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Post by beralus on Apr 18, 2014 14:52:41 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2014 15:15:29 GMT
It's an entertaining piece, though I'd hardly say Owen deserves to be in there. And why did the Chile goalie keep a razor blade in his glove?
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Post by beralus on Apr 18, 2014 15:37:55 GMT
I liked the assessment of Pepe - in England he would be more popular punching someone than diving!
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Post by onionman on Apr 18, 2014 15:41:41 GMT
Owen's too bland to be a pantomime villain
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Post by cheekymatt71 on Apr 18, 2014 15:47:29 GMT
surely Robbie Savage and Joey Barton should be on there.
and David Speedie while they are at it
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Post by JoeinOz on Apr 19, 2014 1:32:32 GMT
It's an entertaining piece, though I'd hardly say Owen deserves to be in there. And why did the Chile goalie keep a razor blade in his glove? He cut his face and claimed to have been hit by a firework thrown from the crowd to try and get FIFA to award the game to them. They were rumbled and Chile were banned from the 1994 world cup. |
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Post by ParaPsych on Apr 19, 2014 7:32:50 GMT
I wouldn't have said Owen should be there, but then I watched the video linked to in the article of him celebrating scoring some goals against a child while big fat Nev looks rather unimpressed.
I never knew Owen had scored so many goals at the Brit. Just when the hell was that recorded?
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Post by metalhead on Apr 19, 2014 9:12:16 GMT
It's a strange article. I get why Pepe's in there, but how can John Terry not be in there? Ashley Cole? Joey Barton? Luis Suarez? Jens Lehmann? Robert Pires? There are so many players I would put in there. I wouldn't have said Owen should be there, but then I watched the video linked to in the article of him celebrating scoring some goals against a child while big fat Nev looks rather unimpressed. I never knew Owen had scored so many goals at the Brit. Just when the hell was that recorded? I reckon it was recorded about 2000, maybe 1999. Neville Southall retired about 99 didn't he? He doesn't exactly look in playing condition, but in hindsight, did he ever? He certainly never looked in great shape for us, and I can still remember that moment he waddled out the goal to clear a ball, only for the not particularly fast winger to catch up with the ball and loop it over his head for an open goal for the striker. Anyone remember who that was against? Slipped my mind to be honest. It's weird. I've always had a bit of a soft spot for Owen, even before he came to play for us. As a kid, my first proper England tournament was Euro 96, which I remember after Gazza's goal, we all tried to replicate it in school. However the one that truly inspired me was World Cup 98 and my word what a player he was around that time. There's no doubt that in his prime, Michael Owen was genuinely world class. He was by far the best naturally gifted striker England have ever produced I'd say. You can have pace but to combine that with genuine finishing ability isn't easy, as Cameron Jerome, Agbonlahor and a plethora of other rapid strikers show. Michael Owen in his prime was the full package and the way his career kind of crumbled due to injuries I just felt a bit sorry for the lad. That said, watching that video had me cringing so much. He was so fucking smug to be scoring against some little 13 year old. The kid looked even smaller than Owen himself which takes some doing, so wasn't exactly the hardest keeper to beat. The celebrating was funny at first but that comment at the end was just cringe-worthy. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2014 11:46:15 GMT
I liked Tiatto at Stoke  |
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Post by onionman on Apr 19, 2014 12:07:10 GMT
I wouldn't have said Owen should be there, but then I watched the video linked to in the article of him celebrating scoring some goals against a child while big fat Nev looks rather unimpressed. I never knew Owen had scored so many goals at the Brit. Just when the hell was that recorded? I remember that at the time. It showed Owen up as shockingly lacking in self awareness and social skills. He's still not a pantomime villain though. The acid test for a panto villain is whether you would boo them if you met them in a supermarket, like you would Wenger, Fabregas, Ronaldo or Suarez. If I saw Owen in a supermarket I'd probably end up chatting enthusiastically with him about the great bargains to be found in thr beans section. |
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Post by trainstobrazil on Apr 19, 2014 12:28:54 GMT
"Neville Southall retired about 99 didn't he? He doesn't exactly look in playing condition, but in hindsight, did he ever? He certainly never looked in great shape for us, and I can still remember that moment he waddled out the goal to clear a ball, only for the not particularly fast winger to catch up with the ball and loop it over his head for an open goal for the striker. Anyone remember who that was against? Slipped my mind to be honest."
Think it was against Tranmere Rovers. I was on the front row behind the goal that day.
Owen was much better than the writer of the piece gives him credit for.
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Post by lagwafis on Apr 19, 2014 12:43:06 GMT
Shame we never managed to wrap up a deal for Tiatto with the Andy Griffin money, Man City only paid about £300,000 for him the following summer. For another £400k they also got Shaun Goater while we ended up with Kyle Lightbourne, and we missed out on Emerson Thome for next to nothing around about the same time, thanks Jez  |
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