Owen signs for Man Utd
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Originally posted by nature-ones:
no le. ronaldo leave liao, maybe rooney takes the shirt no.7. then the shirt 10 gives owen.
dont forget owen is famous for shirt 10 de
Lol i doubt so. Rooney will most prob take no. 10 still cuz i heard valencia taking no.7.
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Please, someone tell me it is not true that Michael Owen going to joing Man U. I still cannot believe it! Hard to believe.
Why didn't Liverpool take him back?
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Originally posted by Fantagf:
Please, someone tell me it is not true that Michael Owen going to joing Man U. I still cannot believe it! Hard to believe.
Why didn't Liverpool take him back?
heh heh fanta dont like that le... last time aso ince join liverpool.. =D
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Originally posted by dinky1409:
heh heh fanta dont like that le... last time aso ince join liverpool.. =D
really? did not know ince from man U. but but but, i can't bear to see michael go man U, it is Liverpool he should go. What happpen?????Michael, please don't go! Don't go . . . . . .
Sad sad sad . . . . . . . .
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Ince was just another United player to be honest... Owen is like a Liverpool legend leh... I can't wait to see him in a United shirt...
Another thing is, he may have had some injuries these last 2 yrs but he is still a quality striker... so if he can pass the stringent medical test, i don't see any problem with it as this deal is after all, free.
We have to remember Giggs was probably more injury prone than him a few year ago but he has since been doing very well even now at 35 with proper rest and guidance from Fergie and the medical staff at United. I belief Owen if he joins, will be used selectively and not in every match... He will be given enough time to play and recover... Playing in a top 4 side may see his confidence return and next season being a WC year, Owen will want to prove that he still has the hunger for the top level...
To me, for all of Rooney's aggression and power play, his finishing isn't the best yet... There is room for improvements there... Owen is just what United need, an experienced finisher... Not too flashy of a player but a staight forward 'fox in the box' shooter... And for all we know, Fergie is bringing him in as a 4th striker...
And I believed United and all the rest wanting to play in the CL, need to have at least 8 players with UK passport or more than 3 yrs at the club since their age of 17 out of the 25 registered... Not sure totally on this yet tho... But United do have enough with or without Owen lah...
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Lol a liverpool legend har, mayb can become man utd legend sia.
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owen is quite lucky to have joined Man Utd, not the other way round. after newcastle and his injuries, which top clubs besides Man Utd dared to gamble on him. his former club liverpool didnt even bother to sign him for free.
Once he heard fergie wants to sign him, he is like
, I can't believe it 
, fergie is interested in me lol 
even if utd dun pay me, I would also sign for them -
Originally posted by marcteng:
Once he heard fergie wants to sign him, he is like
, I
can't believe it , fergie is interested in me lol even if utd dun pay me, I would also
sign for them Lol good imagination.
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I can't believe I'm reading this, never in my wildest dreams did I think Owen would go
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Originally posted by Chris88110:
I can't believe I'm reading this, never in my wildest dreams did I think Owen would go
ya me too. nobody would have expected this. not even owen himself. r u liverpool fan ? -
Originally posted by Chris88110:
I can't believe I'm reading this, never in my wildest dreams did I think Owen would go
same here.break my heart to see him go there.
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Originally posted by Fantagf:
same here.break my heart to see him go there.
Lol dun cry la, cry when Xabi and Mancherano leaves.
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Lol I think MU going to be EPL champions again.
Rooney is going to be the top scorer in the EPL season.
And WTF? Real Madried getting 4 playmakers? Sure many would not get a chance to play often. Unless their tactic is just to buy up all the star players and leave their opponents with none (except Messi)
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dots.... My bro a liverpool fan and a fan of owen...nw owen come..here...will he be MAN UTD FAN? kekekekee.
Maybe..he be a gd subsitute leh. So cheap ...try him lor.
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Michael, please don't go!
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Hehe, we caught him for free!! Not a bad sigining, hope he spends more time on the field then on the operation table.
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MICHAEL OWEN has sealed his sensational move to Manchester United.
The out-of-sorts England striker has signed a two-year deal with the Premier League champions after completing a series of stringent medical tests this evening.
Owen has agreed a deal worth £50,000 a week - half of what he earned with previous club Newcastle.
But it is understood he will be given huge bonuses depending on appearances and the number of goals he scores.
Owen's Toon contract expired on July 1 with only Stoke and Hull expressing an interest in the 29-year-old.
But Old Trafford chief Alex Ferguson has made his move, convinced he can revive the former Liverpool star's fortunes.
Fergie said: "Michael is a world-class forward with a proven goalscoring record at the highest level and that has never been in question.
"Coming to Manchester United with the expectations that we have is something that Michael will relish."
Owen revealed he did not hesitate to join the club once Ferguson came calling.
He said: "I had just begun to talk to other clubs when, out of the blue, Sir Alex phoned me on Wednesday afternoon and invited me to have breakfast with him the next morning - during which he told me that he wanted to sign me. I agreed without a moment's thought.
"This is a fantastic opportunity for me and I intend to seize it with both hands.
"I am now looking forward to being a Manchester United player and I am fortunate that I already know so many of the players here.
"I missed pre-season last year and am pleased that I will be starting at Carrington from day one.
"I want to thank Sir Alex for the faith he has shown in me and I give him my assurance that I will repay him with my goals and performances."
Owen's shock switch caps a remarkable turnaround for the ex-Real Madrid hitman.
Having been relegated with Newcastle just six weeks ago, he faced an uncertain future with none of Europe's big guns showing an interest in him.
England boss Fabio Capello has continually snubbed him at international level. But, with the World Cup finals less than 12 months away, he could now force his way back into the reckoning if he succeeds at United.
The Old Trafford new-boy will battle it out for a starting berth with Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov.
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Picture of him in our jersey
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showpost.php?p=38778733&postcount=127276
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Manchester United complete sensational Michael Owen signing on two-year deal
Michael Owen has completed a free transfer to Manchester United. The Barclays Premier League champions confirmed the 29-year-old had signed a two-year deal after completing a medical at a south Manchester hospital this afternoon.
The injury-prone England international, whose contract with Newcastle United expired earlier this week, is understood to have agreed a pay-as-you-play deal at Old Trafford.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson said: 'Michael is a world class forward with a proven goalscoring record at the highest level and that has never been in question.
'Coming to Manchester United with the expectations that we have is something that Michael will relish.'
Michael Owen, who until United's enquiry had been linked to Hull City, Stoke City, Aston Villa and Everton, said: "I had just begun to talk to other clubs when out of the blue Sir Alex phoned me on Wednesday afternoon, invited me to have breakfast with him next morning during which he told me that he wanted to sign me.
Red hot: Michael Owen scores against Chelsea for Liverpool six years ago
'I agreed without a moment's thought. This is a fantastic opportunity for me and I intend to seize it with both hands. 'I am now looking forward to being a Manchester United player and I am fortunate that I already know so many of the players here.
'I missed pre-season last year and am pleased that I will be starting at Carrington from day one. 'I want to thank Sir Alex for the faith he has shown in me and I give him my assurance that I will repay him with my goals and performances."
He added to MUTV: 'It feels great. When I got the call from the manager to come round and meet him it was a shock, but I'm obviously really happy. 'I've had a poor spell up at Newcastle but prior to that my career was very good, and I'm sure a top club like this can re-ignite my career.'
Owen added that his fitness problems of recent seasons should not be a concern for United's fans. 'I'd like to think that everyone was quite surprised with my medical," he said.
'I passed my medical and I've obviously passed them before, and my fitness is high. A lot is made out of it but I certainly don't feel like I'm injury prone.'
It is believed Owen could be offered as little as £20,000 a week as a basic salary but with massive performance-related bonuses which could take him close to the £110,000 a week he was on at Newcastle United.
Details emerged after talks and preliminary fitness checks yesterday. The former Liverpool player was pictured driving to United's Carrington training ground this morning before later completing his medical in hospital.
Happy days: Michael Owen leaves a south Manchester hospital following medical checks ahead of his move to United
Emerging with a smile reminiscent of a child entering a chocolate factory, it was clear then that he would soon be United's second major signing of the summer, helping to provide firepower following the departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez.
The prospect of signing a former Anfield favourite was not greeted with unanimous enthusiasm from Stretford Enders, particularly when the player in question is perceived by many to be washed up - including, it seems, the England manager Fabio Capello.
But Ferguson believes the former Real Madrid poacher is a gamble worth taking if he can stay injury-free and return to the kind of goalscoring form that made him European Footballer of the Year in 2001.
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Lol wait SAF again call rooney play winger...
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I'm guessing Macheda or Welbeck will soon be going out on loan. and Campbell will be sold.
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Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:
I'm guessing Macheda or Welbeck will soon be going out on loan. and Campbell will be sold.
Campbell sold. But macheda and welbeck i think only 1 of them will go on loan. Man Utd need extra strikers even when none injured cuz got matches like 3-4 days 2 matches.
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Once man united loan players, it usually means they wont come back.
unless really short handed.And so fast wear the new kit already.
sian.
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Originally posted by Pitot:
Once man united loan players, it usually means they wont come back.
unless really short handed.And so fast wear the new kit already.
sian.
Lol cuz got new player come to manutd liao ma. Only those good enough 1 are kept.