He Crosses the Great Divide, Via Madrid And Newcastle!

By: Wayne Farry | July 3rd, 2009

So it actually happened. It’s been rumoured for a few days, the odds yesterday dropped from 22/1 to evens and now it’s happened; Michael Owen has signed for Manchester United. In doing so he becomes only the fourth player since WW2 to play for both Liverpool and Man Utd in his career.

Undoubtedly and almost instantly making him a huge hate figure over at the red side of Liverpool. But who cares what they think? Apparently, before he got the call from Sir Alex Owen believed his only options were either Villa or Hull but once you get that call from Sir Alex, there’s only one choice really. It’s kinda like that call in Mission Impossible.

At first I was pessimistic about this. Like most I thought that he was past it, unable to play at the top level anymore. But I’ve had some time to think about it. I genuinely think it’s quite possibly a masterstroke. Obviously, only time will tell but this guy has a great scoring record for all of his clubs. In his season at Madrid he had the highest goals per minutes on pitch ratio in the league and though he only started fifty plus games for Newcastle, he scored over twenty goals in that time. That, for us could be a really important tally of goals. And that was for Newcastle, he will be playing for us next season with far more and far better chances at his disposal.

Apparently he has taken a pay cut compared to his previous contract at Toon and it’s also been touted that he’s on a pay-as-you-play deal. this shows a lot of spirit and ambition for a guy people said was past it.

Of course, some will say that Fergie is getting desperate and with €80M at his disposal he should aim higher, but for no transfer fee and on a two year deal this could be a match made in heaven.

Either way, regardless of what people say, I think Fergie has pulled another one out of the hat here. I’m saying it now, and you can quote me on this; Michael Owen will score over twenty goals next season for us overall.

By the way, sorry folks for my absence over the last bit. It’s summer obviously and I’ve been unbearably busy with random things from helping people move house to going to music festivals to going on wild, sexy dates. Anyway, I’m back.