Craig 6700 Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Owen signed at St James' Park from Real Madrid in 2005 and has netted 25 Premier League goals in 56 appearances since the switch. The bit in bold highlights very succinctly why we should be breaking our backs to ensure he stays. The bloke is paramount to any future plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman02uk 0 Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Smoggy, I was trying to lip read after he scored, is that what he said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko 0 Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 (edited) Smoggy, I was trying to lip read after he scored, is that what he said? What a f*cking finish eh!? Edited December 15, 2008 by Marko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Owen signed at St James' Park from Real Madrid in 2005 and has netted 25 Premier League goals in 56 appearances since the switch. The bit in bold highlights very succinctly why we should be breaking our backs to ensure he stays. The bloke is paramount to any future plans. His goal return is incredible, but looking at that stat it also underlines how few games he has played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko 0 Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Owen signed at St James' Park from Real Madrid in 2005 and has netted 25 Premier League goals in 56 appearances since the switch. The bit in bold highlights very succinctly why we should be breaking our backs to ensure he stays. The bloke is paramount to any future plans. His goal return is incredible, but looking at that stat it also underlines how few games he has played. Aye but I think of the last 42 games (around that) he's only not featured in 6. Unless i was horrendously wrong in my calculations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko 0 Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 (edited) Owen has featured in all 41 previous matches bar 4 Edited December 15, 2008 by Marko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 We should do everything to keep him. Even with the club in the shit off the pitch, he must be a huge draw for potential players/sponsors/whatever. If I was him though, I'd sit tight on any contract offer as the club have taken their time to show their hand, he'll probably have his agent out sniffing about to see who's interested in him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 If he's serious about keeping the club then resigning Owen should be one of the main things he should do..... can't see how he can manager it with the club in limbo still though. FYP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 -£25,000 a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meshman 0 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 in the current climate - who's gonna offer him more than what hes on ?? - i doubt anyone will tbf therefore an 80k weekly wage + bonuses is not a bad deal - he doesn't have to move house/family - hes guaranteed games if fit - depending on how the bonus is structured he will get more than that (goal related ??) - he`ll remain a high profile player thus in the sights for England letting him go = shortsighted and foolish as we wont replace him keeping him = business sense surely the merchandise with his name on it brings in revenue ? - if he goes thats gone too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7084 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 The lad must stay like. This is an opening offer....Kashley just trying it on. Never accept the first offer EMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob toonpants 4131 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 in the current climate - who's gonna offer him more than what hes on ?? - i doubt anyone will tbftherefore an 80k weekly wage + bonuses is not a bad deal - he doesn't have to move house/family - hes guaranteed games if fit - depending on how the bonus is structured he will get more than that (goal related ??) - he`ll remain a high profile player thus in the sights for England letting him go = shortsighted and foolish as we wont replace him keeping him = business sense surely the merchandise with his name on it brings in revenue ? - if he goes thats gone too.... Man City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Obviously I hope he stays but I think this offer is literally a case of too little, too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentFox 0 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 in the current climate - who's gonna offer him more than what hes on ?? - i doubt anyone will tbftherefore an 80k weekly wage + bonuses is not a bad deal - he doesn't have to move house/family - hes guaranteed games if fit - depending on how the bonus is structured he will get more than that (goal related ??) - he`ll remain a high profile player thus in the sights for England letting him go = shortsighted and foolish as we wont replace him keeping him = business sense surely the merchandise with his name on it brings in revenue ? - if he goes thats gone too.... totally agree with everything you've said, Owen is a brand name in the far east they love him and Beckham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko 0 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 80k? Not a chance he will sign that I dont think. The guy has proved he's still got a lot to offer even with the injuries he's had. he'll be wanting 120k imo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7169 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Talksport reckon hes willing to go to another club for less than £80kpw on a money for goals basis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17643 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Talksport reckon hes willing to go to another club for less than £80kpw on a money for goals basis The editor of the sporting life said that on talksport, which is a bit different, and he was taking a guess, the same as any punter on here. Steve Bruce got it right, he said only if he gets a stupid ie 10 mill offer for Heskey would he consider selling Heskey in January,and aonly if he can find a decent replacement....and JFK said much the same at the weekend. I think he's ours till the summer, but after that who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7169 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Reagrdless of who said it it was on talksport. They have a number of different presenters who often have inside infi, doesnt mean its the opinion of talksport as a whole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentFox 0 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I reckon he will hold of until the summer to see if we've qualify for Europe (Still not impossible - need to win on Sunday) and begin to look half decent or finish close to the top 6 - else he's off to a club that can offer European football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17643 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Reagrdless of who said it it was on talksport. They have a number of different presenters who often have inside infi, doesnt mean its the opinion of talksport as a whole He's not a talksport presenter, he was being interviewed on the Hawksbee and Jacobs show, and the bit in your post I've highlited is precisely what I was pointing out in my previous post, it certainly wasn't the opinion of talksport,it was the opinion of the editor of the sporting life. Which your first post failed to mention.Which is a bit of a contradiction, seeing as in your subsequent post you tell me that it wasnt the opinion of talksport, which I feel I had pointed out in contradiction to your first post in my first post. hope that clears things up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko 0 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I reckon he will hold of until the summer to see if we've qualify for Europe (Still not impossible - need to win on Sunday) and begin to look half decent or finish close to the top 6 - else he's off to a club that can offer European football we'll be nowhere Europe! we get results against Portsmouth and Villa which were superb then fail to beat stoke, fulham or wigan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 The Times: Newcastle United are prepared to make an £18 million commitment to keep Michael Owen at St James’ Park. The England striker, whose proposed meeting with Joe Kinnear, the manager, did not materialise yesterday, has been offered a new four-year contract worth in the region of £90,000 a week. Nicky Butt is also on the verge of committing his future to the club. There have been reports that Owen, 29, had been presented with a three-season extension to his deal, which expires in the summer, but the terms dispatched to his representatives on Monday were more generous. Although he earns about £115,000 a week, in the economic climate, Newcastle have signalled that they recognise the value of their record signing. They have also been tardy, however, and having ignored repeated requests from Kevin Keegan, Newcastle’s former manager, to engage the captain in negotiations — discussions, when they finally started, were shelved when Mike Ashley put the club up for sale — they cannot complain if Owen bides his time. He is entitled to speak to other clubs next month and keep open his options. The situation on Tyneside remains deeply uncertain and unstable. A buyer has not been found, Kinnear has a contract only until the end of the season and the threat of relegation has not been banished, but only a handful of clubs would be able or willing to match Newcastle’s offer and, of those, substantive interest in Owen has not been forthcoming. The forward retains close ties to the North West, but Everton, his most committed admirers, pay their highest earners £40,000 to £45,000 a week. Manchester City would not be fazed by his demands, yet their motivations and decision-making structure are hazy and a mooted pursuit by Wigan Athletic is hardly likely to be greeted favourably. Whether there has been a shift in Ashley’s thinking is uncertain — Newcastle’s decision to make public their last offer shortly before transfer deadline day was viewed by Owen’s camp as a publicity stunt — but, if nothing else, it should dispel suggestions that the club are attempting to engineer his departure. Kinnear has already stated publicly that the player will not be sold next month. Kinnear has also spoken optimistically of signing two players worth £6 million each — he has an interest in Matthew Upson, of West Ham United — and two more on loan. After all the disappointments under the present regime, supporters are understandably cynical, but if new players materialise and Owen responds positively, Ashley could not be accused of running down the club. It is, of course, a big if. Butt is close to signing a new one-year contract that would almost certainly mean he would finish his career at Newcastle. The 33-year-old former England midfield player has been a mainstay of the team and is eager to play on for another season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Well Butt on a 1 year is a good idea at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7169 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Reagrdless of who said it it was on talksport. They have a number of different presenters who often have inside infi, doesnt mean its the opinion of talksport as a whole He's not a talksport presenter, he was being interviewed on the Hawksbee and Jacobs show, and the bit in your post I've highlited is precisely what I was pointing out in my previous post, it certainly wasn't the opinion of talksport,it was the opinion of the editor of the sporting life. Which your first post failed to mention.Which is a bit of a contradiction, seeing as in your subsequent post you tell me that it wasnt the opinion of talksport, which I feel I had pointed out in contradiction to your first post in my first post. hope that clears things up Fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Talksport reckon hes willing to go to another club for less than £80kpw on a money for goals basis The editor of the sporting life said that on talksport, which is a bit different, and he was taking a guess, the same as any punter on here. Steve Bruce got it right, he said only if he gets a stupid ie 10 mill offer for Heskey would he consider selling Heskey in January,and aonly if he can find a decent replacement....and JFK said much the same at the weekend. I think he's ours till the summer, but after that who knows? Steve Bruce has a chairman/owner who supports his manager and understands football as an ex pro. World of difference between that and a fuckwit like Ashley has been so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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