Former Newcastle manager Graeme Souness has tipped Michael Owen to rebuild his career after sealing a surprise move to champions Manchester United.
Souness brought Owen to St James' Park for £17million four years ago but the move turned sour for the England striker following a succession of injuries and the club's relegation at the end of last season.
But while doubts persist over the wisdom of the deal done by United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, Souness believes his fellow Scot has pulled a masterstroke and told The People: "I don't think Michael is shot. It's a really good transfer for all concerned."
He added: "I think the move will excite him and give him whole new lease of life
"He was Newcastle's top player at the time and all of that onus was on him. At United he will be just another player and surrounded by really good team-mates who can give him the service he needs.
"He will also be in the best environment in terms of treatment off the field and that is important to any player of his age."
Commenting on Ferguson's gamble, he added: "I think this is a smart deal for him. It's a clever one especially when there are not too many available targets out there.
"In fact this could easily be the deal of the season if it works out for him."
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It seems that two Scots namely Souness and SAF believe that Owen will be a success at Man U. Personally, I can't see it particularly in the light of his injury record over the last few seasons. It will be a disaster. SAFcontinues to bring in five feet nothing kids and then promptly puts them out on loan to develop. He seems to be completely blind to the fact that we NEED skilful players in midfield who have both an athletic and physical presence coupled with the ability to retain possession of the ball. It must have been obvious to any inteligent Man U fan that our players get the ball taken off them far too easily and unless SAF does something about this and quickly, we will not compete with the other "Big Three" in the Premiership, all of whom contain more competitive and skilful athletes than Man U. Ferguson needs to wake up and do something about it.
phil k,
Im'e on your side mate, will you be my friend because everyone else thinks IME a t i t.
pianomusiclive
july 5th
Why the hell are NUFC tramps on this MANU site. How did I get hear,sorry here,what day is it,why am I such a big tool,look at me I can copy and paste but my spelling and grammar are cr4p.John,where did you say the space bar was again,Manchester airport's really much bigger than Newcastles,and yes my cars been stolen for the 19th time,to be honest im'e sick of getting it back.Maybe because its hand painted in toon colours,oh and im'e on my monthlies so it does'nt help,you know minstrel cycle.
Ime just a bit confused,is this the NUFC page.
To all my loyal luvvies,and friends at NUFC.
John Connololy.
Sun 5 Jul
phil k,
Im'e on your side mate,connolly unfortunately does not understand ting tong.He has trouble with geordie speak,so youll'e have to excuse her.oh!and she does not know "she's a tramp,but i love her",and her wife WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEll,say no more.
Phil K, Their must be a fair few john connolly's out there aswell then
Blimey there I was wondering why pianomusiclive was repeatedly telling me the same thing over and over again.........and then I find there is another phil k on here....so Hi phil k...from Phil k
Anyone else out there speak Ting Tong to translate comment 47 for me, thanks
ting tong..........idiot.
Just like to wish Michael Owen all the best from all Newcastle United fans... dont worry we dont blaim you for jumping ship! Who fukin wouldn't... anyway thanks from the bottom of all our hearts for all you loyal service.. cheers Mike.. God bless from all us Newcastle United fans♥
whats rattling your cage john.connolly01.... had ye car stollen for the 10th time????? Manchester @#$% me wot a @#$% hole...x
Why the hell are NUFC tramps on this MANU site. How did I get hear,sorry here,what day is it,why am I such a big tool,look at me I can copy and paste but my spelling and grammar are cr4p.John,where did you say the space bar was again,Manchester airport's really big.
impactclean,granny,barrygroves,pianomusiclive,nor man bates
Sun 5 Jul
impact, back to your usual boring shyte then
Cheers mate, She said impact (piano, barrygroves, all the same person, I think you know) was with her in the pool in Benidorm and shot his fat into her in short bursts and his mammoth tool slapped her round the back of her head in front of everyone,and they all cheered and laughed,she of course was gagging for more.
phil k
you got owen simply because we at NUFC did not have enough cash to offer him a new contract; he was undoubtably our best striker.The rest were, and are surplus to requirements, NUFC are now(a Championship club)People like you are the reason why your club and its fans are worshiped the world over! I bet you love manchester united and i bet you've never even been to Sid James Park.We are the loser's.
As for souness; always willing to stick the knife into the back of NUFC at every opportunity; just as well because they had the audacity to sack him for being one of the best and able managers in the club's 100 plus year history!
We will miss visiting old trafford,probably for many seasons cosidering the way things are at the moment.Good luck and good fortune to Owen,now he has a proper team around him,he will surely score many goals.
From cameron w, on Sun 5 Jul 11:34AM
impact re comment 39, have you worked it out yet, you c o ck
impact, yeh your right, she said that you had the knickers on
heyup connolly,
your missus likes dirty fat horrible old men,that's why she's with you.Oh,by the way,i didn't have any shorts on,and she wasn't wearing any knickers.
comment 33, impact your so thick, I'll give you an hour to work that one out yourself, get back to me if your still confused and fill you in.
Cheers mate, She said impact (piano, barrygroves, all the same person, I think you know) was watching her in the pool in Benidorm and shot his fat in his shorts and his mam slapped him round the back of his head in front of everyone and called him a dirty dirty horrible little man
redevils...will send you a ticket for manures next home game,i am sure someone can give you directions.
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