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« on: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 12:19:33 » |
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Retiring at the end of the season.
Shame injuries hampered him as he was superb for England when younger and will always be a legend in my eyes, best English striker for a hell of a long time. Seems a top bloke as well so wish him well in the future
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« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 12:20:54 » |
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Thought he had retired years ago soapy tit wank
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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 12:59:11 » |
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Shame he didint recover from his injuries. even though he lost his pace, if he had stayed fit he would still have been banging em in.
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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 13:04:19 » |
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Fantastic player who got unfair amounts of stick. Model professional to boot.
That goal against the Argies in '98 was beyond belief.
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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 13:10:58 » |
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It's strange the amount of stick he got. It's as though a lot of people somehow blamed him for his injuries.
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Kinky Tom
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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 13:11:11 » |
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real shame, one of our few genuinely world class players.
had the best strike rate (goals to chances) in the premiership during his time at newcastle despite losing his pace.
don't blow it all on the horses
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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 13:15:07 » |
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It's strange the amount of stick he got. It's as though a lot of people somehow blamed him for his injuries.
To be fair from speaking to the Newcastle fans I know it was more to do with the fact that he showed next to no interest in playing for them for the final 2 years he was there. |
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« Reply #7 on: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 13:16:17 » |
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To be fair from speaking to the Newcastle fans I know it was more to do with the fact that he showed next to no interest in playing for them for the final 2 years he was there.
How could he when he was injured? |
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« Reply #8 on: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 13:22:17 » |
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He wasn't injured for all that time, it was really a deal that neither party seemed to want but hey ho thats life.
Tha fact that he went to Man U after blotted his copybook for me anyway.
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« Reply #9 on: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 14:28:51 » |
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Quality player in his day. Shame his career was so short.
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« Reply #10 on: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 14:36:21 » |
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His move to Real madrid was the start of the end of his career. Real shame and a proper precautionary tale to other English/British young guns. (Looking at you Bale)
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« Reply #11 on: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 14:56:01 » |
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His move to Real madrid was the start of the end of his career. Real shame and a proper precautionary tale to other English/British young guns. (Looking at you Bale)
Couldn't disagree more. Think more young English players should spend time playing abroad, would do them a world of good as players and people. Hardly Owen's fault Madrid didn't play him, he always scored when he did. 13 goals and he only started 18 league games. |
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« Reply #12 on: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 14:59:30 » |
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I always thought he was the type of player that relied on his pace, and once that went he was a shadow of the player he was before.
The biggest shame for him was that he lost too much of his productive time to injury.
That said, he is a very wealthy young man with lots to look forward too, and Good Luck to him.
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« Reply #13 on: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 15:12:35 » |
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Couldn't disagree more.
Think more young English players should spend time playing abroad, would do them a world of good as players and people. Hardly Owen's fault Madrid didn't play him, he always scored when he did. 13 goals and he only started 18 league games.
I agree that playing abroad for the right team, at the right time, is a good idea for certain people. But going to a team where you know you're probably going to act as a bench warmer because they offer you a better wage is just such a ridiculous notion in the world of modern football. I'm not saying that's why Owen went, but there's definitely a case of native talent being wasted via transfers to teams that don't play them. It's more my opinion that big-money transfers are not always as great as they seem to be- although that problem does seem to have moved on a little now thankfully. For Owen though, his injuries at Newcastle were the kicker. Being out for 18 months at that point in his career was a shame. |
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« Reply #14 on: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 15:35:30 » |
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I agree that playing abroad for the right team, at the right time, is a good idea for certain people. But going to a team where you know you're probably going to act as a bench warmer because they offer you a better wage is just such a ridiculous notion in the world of modern football. I'm not saying that's why Owen went, but there's definitely a case of native talent being wasted via transfers to teams that don't play them. It's more my opinion that big-money transfers are not always as great as they seem to be- although that problem does seem to have moved on a little now thankfully.
For Owen though, his injuries at Newcastle were the kicker. Being out for 18 months at that point in his career was a shame.
I kind of see what you're saying, but I think there's as much - if not more - of a danger of "native talent being wasted via transfers to teams that don't play them" in the Premier League itself without worrying about the odd player spending a few years in Spain. Did it really help Scott Parker, Shaun Wright Phillips, Scott Sinclair or Adam Johnson to go to Chelsea/Man City? |
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