OWEN has three games to join Man Utd
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MICHAEL OWEN has three games to clinch an £11million move to Manchester United. The Newcastle striker must prove his fitness with England this summer. United boss Alex Ferguson will monitor Owen when he plays for England B against Andorra next Friday.
The little hitman will be in the squad for the friendly with Brazil at Wembley on June 1. Then comes the big one — the Euro 2008 qualifier in Estonia on June 6. Despite reports to the contrary, Owen’s get-out clause from Newcastle is £11m.
Owen, 27, has had horrendous injury problems since signing for Newcastle for £16m from Real Madrid in August 2005. The former Liverpool striker broke a metatarsal on New Year’s Eve — and made only one more appearance for the Toon that season, at Birmingham in April. He still went to the World Cup but damaged knee ligaments and was sidelined again until last month.
OwenÂ’s Toon tally is 14 games, with seven goals. Newcastle are furious their star man is prepared to exercise his escape clause after such a poor return. New boss Sam Allardyce has also made it clear he wants talks with Owen as soon as possible in a bid to keep him. -
wow.
no no wait, who is the next striker to be out of man utd
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Saha?Originally posted by hiphop2009:wow.
no no wait, who is the next striker to be out of man utd ?
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With all respect, Zocoss, pls quote your source of information everytime you post such news. A lot of us are not interested in tribal football's news, if that's where it's from.
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Sorry i don't go to tribalfootball.Originally posted by Rock^Star:With all respect, Zocoss, pls quote your source of information everytime you post such news. A lot of us are not interested in tribal football's news, if that's where it's from. -
Would you mind quoting the source? I would like to take a browse there........Originally posted by zocoss:Sorry i don't go to tribalfootball. -
So why has Michael Owen acquired a horse called Shepherds Warning?
All of it, including the timing we are assured, was purely coincidental, but last Friday night at Thirsk racecourse the 6.15 Turf TV Claiming Stakes was won by a horse called Shepherds Warning. Coming at the end of week when Newcastle United's chairman Freddy Shepherd had warned Michael Owen publicly about his "loyalty" to the club, Newcastle followers may have felt that was coincidence enough. Shepherds Warning, however, was bought for £8,000 after the race and now stands in the stables in Cheshire belonging to - Michael Owen.
"It was not intentional," said Tony Calvin yesterday, "but once it dawned on me it did raise a chuckle."
Calvin, along with Andrew Black, one of the founders of the Betfair internet gambling business, bought Shepherds Warning in the 15-minute window allowed after Claiming races, but said that it was only after he had spoken to Nicky Vaughan, the trainer based at Owen's yard near Chester, that the coincidence struck him. Owen, whose passion for racing has raised eyebrows at St James' Park, was not involved in the purchase of Shepherds Warning, said Calvin, but "he must be aware now".
The man who sold the horse, Tim Whiting of the Marco Polo restaurant in Newcastle, a season-ticket holder at St James', was slightly sceptical of that explanation. "It's the yard that claims a horse," he said, "and I did find it slightly surprising. Michael Owen operates at a completely different level price-wise on horses." Whiting owned the horse for only a month, having claimed her after a race at Beverley.
"It's pure coincidence," Calvin insisted. "I went with Michael to a Pride of Racing charity function last year and we discussed the training operation he was setting up and I then went up to see it in November.
"Andrew Black, the Betfair co-founder, has a string of horses and is acquiring more. He then places them with different trainers. We looked at Shepherds Warning - the name didn't occur to me then - and thought basically there was some improvement in it. It's a two year-old that has run four races so far, been quite busy.
"I had spoken to Nicky Vaughan at Chester races on Thursday and told him we might be buying a horse and asked him would he be willing to train it. He said yes. So we took it from there.
"I texted Michael on Sunday to say what had happened and he replied 'Fantastic news' or something like that. But Michael Owen has no direct involvement in the horse. He's just the landlord, you could say. Bearing in mind that Freddy Shepherd said Owen 'owes' Newcastle last week it is intriguing, but we didn't go looking for it. It would be quite an expensive way of making a point."
Given that £8,000 equates to half a day's pay for Owen, he is one of the few who could afford the joke. The 27-year-old owns nine racehorses and his Manor Farm development has over 160 acres. He has still not responded publicly to Shepherd's warning over loyalty. As for Shepherds Warning, she will have a rest now but may be seen next month. "We'll be keeping the name," Calvin said. -
quote the source please.
otherwise later kena plagarism -
Its not that i don't want to provide the source but sometimes i can't remember where i saw it as i go around to a few different places... I needed time to trace back where i came across it... But definitely not tribal football cos i don't even go to that site.Originally posted by Rock^Star:Would you mind quoting the source? I would like to take a browse there........
If it was some other guy out for trouble i wouldn't even bother to find it again... But since you have no ill-intent the trouble was worth it... Here you are...
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Originally posted by hiphop2009:quote the source please.
otherwise later kena plagarism
Aiya i never bother about such things one lah... But for sure it was printed or published on somewhere one... I am not so creative... -
i thought he was dead. suddenly man u wants him.
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already got saha as a regular on the injury table, there's no need for owen to challenge that
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Bro, I respect you for finding info for everyone to see....takes effort yeh.Originally posted by zocoss:Its not that i don't want to provide the source but sometimes i can't remember where i saw it as i go around to a few different places... I needed time to trace back where i came across it... But definitely not tribal football cos i don't even go to that site.
If it was some other guy out for trouble i wouldn't even bother to find it again... But since you have no ill-intent the trouble was worth it... Here you are...
Three games to join Man Utd
Cos you see, last time you posted that Man U was going to swoop for Deco and I was so happy. I waited and waited but no news. So I just thought it might be helpful if you can quote the source too......
Thanks for knowing I have no ill intent -
Haha... No pro man... all in a days work...Originally posted by Rock^Star:Bro, I respect you for finding info for everyone to see....takes effort yeh.
Cos you see, last time you posted that Man U was going to swoop for Deco and I was so happy. I waited and waited but no news. So I just thought it might be helpful if you can quote the source too......
Thanks for knowing I have no ill intent -
owen like abit suay at epl..keep injured...i think too much phyiscal contact..look at him when he at madrid...not much bah...play onli 14 games in 2 season...
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No wonder United's jersey number 10 is left vacent.
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yeah,maybe he is too lightweight but look at ronaldo when he first came to united. and look at him now.Originally posted by lalaTearz:owen like abit suay at epl..keep injured...i think too much phyiscal contact..look at him when he at madrid...not much bah...play onli 14 games in 2 season... -
Why Man U wants him?
He still as good? -
no ex liverpool player should join man utd
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manu n liverpool gt rivlary meh???
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Originally posted by lalaTearz:manu n liverpool gt rivlary meh???
Are you joing?
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its not gonna happen!
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no way.....
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I don't think this piece of news is credible. The only Owen Man Utd is looking at, and is absolutely interested in is Owen Hargreaves, who is also most probably going to join Man Utd in the very near future.
In any case, it's not Michael Owen.
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Both Saha and Owen are injury-prone. Alan Smith and Rooney is good. But rooney's sort of floor ball king