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Michael Owen

nth_london_addick
nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
edited September 2012 in Other Football and Sports
Joins stoke on 1 yr deal

Replacing our own Ricky fuller


Could be a great signing if he can stay fit


Fair swap
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  • MattD
    MattD Posts: 1,530
    Surely doesnt suit there style?
  • kinveachyaddick
    kinveachyaddick Posts: 3,881
    Think he probably does probably suit their style now he's lost his pace. Would thrive on knock downs and flicks from Crouch in and around the box.
  • MeebaumAzanitch
    MeebaumAzanitch Posts: 605
    He is just going there to do what JFH did to us - boost his pension fund! Stoke kit suppliers, stand by with a supply of ever-increasing sized shorts!
  • MattD
    MattD Posts: 1,530
    To be the first one on the end of knockdowns it would be better to have pace/acceleration though
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,592
    Pullis has not done a lot wrong since promotion, doubt he will persist with Owen if Owen does not pull his weight
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    A fit owen would improve any squad out side of the big boys imho
  • cafcnick1992
    cafcnick1992 Posts: 7,447
    I still find it arrogant that he refuses to play in the championship
  • kinveachyaddick
    kinveachyaddick Posts: 3,881
    Don't neccessarily need pace-more anticipation and the ability to finish which I think he still has
  • Addicted
    Addicted Posts: 2,804
    Hes still a great finisher, good signing for stoke I think, will get a few goals this season if fit
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,018
    Ball gets lumped into the box, milling around, no-one can quite get it clear, BOOM Owen back of the net. Think he will either thrive or lose the last vestiges of his reputation.

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  • Addicted
    Addicted Posts: 2,804
    Yep, he'll either do well or not do well
  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    cafcdave123 said:

    A fit owen would improve any squad out side of the big boys imho

    Are you so sure of this because he hasn't scored a goal against Premiership oppostion in about 3 years?
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,592
    cafcnick1992 said:

    I still find it arrogant that he refuses to play in the championship

    I feel the same about Curbs refusing to manage below the Prem.

  • MattD
    MattD Posts: 1,530
    I wouldnt play in the championship if teams like Stoke are interested, what the point
  • grumpyaddick
    grumpyaddick Posts: 6,597

    Best finisher I have seen and would make my five a side team every week. Class act worth the gamble on fitness/injury etc.
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,787
    cafcnick1992 said:

    I still find it arrogant that he refuses to play in the championship


    And by getting a deal at a premiership club, he's justified that decision.............................
  • Bexley Dan
    Bexley Dan Posts: 3,658
    Rate pullis so surprised by this as Owen has followed the Robbie Fowler living on reputation for years 'model' to a tee other than he has also managed to alienate the scousers by joining man u whereas fowler is still worshipped there. That must be worth a hell of a lot - knowing that when you are retired you will still be treated like a god in the place you live and grew up in.
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,494
    He may not even get a goal in the Prem this season as teh PL board are meeting to discuss whether the signing was carried out before their 4pm deadline or not
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    colthe3rd said:

    cafcdave123 said:

    A fit owen would improve any squad out side of the big boys imho

    Are you so sure of this because he hasn't scored a goal against Premiership oppostion in about 3 years?

    well, he scored just shy of 1 in every three games during a very stop/start time at MU so IF he stays fit at stoke then yes i believe he will improve their squad.
  • CharltonFan94
    CharltonFan94 Posts: 429
    Still a top finisher.

    His biggest problem is keeping fit. If he stays fit for Stoke, he'll score goals. He's not as fast as he was, sure, but he's far from slow.

    Good signing for Stoke. Crouch and Owen has the makings of a good partnership.

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  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,787
    cfgs said:

    He may not even get a goal in the Prem this season as teh PL board are meeting to discuss whether the signing was carried out before their 4pm deadline or not

    What deadline? Thought he was a free transfer?
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,438
    tangoflash said:

    cfgs said:

    He may not even get a goal in the Prem this season as teh PL board are meeting to discuss whether the signing was carried out before their 4pm deadline or not

    What deadline? Thought he was a free transfer?
    There's a deadline for Prem clubs to register their 25-man squad.

  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,494
    Rizzo said:

    tangoflash said:

    cfgs said:

    He may not even get a goal in the Prem this season as teh PL board are meeting to discuss whether the signing was carried out before their 4pm deadline or not

    What deadline? Thought he was a free transfer?
    There's a deadline for Prem clubs to register their 25-man squad.

    Indeed and it was 4pm yesterday
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,640
    so Reo-Coker won't be joinging a PL club then. Hope for us yet.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,012
    PL have approved it
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,494
    ValleyGary said:

    PL have approved it

    Not surprised
  • UrbanChupacabra
    UrbanChupacabra Posts: 541
    LargeAddick said:

    so Reo-Coker won't be joinging a PL club then. Hope for us yet.

    Not all clubs have taken their 25 man allocation. IIRC only QPR and stoke have and thats where the owen issue is so im guessing he can still join 18 clubs. I may be off the mark though
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,787
    cfgs said:

    Rizzo said:

    tangoflash said:

    cfgs said:

    He may not even get a goal in the Prem this season as teh PL board are meeting to discuss whether the signing was carried out before their 4pm deadline or not


    What deadline? Thought he was a free transfer?
    There's a deadline for Prem clubs to register their 25-man squad.

    Indeed and it was 4pm yesterday
    I might (and probably am) be wrong here, but I was of the understanding that, as long as they (in this case Stoke) have registered less than 25 senior players, free transfers can be registered at anytime, up to the maximum of 25?
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,438
    tangoflash said:

    cfgs said:

    Rizzo said:

    tangoflash said:

    cfgs said:

    He may not even get a goal in the Prem this season as teh PL board are meeting to discuss whether the signing was carried out before their 4pm deadline or not


    What deadline? Thought he was a free transfer?
    There's a deadline for Prem clubs to register their 25-man squad.

    Indeed and it was 4pm yesterday
    I might (and probably am) be wrong here, but I was of the understanding that, as long as they (in this case Stoke) have registered less than 25 senior players, free transfers can be registered at anytime, up to the maximum of 25?
    I think Stoke have already reached the 25-man limit, which is why this is causing a problem.

  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,787
    Rizzo said:

    tangoflash said:

    cfgs said:

    Rizzo said:

    tangoflash said:

    cfgs said:

    He may not even get a goal in the Prem this season as teh PL board are meeting to discuss whether the signing was carried out before their 4pm deadline or not


    What deadline? Thought he was a free transfer?
    There's a deadline for Prem clubs to register their 25-man squad.

    Indeed and it was 4pm yesterday
    I might (and probably am) be wrong here, but I was of the understanding that, as long as they (in this case Stoke) have registered less than 25 senior players, free transfers can be registered at anytime, up to the maximum of 25?
    I think Stoke have already reached the 25-man limit, which is why this is causing a problem.

    Righty ho, nuff said...................

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