Barney 0 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 City cool on Owen swoop Dec 13 2007 by Alan Oliver, Evening Chronicle MANCHESTER City have pulled the plug on a January move for Newcastle United striker Michael Owen. And this has stopped Sam Allardyce from having to search for a replacement for his £17m striker. Big Sam has not been letting the grass grow under his feet, and he has admitted to the Chronicle this week that he has been in touch with City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson to find out what his intentions were regarding Owen. And the word from the North West is that City owner Thaksin Shinawatra has put the block on any move for Owen because of the England international’s recent injury problems. The striker – who is 28 tomorrow – has only started 21 games for United since Graeme Souness and Freddy Shepherd paid £17m to bring him to St James’s Park for £17m on the eve of the 2005 season. And last night Souness made a thinly-disguised attack on Owen as he praised Wayne Rooney’s attitude on Sky Television before Manchester United’s Champions League game with Roma. The whole situation at St James’s Park is complicated, not only as far as the strikers are concerned but also with the rest of the team, by the impending African Cup of Nations when Oba Martins, Geremi, Habib Beye and Abdoulaye Faye will all be missing. That’s why Allardyce has contacted Eriksson, knowing how much the former England manager rates the player who did so well for him in the white shirt of his country. It’s easy to see why a move to the North West would appeal to Owen now that he has opened his own racing stable near his native Chester. And, in 12 months’ time, Owen will be free to talk to other clubs, with his contract at St James’s Park due to expire in the summer of 2009. Allardyce has some important decisions to make over the next couple of weeks. He knows that both Middlesbrough and Norwich City want Shola Ameobi, who has only started one game in the Premier League for him. Martins could miss six games, while Australia want to welcome Mark Viduka back into their fold at a time when the last thing the 32-year-old striker needs is a lot of travelling. The bright spots for Allardyce as far as his strikers are concerned are the form of Martins and the return of Owen in time for the busy holiday period. And while it is over two years since Alan Smith last weighed in with a goal in the Premier League, the 27-year-old England international has done well up front in the past couple of games. That first bit in bold, anyone know what dickhead said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Thinks Rooney is a 'Proper player'. Probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3240 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 City cool on Owen swoop Dec 13 2007 by Alan Oliver, Evening Chronicle MANCHESTER City have pulled the plug on a January move for Newcastle United striker Michael Owen. And this has stopped Sam Allardyce from having to search for a replacement for his £17m striker. Big Sam has not been letting the grass grow under his feet, and he has admitted to the Chronicle this week that he has been in touch with City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson to find out what his intentions were regarding Owen. And the word from the North West is that City owner Thaksin Shinawatra has put the block on any move for Owen because of the England international’s recent injury problems. The striker – who is 28 tomorrow – has only started 21 games for United since Graeme Souness and Freddy Shepherd paid £17m to bring him to St James’s Park for £17m on the eve of the 2005 season. And last night Souness made a thinly-disguised attack on Owen as he praised Wayne Rooney’s attitude on Sky Television before Manchester United’s Champions League game with Roma. The whole situation at St James’s Park is complicated, not only as far as the strikers are concerned but also with the rest of the team, by the impending African Cup of Nations when Oba Martins, Geremi, Habib Beye and Abdoulaye Faye will all be missing. That’s why Allardyce has contacted Eriksson, knowing how much the former England manager rates the player who did so well for him in the white shirt of his country. It’s easy to see why a move to the North West would appeal to Owen now that he has opened his own racing stable near his native Chester. And, in 12 months’ time, Owen will be free to talk to other clubs, with his contract at St James’s Park due to expire in the summer of 2009. Allardyce has some important decisions to make over the next couple of weeks. He knows that both Middlesbrough and Norwich City want Shola Ameobi, who has only started one game in the Premier League for him. Martins could miss six games, while Australia want to welcome Mark Viduka back into their fold at a time when the last thing the 32-year-old striker needs is a lot of travelling. The bright spots for Allardyce as far as his strikers are concerned are the form of Martins and the return of Owen in time for the busy holiday period. And while it is over two years since Alan Smith last weighed in with a goal in the Premier League, the 27-year-old England international has done well up front in the past couple of games. That first bit in bold, anyone know what dickhead said? That bit is outstanding English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontoasey 0 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I reckon Souness has a very intense dislike for anything to do with our club and always will and will stir the shite anyway he can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 Souness' signings. Not a looker among 'em. Ronny Johnsen Free Celestine Babayaro £1m Jean Alain Boumsong £8m Amdy Faye £2m Scott Parker £6.5m Emre Belozoglu TBC Tim Krul TBC Craig Moore Free Lee Clark Free Albert Luque £9.5m Michael Owen £17m Nolberto Solano £1.5m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassplayerjj 0 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Souness' signings. Not a looker among 'em. Ronny Johnsen Free Celestine Babayaro £1m Jean Alain Boumsong £8m Amdy Faye £2m Scott Parker £6.5m Emre Belozoglu TBC Tim Krul TBC Craig Moore Free Lee Clark Free Albert Luque £9.5m Michael Owen £17m Nolberto Solano £1.5m Krul and Solano tbf, and Emre in glimpses and if played in the right system, but heck, that is some list alright =) would be just as bad if we'd paid half the money for each of those players! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal 0 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Souness' signings. Not a looker among 'em. Ronny Johnsen Free Celestine Babayaro £1m Jean Alain Boumsong £8m Amdy Faye £2m Scott Parker £6.5m Emre Belozoglu TBC Tim Krul TBC Craig Moore Free Lee Clark Free Albert Luque £9.5m Michael Owen £17m Nolberto Solano £1.5m Parker, Emre, Owen and Solano all canny signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@yourservice 67 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Souness' signings. Not a looker among 'em. Ronny Johnsen Free Celestine Babayaro £1m Jean Alain Boumsong £8m Amdy Faye £2m Scott Parker £6.5m Emre Belozoglu TBC Tim Krul TBC Craig Moore Free Lee Clark Free Albert Luque £9.5m Michael Owen £17m Nolberto Solano £1.5m Parker, Emre, Owen and Solano all canny signings. classic,absolute classic mate,well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal 0 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Was Parker a flop? I know I'd rather have him in midfield ahead of Smith / Barton / Geremi at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinofbeans 87 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 (edited) fucking hell. all of those signings were overpriced shit. except nobby. glad we made our money back on parker. he was "very hard working" but not much else. couldn't pass the ball well enough! Edited December 13, 2007 by canofbeans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Solano was a no brainer. Fan favourite and player of the year in his season at Villa. It's like giving Souness credit for playing Shearer up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RlCO 0 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I would go so far as to say Souness probably didn't want him, but fat boy couldn't resist the PR coup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Solano was a no brainer. Fan favourite and player of the year in his season at Villa. It's like giving Souness credit for playing Shearer up front. That was Souness' problem tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Solano was a no brainer. Fan favourite and player of the year in his season at Villa. It's like giving Souness credit for playing Shearer up front. That was Souness' problem tbf. Because he was past it? OK, for playing Given in goal then, smartarse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 707 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Souness' signings. Not a looker among 'em. Ronny Johnsen Free Celestine Babayaro £1m Jean Alain Boumsong £8m Amdy Faye £2m Scott Parker £6.5m Emre Belozoglu TBC Tim Krul TBC Craig Moore Free Lee Clark Free Albert Luque £9.5m Michael Owen £17m Nolberto Solano £1.5m Emre/Solano/Krul all ok, Owen seemed a decent deal at the time, Parker passable but never worth 6.5 mil and never good enough. Although as some have said I'd have him over Alan Smith in the midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offshore Toon 0 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Parker wasn't a bad signing because he was great in the first season and we sold him for just as much as we bought him for. He gave his all, but in the end, it simply wasn't to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6042 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Parker is a bit like barton, but better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Souness' signings. Not a looker among 'em. Ronny Johnsen Free Celestine Babayaro £1m Jean Alain Boumsong £8m Amdy Faye £2m Scott Parker £6.5m Emre Belozoglu TBC Tim Krul TBC Craig Moore Free Lee Clark Free Albert Luque £9.5m Michael Owen £17m Nolberto Solano £1.5m "cosmetic signings, to paper over the cracks" he called it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Parker is a bit like barton, but better. Other way round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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