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A.B. wrote:Jonny, you don't mind if I post what you said regarding MO on another forum[credit will be given to you of course]?

jonnymac1979 wrote:I am posting this in both the rumour thread and the Owen thread.  I feel this news is relevant enough to post in both threads but maybe not to start a new topic about it.

My brother actually works with Michael Owen’s brother; Andy Owen.  For those of you who don’t believe me, bo!!ocks to you, it’s the truth.  Firstly, I’m not the type of poster to come on here and sensationalise any kind of sh!te, and secondly, I trust my brother and the people he works with enough to know they don’t smell of bullsh!t.

Okay, this is what our kid told me last night, and for effect, I got him to tell me again about ten minutes back.

Going back to the beginning, the Gerrard saga a couple of weeks back.  Gerrard has supposedly made it clear to Benitez that he doesn’t want to see players of Owen’s calibre leaving Anfield like the way Owen was allowed to leave.  Gerrard was pretty adamant about this in his negotiations which my personal opinion is that I don’t believe that he should have any kind of say on whom Rafa brings in or not.  He is only a player (admittedly, WHAT A PLAYER!!!!), but he is not the manager.  But Gerrard has made it clear he expects major players to arrive at Liverpool and we are never to become a feeder club to the cream of the Elite clubs.  Gerrard sees us in the Elite group and let’s face it, as European Champions, he has got a point.

Owen has been receiving phone calls, text messages, whatever from Gerrard and (especially) Carragher asking him to come back.  The word coming back from Owens brother is that Michael indeed does want to come back and play for Liverpool once again. 

The problem is Milan Baros.  Michael Owen has made it clear to Liverpool that he wants to come back, but as we all know, at this current moment in time, Benitez doesn’t need Owen.  I mean how many strikers have we got at the moment?  Benitez is predictably playing this situation very, very coolly.  If and when we get rid of Milan Baros, then and only then will we even think about making a move for Owen.  And Owen knows this.

Andy Owen has also said that should Owen come back, he is willing to waive any kind of signing-on fee to get the deal done as quickly as possible.

And also, the rumours about Manchester United are true.  If everything breaks down, and there doesn’t appear to be a way of signing Owen, he will go to Manchester United.  Owen fuc*ing hates them apparently, but he will play for them “for a job”. 

You’ve got to think about this logically and if I may be allowed to quote from RAWK, the great Paul Tomkins describes it perfectly. 

I'm sure he doesn't want to upset the feelings of Liverpool supporters, but he's not going to torpedo his own career to stop us feeling miffed, and I for one wouldn't expect him to.

It will be ‘just a job’ if he goes there, but I would say that given the information above, the ball is definitely in our court.  He would come back to us in a shot.  But you’re wrong if you think Owen wouldn’t join Manchester United even though it is a last resort for him.

The above is probably nothing you don’t know already, but when it comes from Michael Owens own brother, I think it’s worthy of a type-up.

If anyone disagrees, don’t shoot the messenger.

A.B. wrote:In order for Man Utd to get Owen they would have to sell one of their strikers, that being Luis Saha. However Saha is now injured so there's a slim chance of them selling him and a slim chance of Man Utd buying Owen

a.b.  that was the first thing i thought of when i heard saha was injured you wont be selling him to get owen  the scum

andy_g wrote:i was idly thinking last night about the rumours of souness planning on making a bid to bring owen to newcastle. i scoffed as much as everyone else at the thought of it but actually its as possible as him going anywhere. there seems to be some strange attraction for liverpool legends to go to newcastle as players or staff. sounness, dalglish, mcdermott, barnes, beardsley, keegan. owen next..??