Michael Owen
When leaving Spanish Giants Real Madrid, Michael Owen's agents put together a brochure in an attempt to show off this talent of theirs, or as they put it: 'the athlete; the ambassador; the icon'. Numerous mentions to his fitness, his quality, his brilliance. So for a measly £16 million, my beloved Newcastle United purchased this Englad 'legend'. 4 years later he left to join Manchester United for free. He was quoted as saying that he'd prefer to sit on the bench at a great club than play every game for an average club. He now Plays for Stoke City, which, in my opinion is the best match ever based on talent, neither have played what you would call football much of late. The statistics whilst at Newcastle are thus:

Transfer fee: £16million.
Wages over 4 years: £20million
Games played: 71 (out of a minimum 152 league matches)
Goals scored: 26

Now granted, not a lot of people like footballers/wages/etc but if anyone else were to give this sort of return for those sort of wages, you'd last maybe a week. £105k a week that robbing bastard was on, even when injured.

The twat. The worst person for the job twat.
( Ya What Skiddlyboop, Thu 6 Sep 2012, 15:49, 9 replies)

Is this
about football?
(username failed moderation, Thu 6 Sep 2012, 15:59, closed)

yes.
and the robbing bastard mr owen.
( Ya What Skiddlyboop, Thu 6 Sep 2012, 16:03, closed)

soccerball
Someone should ban that filth.
(justin(e), Mon 10 Sep 2012, 12:28, closed)

why's that then?
It's fine calling it soccer by the way, it comes from association football (as apposed to regular football meaning rugby).
( Ya What Skiddlyboop, Mon 10 Sep 2012, 15:50, closed)

I don't know how it is Michael Owens fault. He was offered the contract by Newcastle and signed it. He's not a twat for being greedy and injury prone... He's a twat for being a degenerate gambler with sketchy morals
(Fridgy, Thu 6 Sep 2012, 16:57, closed)

Hmmm
If you'd have signed Leanord Nimoy as a striker I could maybe understand the complaint...Michael Owen, not so much.
(Ovon Bort Wondering why he chose this username, since 1999, Thu 6 Sep 2012, 18:41, closed)

pfft
Leonard Nimoy banged in 38 in a season for Coventry City back in '63
(magic the cat will someone please think of the kittens, Fri 7 Sep 2012, 14:08, closed)

There is a simple solution
Stop buying Sky or watching games on Sky in the pub. Do what every football fan who couldn't be there in person did before 1970 - wait for the evening results round up and read the match reports in the papers.

Football clubs have the money to waste on turds like Owen because Sky gives it to them. In turn because footie fans give it to Sky to watch their pampered overpaid greedy ill-mannered 'heroes' cheat, swear, lie to and disrespect the ref, feign injury, insult one another, while occasionally kicking a ball.

Alternatively, just give up on 'the beautiful game' and watch rugby instead.
( shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Fri 7 Sep 2012, 12:12, closed)

when buying a player, it's always a risk.
sometimes it pays off, sometimes it doesn't.
As long as they player at least tries (or even looks like he's trying) that's all you can ask. This is where Owen went wrong, his attitude on the pitch was shocking for what he gained personally.

And Rugby? An elaborate game of catch? I'm ok thanks...
( Ya What Skiddlyboop, Sat 8 Sep 2012, 10:48, closed)