Sorry to bring this up.....

[honourablegeorge]

According to The Times, Michael Owen is available for £6M next summer.

 

 

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/foo...icle2658647.ece

[Guest ziggystardust]

and?

[honourablegeorge]

It's a price where he starts to become very much worth the risk.

[Stevie H]

that'll be nice for him.

 

he can move to man city.

[Cobs]

he'll be £3m the summer after - that's when we should pounce

[_00_deathscar]

he'll be £3m the summer after - that's when we should pounce

 

Free in the Jan in that summer - that's when we should REALLY pounce.

 

Actually, we should've pounced when he was worth 17m - just to up our net spend.

[CarraLegend]

It's a price where he starts to become very much worth the risk.

 

You can't really say whether it is or isn't now though, if he gets somewhere near to a proper run of games from now till May then maybe, if he's getting injured every other week then it's simply not worth it.

[The_Adder]

If you wouldn't take a risk on Michael Owen at 6 million quid then you must be a least a slight bit insane.

 

Others in the '£6m bracket or above': Keiran Dyer, Titus Bramle, Kleberson, Jermaine Jenas, Emile Heskey...

 

For a man who once worth "£25m" I bite their f***ing hand off.

[ManxRed]

If Owen's beaten Charlton's England scoring record by then, he might be more interested in commitment to the club he's being paid by and might just be worth a punt.

 

:extremelycynical:

[Andy Mac]

He's injury prone= Not a good investment

[Kahnee]

He's injury prone= Not a good investment

 

No he's not

 

He just gets injured a lot

[Mike]

No he's not

 

He just gets injured a lot

hehe

still makes me laugh that. raised the bar of pedantry that one.

 

fwiw, if owen is prepared to be rotated he'd be a fantastic signing.

[surf]

He was worth it at 9 million.

People might say he won't get many games due to injuries, but i reckon he'd play at least as much as Crouch and i believe Owen would score more.

[Hassony]

He was worth it at 9 million.

People might say he won't get many games due to injuries, but i reckon he'd play at least as much as Crouch and i believe Owen would score more.

he is also miles better in the air

[Kahnee]

he is also miles better in the air

 

Air miles?

[Billy Dane]

He was worth it at 9 million.

People might say he won't get many games due to injuries, but i reckon he'd play at least as much as Crouch and i believe Owen would score more.

 

With a suitable run of games, he would score more than Crouch, Kuyt and Voronin (but "probably" not more than their combined total)

[carrafan]

Yes, but isnt that a completely hypothetical situation..him getting a suitable run of games. His injury record makes him a very risky even buy at 6 mil.

 

If he doesnt play much, we'll just be 6 mil plus wages short but not a player who could play. Its not only a question of 6 million pounds but also 80-100 grand a week.

Edited October 15, 2007 by carrafan

[Rimbeux]

Baggage

[growler]

frankly at 6mil we should buy him. it will increase shirt sales and sponsorship. if we get 25- 30 games a season out of him that would be fine.

[CaptainXabi]

Yes, but isnt that a completely hypothetical situation..him getting a suitable run of games. His injury record makes him a very risky even buy at 6 mil.

 

If he doesnt play much, we'll just be 6 mil plus wages short but not a player who could play. Its not only a question of 6 million pounds but also 80-100 grand a week.

No way he should be offered 80-100 grand per week. Put down 60 grand on the table and see if he really wants the move. Given the fact he'll only play 60% of matches anyway, I think it's more than a fair deal.

[libero]

frankly at 6mil we should buy him. it will increase shirt sales and sponsorship. if we get 25- 30 games a season out of him that would be fine.

Maybe so but then the papers would have a go at rafa for his rotation system and how it was harming Engurlands chances him not playing all the time???

 

He is a player from our past , leave it like that.

[John am Rhein]

Maybe so but then the papers would have a go at rafa for his rotation system and how it was harming Engurlands chances him not playing all the time???

 

Yes. So we ignore the papers.

[John am Rhein]

Actually the Rafatation may be the perfect way to get Owen fit for England - not that those tw*ts would see that.

[Rimbeux]

Yes. So we ignore the papers.

 

 

And the player(s) briefing the inside line off the record like?

[John am Rhein]

And the player(s) briefing the inside line off the record like?

 

Sorry?