United eager to trigger Owen's £9m escape clause

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"Michael has two choices: he can come out and tells our fans that he is happy here," Shepherd told the Daily Express.

 

"Or I tell him none of the big four are interested. Because that's the case."

 

"This report was a very thinly-disguised attempt to flog Owen from under our feet, sourced very close to the player or those who look after him. The information must have come from there, not from our club."

 

"The loyalty this club has shown him over the last two years, when he had injury problems in his first season and had missed virtually all of this season, deserves something in return."

 

"He has had a really serious injury and no-one, least of all one of the biggest clubs, is likely to take a risk at this stage.

 

"He has to prove to everyone, himself and Newcastle United included, that he is fully recovered and not about to break down again."

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...ted/6641411.stm

 

He's on his way.

 

 

Oh dear, this doesn't sound good. Shepherd is being a genius yet again. That bit in bold, I think we do deserve something back from him, but how have we been loyal to him exactly? It's not like we've had a choice, and I bet in hindsight we'd have never touched him with a barge pole.

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(Newcastle) United eager to trigger Owen's £9m escape clause?