[Football] Michael Owen and Newcastle.

[Hillian1]

Cheer up Alan Shearer,
Oh what can it mean,
To a, crap geordie b'stard
in a, shite football team

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Boring man attempting to sell boring book comes out with some outrageous comments about former club and team-mate. Mud slung on social media to make the most of the attention and attempt to drive sales of aforementioned book.

It's hardly a revolutionary approach, is it? And at the end of the day, who cares that two people don't like each other (apparently, if you believe what you see on the Twatter) and make it known?

 

[NooBHA]

In a time when we continually say that loyalty is dead, and that we understand how players put their careers first. I think Shearer was incredibly admirable, as he was a player who could have walked into any team in the world, yet decided he wanted to play for his hometown team. People can say he didn't win anything but Shearer played his career his way for the team he wanted to and secured hero status among the fans, whom he was one of. I wonder how many of our fans would criticise Shearer for not winning much but think Dunk is hero for staying with us?

All very true but he didn't do it for £50 a week - Shearer was remunerated handsomely during his stint at Newcastle

 

[blue-shifted]

Two of England's finest ever strikers. They would have to act like bigger arses than this to lose my respect

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Man wants to sell book
Man lets paper print a controversial bit of book
People talk about book
Man makes money.

 

[Miami Seagull]

In a time when we continually say that loyalty is dead, and that we understand how players put their careers first. I think Shearer was incredibly admirable, as he was a player who could have walked into any team in the world, yet decided he wanted to play for his hometown team. People can say he didn't win anything but Shearer played his career his way for the team he wanted to and secured hero status among the fans, whom he was one of. I wonder how many of our fans would criticise Shearer for not winning much but think Dunk is hero for staying with us?

This.

 

[JBizzle]

This. Classless, whiney little failure. I have little time for Shearer but at least he left his sweat and blood on the pitch. OK, someone else's blood, but even so. Owen....welsh ****.

Failure?

Liverpool: Honours
FA Cup: 2000–01
Football League Cup: 2000–01, 2002–03
FA Community Shield: 2001
UEFA Cup: 2000–01
UEFA Super Cup: 2001

Manchester United Honours
Premier League: 2010–11
Football League Cup: 2009–10
FA Community Shield: 2010

Goals:
165 for club
40 for England

I'd love to be that kind of failure...

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Failure?

Liverpool: Honours
FA Cup: 2000–01
Football League Cup: 2000–01, 2002–03
FA Community Shield: 2001
UEFA Cup: 2000–01
UEFA Super Cup: 2001

Manchester United Honours
Premier League: 2010–11
Football League Cup: 2009–10
FA Community Shield: 2010

Goals:
165 for club
40 for England

I'd love to be that kind of failure...

I agree he is not a failure but come on now

 

[Weststander]

Failure?

Liverpool: Honours
FA Cup: 2000–01
Football League Cup: 2000–01, 2002–03
FA Community Shield: 2001
UEFA Cup: 2000–01
UEFA Super Cup: 2001

Manchester United Honours
Premier League: 2010–11
Football League Cup: 2009–10
FA Community Shield: 2010

Goals:
165 for club
40 for England

I'd love to be that kind of failure...

Yes, but, apart from all that.

 

[Simster]

Exactly. What Twitter was made for. A spat between 2 ex England Internationals both coming across as Bell ends, some wonderfully pithy comments from the general public especially in relation to how boring Owen is and slagging the saps at Newcastle off who think they are Barcelona but its just a shit pit in the North East that no self respecting player wants to join.

What's not to like?

Correct as always, Iggle Piggle.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Failure?

Liverpool: Honours
FA Cup: 2000–01
Football League Cup: 2000–01, 2002–03
FA Community Shield: 2001
UEFA Cup: 2000–01
UEFA Super Cup: 2001

Manchester United Honours
Premier League: 2010–11
Football League Cup: 2009–10
FA Community Shield: 2010

Goals:
165 for club
40 for England

I'd love to be that kind of failure...

One start and only two goals in that Manchester United title-winning season, so that hardly counts. Shearer won the league, the ultimate prize, with Blackburn. To my twisted way of thinking that more than balances them out.

I admit I sort of took to Shearer when he got Roy Keane sent off up at Newcastle then laughed in his face.

 

[drew]

One start and only two goals in that Manchester United title-winning season, so that hardly counts. Shearer won the league, the ultimate prize, with Blackburn. To my twisted way of thinking that more than balances them out.

I admit I sort of took to Shearer when he got Roy Keane sent off up at Newcastle then laughed in his face.

He made enough appearances to be given a medal so he has one premier league winners medal as does Shearer.

 

[Braggfan]

Two of England's finest ever strikers. They would have to act like bigger arses than this to lose my respect

When both were signed by Newcastle they were considered two of the most sought after strikers in Europe. Shearer joined them as a world record transfer fee. I guess it all depends on that perennial question "what defines a big club as a big club?", but I would argue that in the pre Ashley era Newcastle had the ambition and presence of a big club.

 

[Commander]

All very true but he didn't do it for £50 a week - Shearer was remunerated handsomely during his stint at Newcastle

As are all Premier League footballers. Don't see how that's relevant.

 

[LVGull]

Failure?

Liverpool: Honours
FA Cup: 2000–01
Football League Cup: 2000–01, 2002–03
FA Community Shield: 2001
UEFA Cup: 2000–01
UEFA Super Cup: 2001

Manchester United Honours
Premier League: 2010–11
Football League Cup: 2009–10
FA Community Shield: 2010

Goals:
165 for club
40 for England

I'd love to be that kind of failure...

We won some honours but compare that the Man U boys in that era

 

[Brovion]

One start and only two goals in that Manchester United title-winning season, so that hardly counts. Shearer won the league, the ultimate prize, with Blackburn. To my twisted way of thinking that more than balances them out.

I admit I sort of took to Shearer when he got Roy Keane sent off up at Newcastle then laughed in his face.

My twisted thinking says that as neither won anything with England (the only time I cared about them) they're both complete failures.

 

[NooBHA]

As are all Premier League footballers. Don't see how that's relevant.

I was responding to this

''I think Shearer was incredibly admirable, as he was a player who could have walked into any team in the world, yet decided he wanted to play for his hometown team''

 

[blue-shifted]

As is every other English born footballer then apart from, Banks, Wilson, Cohen, Charlton J, Stiles, Moore, Charlton B, Ball, Peters, Hurst and Hunt.

Crikey, you have high standards

My twisted thinking says that as neither won anything with England (the only time I cared about them) they're both complete failures.

 

[blue-shifted]

To all on this thread, if you are genuinely engaging in a conversation about who is the biggest failure out of Shearer and Owen, then the great probability is that you yourself, are in fact ... a failure

 

[Icy Gull]

I was responding to this

''I think Shearer was incredibly admirable, as he was a player who could have walked into any team in the world, yet decided he wanted to play for his hometown team''

I think the same not sure why anyone would knock him for that. I guess this does mean something to some players. For this reason I can see why he’s got the hump with Owen.