Owen

[bluebloodinmyveins]

Good player and the deal would be worth it. I wouldn't want us to sign him However. Because, do we really need another injury prone striker? We have Vaughan and Saha who cant stay fit,. Then we have Yakubu coming back from a serious injury, as is Anichebe. Both of them could have set backs along the way, which would AGAIN leave us with no strikers.

 

[AndreiK]

I thought Saha was a risk worth taking, we didnt have a player like him in the squad,

James Vaughan? Both make Humpty Dumpty look like a solid Egg

 

[BadWool76]

Fcuk Owen ...the little niggling tickturd

 

[Neiler]

Quality player.

Absolute no brainer for me. Moyes will move for him in my opinion he has in the past.

 

[Nebbiolo]

Quality nuff said!

18mill on Jo or Owen on a free, no brainer!

Well, if we had to do one deal (someone had a gun to our heads) it is a no-brainer. But we ain't signing Jo at £18m, and we're not paying that greedy, snide Owen £50k a week and 7 figure signing-on fee.

Jo at £7m and a reasonable wage (£25k max) might be worth it, assuming we have the money. At 22, he could be brought on, and I think his value would stay at least at that mark, possibly more if he gets regular playing time.

 

[Neiler]

Well, if we had to do one deal (someone had a gun to our heads) it is a no-brainer. But we ain't signing Jo at £18m, and we're not paying that greedy, snide Owen £50k a week and 7 figure signing-on fee.

Jo at £7m and a reasonable wage (£25k max) might be worth it, assuming we have the money. At 22, he could be brought on, and I think his value would stay at least at that mark, possibly more if he gets regular playing time.

I really dont get the anti Owen vibe hes socred goals whereever hes been, hes pure quality.

Seven million for Jo or Owen on a free? sorry mate there isnt an arguement in the world thats going to convince me that Jo's the better option.

 

[BadWool76]

I do not want Jo or Owen . I would prefer to keep Jacobson and flog Hibbert to raise a couple of Million maybe throw Osman into the mix and raise more capital . Hope fully big bad Bill would have a spare 10 million adding our transfer kitty to a hefty 14/15million . More than enough for a decent striker .

 

[Neiler]

I do not want Jo or Owen . I would prefer to keep Jacobson and flog Hibbert to raise a couple of Million maybe throw Osman into the mix and raise more capital . Hope fully big bad Bill would have a spare 10 million adding our transfer kitty to a hefty 14/15million . More than enough for a decent striker .

A) I dont think we necessarily need another striker.

B) Why would you blow 10 million on one when their is an Ex European Footballer of the year on a free who wants to come!

 

[AndreiK]

A) I dont think we necessarily need another striker.

B) Why would you blow 10 million on one when their is an Ex European Footballer of the year on a free who wants to come!

Because that ex euro footballer is past it?

 

[Goat]

What about Vieri, I believe hes looking for a club.

 

[Neiler]

Come on lads even Joey Barton looks poor in the Newcastle team!

 

[Goat]

Come on lads even Joey Barton looks poor in the Newcastle team!

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[kenada_blue]

At the end of the day, he's going to another club. Now, I agree we my not want another injury prone striker but one team is going to get a really good deal out of Owen - low transfer, average in the modern game wages for a big team, 10 goals a season if fit.

Like any deal that seems too good to be true, there's draw backs. The draw back here is that he's injury prone.

But, here's 2 points -
If we're going to "step up" to the next level we have to pay "next level" wages and transfer fees.
If we cant do both, compromises have to be met ie pay less transfer fee and more wages or vice versa, strike up deals.

Year and year class players fall through the clubs hands either down to wages or transfer fees. Sometimes you have to bite the bullet or find compromise.

I think the Owen deal, if he wants to come and Moyes wants him and the club can strike a deal, is a very good one.

 

[Onslow]

I don't know. He looks like he's in the Fowler European Tour mode of operation, getting paid on name and past reputation alone and satisfied with living off of memories.

 

[Nebbiolo]

Come on lads even Joey Barton looks poor in the Newcastle team!

Probably because he's actually quite ordinary.

Back to Owen. I admit that Owen should still have potential, Neil. However, I'm utterly unconvinced that he'll ever realise it again. A great footballer in his day, but things have changed, and he's not kept up with the changes. If he comes to us, it's for a final payday, not for the reasons I would like.

If truth be known, a striker isn't a priority anyway. A lot of people talk about Owen coming in on "free" as if it would cost us nothing. But the lid will demand £50k minimum. Over a 3 year contract, that would amount to £7.8m (I think). Add to that the distinct possibility that we'd pay him a signing on fee, and we're looking at blowing not far from £10m on him.

Sorry mate, but we don't need to go down that road. We've got Yakubu and Saha, two of the better strikers in the PL. We've also got Victor and Vaughan as back-up. Let's sort our midfield out first, and then we can worry about improving other areas.