Barmby wants Reds reunion with Owen

Wed, 01 Jul 08:22:08 2009

Nick Barmby has urged his former Liverpool and England team-mate Michael Owen to join him at Hull.

Owen, the country's fourth-highest goalscorer, becomes a high-profile free agent on Wednesday following the expiration of his Newcastle contract.

The 29-year-old ex-Real Madrid striker is likely to attract offers from across Europe but Hull are one of the few English clubs to have publicly declared their interest so far.

Barmby and Owen played in the same Liverpool side that won a cup treble in 2001 and were also together in the England team that memorably thrashed Germany 5-1 later that year.

And Barmby said: "He is a wonderful footballer and it is fantastic for the club to be linked with these players. I'm not sure whether we are close to a deal or close to talking - but that would be fantastic.

"He is 29, still has a burning desire to be in a World Cup squad and whoever gets him - and hopefully it will be us - will have a great asset. It's Michael's decision but it would be fantastic for us and our fans to have someone like him playing for this club."

 

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  1. jpjohno
    You di ck head: man united, chelsea and­ liverpool have ALL played in the second division, and­ not that long ago either . . . .. . . you muppet!!!!!

    From cameron w, on Fri 3 Jul 9:37PM

  2. 'Please get your facts right'? Micheal Owen is­ a disgrace to professional football! What planet?

    From jpjohno, on Thu 2 Jul 8:49PM

  3. jpjohno - There are plenty of small clubs in the­ Premiership. Anyway, my Dad's bigger than your Dad.

    From Hutch, on Thu 2 Jul 11:06AM

  4. jpjohno
    Who said we are a big club; certainly not us­ fans!
    Please get your facts right!

    From cameron w, on Thu 2 Jul 10:33AM

  5. Cameron W - Newcastle are not embarrassed; they are­ Embarrassing. Big clubs dont play in the second­ division!

    From jpjohno, on Thu 2 Jul 9:25AM

  6. Hey Nicky, If Owen joines you at Hull, wont someone­ have to make way for him.

    From JOHN, on Wed 1 Jul 3:39PM

  7. 'Owen, the country's fourth-highest goalscorer,­ becomes a high-profile free agent on Wednesday­ following the expiration of his Newcastle­ contract.'
    In other words, he is no longer (thank­ God) a Newcastle United player; so can Yahoo/Eurosport­ please tell me what this story has got to do with­ NUFC!
    Keep this waster off our pages; we are­ embarrassed just to be linked with this disgrace to­ professional football!

    From cameron w, on Wed 1 Jul 12:59PM

  8. 'Owen, the country's fourth-highest goalscorer,­ becomes a high-profile free agent on Wednesday­ following the expiration of his Newcastle­ contract.'
    In other words, he is no longer (thank­ God) a Newcastle United player; so can Yahoo/Eurosport­ please tell me what this story has got to do with­ NUFC!
    Keep this waster off our pages; we are­ embarrassed just to be linked with this disgrace to­ professional football!

    From cameron w, on Wed 1 Jul 12:59PM

  9. Good player when he isn't injured but then again­ when is he not? I think his good times are gone. If he­ did sign for Hull i can see him only signing for a year­ because he will know after that year when Hull get­ relegated he will be able to look for another club.­ Shame he left Liverpool for money. It has come back to­ bite him on the bum now though..

    From steven, on Wed 1 Jul 11:20AM

  10. It takes a hell of a lot of imagination sllowmail

    From DAVID A, on Wed 1 Jul 10:24AM

  11. barmby so does every nufc supporter!!!

    From CARL, on Wed 1 Jul 10:13AM

  12. Michael Owen has been diagnosed with gender identity­­ disorder and will soon be having a sex change. He is,­­ however, looking at things from a positive stance and­­ having trials with the England women's national­­ team, so desperate is he to wear the Three Lions skirt­­ ( sorry - I mean shirt ) again. Apparently Fabio­ Capello is not an advocate of­ playing top town tarts­ in the men's team. Reuters­ News Agency. Bootle

    From SHAUN, on Wed 1 Jul 10:01AM

  13. Just imagine how strong l'pool is if Owen plays for­ L'pool.

    From sllowmail, on Wed 1 Jul 9:19AM
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