did drop a huge bollock leaving.. but thats something he will possibly always regret!
However im glad hes at united now because to have someone like michael owen playing in your side… with his history etc… you cant knock it… perhaps owen just thaught… my careers coming to a hault.. i need to go somewhere where im going to win something… and at the time he joined… only united were really winning anything! so you cant blame him.
Because tbh even tho he tries at united… he dosent play with pride and passion like he did at liverpool… regardless of age.. i think liverpool will always have a special place in his heart!