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Eurosport - Sat, 04 Jul 14:25:00 2009

Michael Owen to Manchester United? Has the world gone crazy, or just Alex Ferguson?

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Or maybe the sceptics are the ones who have lost their marbles and Owen is indeed still capable of doing a job and worthy of a deal with the Premier League champions.

A few days ago the out-of-contract Newcastle striker was weighing up whether to join Hull City or Stoke.

Now, all of a sudden he can entertain the prospect of playing Champions League football next season. A simply amazing turnaround.

So what does Ferguson see in Owen?

You rarely see his name without the prefix 'proven goalscorer', and his career record speaks for itself.

There is no denying he has lost his pace over recent years, but has he retained his instinct for goal? Do strikers like Owen ever lose their eye for the back of the net?

What about his mentality on the pitch at the moment? Ferguson likes to see desire and commitment to the cause from his players, but Owen showed few signs of those qualities in last season's relegation battle with Newcastle.

And of course, there are the doubts over his fitness. Is signing him too much of a gamble? Or with a pay-as-you-play deal in place, will United have done enough to cover their backs?

Where would he play for United? Surely he cannot expect more than a bench role at Old Trafford?

Does his signing smack of a panic buy, having missed out on their other main transfer targets, or is this something that Ferguson has been planning?

Have your say below, or on the message boards via the link below the photo.

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  1. hawx Fergie bets on the NAGS and now he's signing­ them. Everyone thought Newcastle was a joke thank you­ for taking their title and it will be the only 1­ you'll get this season. THANK YOU you only get a­ freebie when its cr*p and worthlessheads high Utd fans­ load more freebies out there hope you've got all­ your scouts at places like Curzon Ashton southport and­ similar club everyone loves a freebie as you all say­ hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahaha

    From CLIFFORD, on Sat 4 Jul 11:55AM

  2. If the set-up at Man U suits Michael Owen I believe he­ will be a success. He may well be a little slower but­ he remains a proven goal scorer and the fast type of­ skillful play ay Man U will provide him with a strong­ base to rejuvenate his career. He should have gone to­ Everton, his first love, and he would have finished his­ career in style.

    From WILLIAM, on Sat 4 Jul 11:50AM

  3. I HAVE TO SAY I HAVE READ MOST OF THESE COMMENTS HERE­ ON MICHAEL OWEN MAYBE FERGIE HAS DONE GOOD OR BAD­ SIGNING OWEN ONLY TIME WILL TELL...................AS­ FOR YOU CLIFFORDLIDDY CHANGE YOUR NAME TO CLIFFORDDIDDY­ BECAUSE YOUR COMMENTS ARE CHILDISH IF YOUR SUCH AN­ EXPERT ON TRANSFERS MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO MANAGE MAN UTD­ YOUR COMMENTS ARE HILARIOUS CAN YOU ACTUALLY PLAY­ FOOTBALL OR ARE YOU A BAD SCOUSER IN DISGUISE

    From irnbru_rebel03, on Sat 4 Jul 11:46AM
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    moonfluid the only thing it proves to REAL MADRID the­ rest of EUROPE & THE PREM is MAN U are up to their­ eyeballs in dept can't afford to pay transfer fees­ are a team on the wane oh and Owen is free are you­ joking be getting minimum £50k to sit on the bench­ getting over his injurys 10 years down the road­ you'll all still suport UND but it will be­ F.C.UNITED

    From CLIFFORD, on Sat 4 Jul 11:26AM

  5. If any manager can revive Michael Owen's career, it­ is either Sir Alex Ferguson or Arsene Wenger. And I­ have a strong feeling that it could proved to be a­ master stroke of Sir Alex yet again. Only time will­ tell. Best wishes to MU and MO.

    From T H Gan, on Sat 4 Jul 11:19AM

  6. qwen way past his sell by date 2 THINGS 1 HES GOT A­ SERIOUS GAMBLING PROBLEM 2 MAN U ARE DESPERATE

    From Ken A, on Sat 4 Jul 11:04AM

  7. andyt this is not a united site you idiot its open­ debate with all fans oh and I agre with the UTD fans­ Owen is made for Utd a @#$%head in a @#$%hole

    From CLIFFORD, on Sat 4 Jul 11:00AM

  8. Zitrostar I think Fergie is planning a big surprise­ retirement goin back to Scotland and leaving Utd like­ he found them @#$%. I bet he remembers when he was 1­ game from the sack payback time he'll stay about 6­ months get all the never bins and has bins and stick em­ all together and see whot the next manager can do with­ that them. And Owen he only bought to drive him to race­ meetings while he gets bladdered in the back seat so­ Owens going to be useful for the first time in years­ cheaper than a taxi

    From CLIFFORD, on Sat 4 Jul 10:55AM
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    Ha, Man U fans are once again the most fickle in the­ world... Owen was a has been until Thursday...Now­ he's Alex's latest amazing piece of business­ and worthy of a gammble.15 - 20 goals in th prem...That­ will be a first. He has never had a 20 goal­ season.

    Get real this lad is past it and has more­ interest in Horse Racing... Thats why he is back in the­ North West to be close to his Horses....

    Oh and who­ else is interested in Horse racing.. Ahh yes The­ drunken one called Alex !

    From chrisroberts21, on Sat 4 Jul 10:32AM

  10. I can't believe that everytime someone praises­ Fergie, someone else replies "what about­ Veron"...1).He was regarded at the time as one of­ the best in the world but for some reason­ couldn't cut it in the prem..2) just how long ago­ was it???? Fergie has won trophy after trophy and­ people still try to make out he is a failure....so just­ what does that make every other manager??????

    From Chill, on Sat 4 Jul 10:27AM

  11. owen is a good footballer. so are al the others like­ toress rooney drogba. but owen has to push himself 2­ become a better player and well known again.
    so yes it­ will be a good signing for manchester united wel just­ have to wait and see

    From surajshehmar, on Sat 4 Jul 10:25AM

  12. Oh dear the poor one who think they are kings have seen­ one of there own going to what is no doubt the best­ team in this country let alone in the world,so all you­ lot from anfield you have to realise your not good­ enough anymore may the Spanish be with you.
    Owen has­ seen the light for once

    From Ian, on Sat 4 Jul 10:22AM

  13. I BELIEVE MICHAEL OWEN WILL BE A GREAT SIGNING FOR UTD­ IF HE STAYS FIT FOR MAJORITY OF THE SEASON I THINK WE­ COULD EASILY BE LOOKING AT HIM SCORING 15-20 GOALS THIS­ SEASON I THINK FERGIE HAS MADE AN EXCELLENT SIGNING­ HERE,OK HE ISNT THE BIG NAME SIGNING LIKE WE KEEP­ READING ABOUT (BENZEMA,AGUERO,FABIANO,HUNTLAAR) BUT WHO­ SAYS THESE PLAYERS WOULD DO THE SAME IN THE PREMIERSHIP­ HAS THEY HAVE DONE IN THERE OWN LEAGUES OWEN IS PROVEN­ IN THE PREM ,WELL DONE FERGIE

    From big daddy boo, on Sat 4 Jul 10:21AM

  14. I hope united do sign another striker, as much as i­ have always admired owens tallent, there is no denying­ he has had has fair share of injuries, but as a top­ class centre forward, im not sure he is the one thats­ going to help united win the league again, but I do­ think he will score more goals than berbatov if he­ stays fit. United still need a big name coming in and i­ like the look of louis fabiano, but they need to hurry­ up with that one before read madrid nick him, like­ every other top player!

    From prowie, on Sat 4 Jul 10:21AM

  15. IT AMAZES ME THAT ALL OTHER FANS OF LIVERFOOL, CHELSEA­ AND ASSNEL AND OTHERS ALL COME ON UNITEDS SITE, WOW­ THEY MUST REALLY HAVE @#$% LIVES TO WANT TO DO THAT

    From Andy T, on Sat 4 Jul 10:15AM

  16. You scosers have got a short memory re Paul Ince. He­ should have come to us before Newcastle but once again­ Fergie has made the deal of the year!!! come on owen­ show us how good you realy are again good luck.from b­ harrison

    From michelleround2, on Sat 4 Jul 10:12AM

  17. ""Owen will do the job that Sir Alex asks him­ to do ,­ remember those other players he has signed­ Teddy,­ Lauren, Henrik all came in and did the job that­ was­ asked of them""

    Yeah but what­ about:

    Veron, Blanc, Forlan, Howard etc etc??

    From Kim S, on Sat 4 Jul 9:54AM
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    How could you do it Owen? How could you sign for THOSE­ scumbags and THAT horrible, arrogant old drunk?

    From Kim S, on Sat 4 Jul 9:44AM
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    What name will Owen have on the back of his­ shirt:
    Mercenary, unprincipled, pennypinching, Judas,­ backstabbing, has-been, over valued,
    Good luck mate­ hope your knees hold out,
    Hope your next @#$% is a­ hedgehog    

    From simontin38, on Sat 4 Jul 9:43AM

  20. WAT IS IT WITH U PEOPLE--BUY SPANISH,BUY BRAZILAN,BUY­ PORTUGESE,BUY RUSSIAN BUT U DONT WANT LOCAL.NO WONDER­ THESE COUNTRIES EXCEL BECAUSE ALL THE YOUNG TALENT ARE­ GIVEN CHANCES BUT THE LOCAL YOUTH ARE PLAYING IN THE­ CHAMPIONSHIP OR LOWER DIVISIONS.IN A COUPLE OF YEARS WE­ WENT EVEN HAVE A NATIONAL TEAM WORTH MENTIONING.GIVING­ OWEN A CHANCE IS A START

    From Selwyn R, on Sat 4 Jul 9:42AM
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