devaney » Wed Feb 12, 2014 2:04 am wrote:The club got themselves into a right mess with both Owen and McManaman. Neither of them should have been allowed to dictate matters in the way that we did with the result that we got virtually fk all for the two of them. To think that Real Madrid made a £10m profit on Owen after a year when he had been nothing more than a part player for them was very difficult to suffer. A lot of Footballers are mercenaries and Owen was allowed to get away with treating the club with zero respect that had given him the opportunity to play for one of the greatest teams in the world. I will never forgive him for that.
I'm not quite as against Owen as most. But understand why some are of that opinion.
I do believe he was greedy, however I also believe that the club royally f*cked up when he was here. How can a side with Owen, Gerrard, Fowler and Hyypia not be serious contenders for a league title? Houllier (who I was a fan of) made a complete mess of things in all honesty, he over played Michael, underplayed Robbie and built his side around Heskey rather than Fowler and Owen.
Fowler and Owen should have let our attack for years, they should have been the best strike force we ever had, in terms of ability, for me they're the best pair to play together, unfortunately the style of play was awful and didn't suit Robbie at all. In truth, it probably didn't get the best out of Owen either.