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Is he worth £ 80.000 a week? - Owen
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Sat Jul 03, 2004 2:03 pmby banana
Just read that he has reportedly signed a new contract worth £ 80.000 a week. I personally think it is crazy to pay such money for any player, at least for an average striker. He will earn more in one month than most people do in 10 years. He will earn more money than all of Boca Juniors and River Plate's first 11 put together. It pisses me off. He is not worth it. He is not even close to being worth it.
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Sat Jul 03, 2004 3:59 pmby chiggz_likes_owen
I have no idea what the top players get paid but prehaps 80k a week is a bit over the line.
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Sat Jul 03, 2004 4:38 pmby greenred
That seems to be the going rate for world class strikers these days.
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Sat Jul 03, 2004 4:47 pmby 115-1073096938
Just read that he has reportedly signed a new contract worth £ 80.000 a week. I personally think it is crazy to pay such money for any player, at least for an average striker. He will earn more in one month than most people do in 10 years. He will earn more money than all of Boca Juniors and River Plate's first 11 put together. It pisses me off. He is not worth it. He is not even close to being worth it.
Who's average? 
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Sat Jul 03, 2004 5:03 pmby madred
I can see where your coming from Banana but to call Michael Owen average is crazy!
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Sat Jul 03, 2004 5:05 pmby 115-1073096938
Crazy?
Nar, just biased, blind, stupid, pathetic, insulting, pedantic, knowledgeless...
To name a few. 
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Sat Jul 03, 2004 5:22 pmby stapo1000
biased?
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Sat Jul 03, 2004 5:59 pmby whylongball?
not average but i doubt worldclass
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Sat Jul 03, 2004 6:06 pmby Supermarius
Im not Owens biggest fan...but im pretty darn sure he could play in any club side on the planet...and score goals..does that not make him world class?
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Sat Jul 03, 2004 6:07 pmby stapo1000
i think owen is world class and i can't wait for him to prove all his doubters wrong
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Sat Jul 03, 2004 6:11 pmby whylongball?
world class players can change the game by themselves..Owen is losing that.....
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Sat Jul 03, 2004 7:00 pmby 84-1083280474
Thing is, Owen is not as complete an article as Henry or Van Nistlerooy. Owen tends to sit on defender shoulders for 90 mins till someone passes it to him.
No one is worth 80 grand a week for just kicking a football either, thats more than your average company director earns per year!
thing is with Owen, he thinks he can just turn up and never be dropped from the starting 11, even though he has bad games.
Just look at the Euros, he got overshadowed by an 18 year old fat toffeeman.
Thing is, Liverpool will pay it, for fear of losing theier little golden boy.
Id play baros and Cisse anyway, first choice.
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Sat Jul 03, 2004 7:09 pmby 115-1073096938
For once i agreed...
Untill the last line of your post.
If it was me i'd play him. But there where times over the last two years where his form dipped and he did become highly ineffective. This always happens tho with any player, if it was me though i wouldn't play Owen through these games. Baros and Cisse are good enough and if Owen is off form he shouldn't be in the side. I remember him being dropped for a West Ham game when Baros came in and scored and we won 3-0. The game after he was back in the side. If that was me i'd have left him out for the next game aswell. I'm a firm believer in not tampering to much with something if its not broke...
At his best though theres no question whos the best.
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Sat Jul 03, 2004 8:33 pmby Paul C
I dunno about £80k a week, Michael needs to get back his form of a few seasons ago rather than living off his past reputation, I have n doubt he has still got it but he hasn't shown it in the past two seasons. Personally I think £80k a week for someone but is injured for 3 months a season is more the question?
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Sat Jul 03, 2004 9:00 pmby woof woof !
For F*cks Sake !!!!!
We have a racehorse who was employed to pull a milkfloat.What do you expect ?
Would you rather see Michael in an Arsenal , Chelsea or Manc shirt playing against us ???
You guys are really p*ssing me off .
This forum is becoming really depressing.
STOP BITCHING,
We are about to enter a new era , for christ sake get behind the team !!!
Save your complaints till the end of the new season (hopefully there won't be any)