Football Focus

[Alan Medic]

Michael Owen seemed confident this morning on twitter that he would be signing for someone today. Wonder who?

[Mick Mac]

Let's do that. I liked makepeace.

[Mick Mac]

Liverpool have tough euro draw with Udinese and Huddinks Russian team.

[Parkdrive]

Charlie Adam, the guy that high on crippled Bale, should feel right at home with the Stoke rabble and their odious manager. Doubtless when he next clatters or injures someone Pullis will say "he's not that sort of player, just an honest pro" for honest player read average agricultural clod.

[Otta]

Whilst I agree that the tackles on Bale were both really really bad, I think Adam is a pretty good player. He will fit in at Stoke though.

Lady Harriet Makepeace, a big time childhood crush for me.

[Parkdrive]

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> Whilst I agree that the tackles on Bale were both

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Yep right at home with the anti football crowd.

[Otta]

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> Michael Owen seemed confident this morning on

> twitter that he would be signing for someone

> today. Wonder who?

I've been surprised no team has snapped him up on some sort of pay as you play deal.

He's obviously a sicknote who will spend a lot of the season on the injury list, but equally, he is proven quality, and surely could do a job for an Everton or a Villa...

[Mick Mac]

He's probably over pricing himself, even on a pay as you play basis. Man United got very little from him. He should drop down a division.

He's a player I genuinely feel sorry for. Goal against Argentina and a double in the cup final were probably career highlights in a career that promised so much more.

[El Pibe]

"Michael Owen seemed confident this morning on twitter that he would be signing for someone today. Wonder who?"

Dulwich Hamlet?

[????]

I can't remember him not scoring at The Boleyn ; (

[????]

He never recovered that blistering short distant pace after his early injury and was left with 'just' fantastic finishing abilities

[Otta]

Agree, remember watching a very dull Monday night match against Leeds, where he pulled up with his first hamstring injury, and he was only 18 or 19.

[SCSB79]

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Unless I am reading it wrong, that says ?15m spent on players in 2011/12??

@MicMac - thanks, we can only beat what's in front of us. Unless it is Peterhead or Berwick Rangers.

[Parkdrive]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> "Michael Owen seemed confident this morning on

> twitter that he would be signing for someone

> today. Wonder who?"

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> Dulwich Hamlet?

Owen suffers from an extraordinarily large ego. The only reason he wants a Prem team is so he can warm the bench and rake in the cash, while denying a younger player a chance to develop and progress.

[Mick Mac]

Michael Owens future lies on the gallops.

I was a Newmarket once about 10 years ago at a quiet meeting and he came down to the rails behind us to watch a race. My wife was quite excited and asked politely if she could take his photo, he said no.

[woodrot]

michael owen can fuck off

[????]

Mick haven't you got previous on taking celebs photos? I reckon you're a bit of a stalker.

[Jah Lush]

Don't you just love transfer deadline day? Plenty of business being done. Sad to see Rafa go back to Hamburg but as good as he was he did lack pace. My favourite memory of him was scoring against Le Arse and blowing kisses to their fans followed by nutmegging Jack Wiltshire not once but twice. Good to see Berbatov get a move to Fulham. If he gets plenty of time on the pitch he'll score goals. As for Michael Owen, I think he's just happy to warm his well paid arse on a bench these days. Sad because I'm sure if he's fit he could do a good job for someone.

[Parkdrive]

Fulham have got a decent player in Berbatov, as for Maicon, 31 years old to City, are you sure? Not just over the hill but can be turned inside out by a decent player, just ask Bale.

[Mick Mac]

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> Mick haven't you got previous on taking celebs

> photos? I reckon you're a bit of a stalker.

In my case I got abuse for not asking first before taking the photo. As my wife proved with Michael Owen, if you do ask they say no. Best to take the photo and if they get antsy, just run away.

Michael Owen would not catch anyone these days.

[Alan Medic]

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That's 'market value' which doesn't make any sense at all. Net transfer amounted to about ?2M.

[red devil]

Isn't Michael Owen a free agent and therefore can sign for a club at anytime?..

[Mick Mac]

Celtic look like getting maybe 3 new players today. No Del Piero though, he preferred Bondi Beach to the bonnie Clyde.

[Mick Mac]

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> Isn't Michael Owen a free agent and therefore can

> sign for a club at anytime?..

It takes two to sign a contract RD. That's his current problem in a nutshell.

['bout now]

i'd have Owen at West Ham in a heartbeat, I wouldnt pay him though. his heart has been with racing for years and good luck to him, however I cant help thinking he owes football something, Newcastle in particular.

ETA basic bloody english