Comments for Man Utd's striker risk at http://www.wsc.co.uk , comment 0 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.wsc.co.uk Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:49:00 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/3564/38/#pc_708 It's not a gamble at all and I'm sure he'll waste no time scoring for ManYoo but before this is seen as proof that it was Newcastle who made a 'class' player look bad, contrast and compare his time with Kevin Keegan's stint at Newcastle as a player. Keegan joined Newcastle when they were in the second division (and had been for five seasons). They had a young team, including young Peter Beardsley, ex- of Carlise and Vancouver Whitecaps, and a young Chrissy Waddle, but nevertheless, it's safe to say, were going nowhere. Keegan - never the most naturally gifted of footballers - showed a young Newcastle team the value of hard-graft and teamwork, and proved to be an inspirational leader, contributing massively to their promotion back into the first division, scoring 48 goals in his two seasons. When Owen looks in the mirror, and thinks about the £45 million he took out of Newcastle and the contribution those wages have made to the parlous financial state they're currently in, I wonder if he feels he could have done anything more for his club, or what, if anything, he feels his legacy has been? Incidentally, just to bookend the 'Owen scoring for ManYoo' thing, even David Bellion (ex-Sunderland) scored for them! (Actually, now I think about it, didn't Bellion go AWOL in Sunderlands relegation season....?) - jackofalltrades Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:07:07 +0100 http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/3564/38/#pc_702 That whole England thing is going to be rammed down their faces every single week by the media and even more so than ever before. Having Owen could be a distraction United could well do without. You say he won't be the only forward they acquire over the summer but they have Rooney, Owen and Berbatov. I'm not so sure they will add another. It would be just like Ferguson not to. Unless by forward you mean an attacking player but so far they've lost Ronaldo and Tevez and brought in Valencia and Owen so it's going to have to be someone (or two) that is exceptional if they are not going to be weaker next season. - paulandrewparker Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:39:27 +0100