Ok, I'll admit it.... I'm starting to get obsessive about Owen's engineering of a move away from SJP. I understand that he's not happy with the way that the latter stages of his career is panning out. Not doubt he wants to winning medals, adding to his international caps and challenging some Portuguese bloke for the European Player of the Year. But instead he finds himself in a relegation scrapping side, with a club intent on pulling itself to bits and a manager who is admitting that he can't foresee EMO staying with us. Or at least that's what I think he means when he says:-
"I'm pretty confident about everybody else, but Michael is a different kettle of fish."
So, no co-incidence that EMO's form and fitness both pick up as the January transfer window approaches as his (alleged) £140k per week contract starts to wind down and he puts a huge sign on the back of his shirt saying "open to offers" and starts to hope that a more attractive club begins to show an interest. Earlier this year Man City were supposed to be interested in him... I said at the time that they could have him... I bet he'd give eye teeth to be going there now...
Part of me would happily see him walk away. He's got talent, but doesn't appear to have the application. It's frustrating, but as a player he just isn't motivated at Newcastle. He doesn't care about the club (and I understand that as well, why should he have an emotional attachment to his employer?) and I suspect that the money isn't really that important to him either - after all how much of Cheshire can a 28 year old want to own?
But the another part of me whats to see him scoring goals in a black and white shirt for a long time to come, for N'Zogbia, Duff and Gutierrez to be supplying him with crosses for elegantly taken goals and for him find the perfect striking partner with Viduka... Oh, and also the sun will always be shining, world peace will have broken out and the mackems will re-appoint Howard Wilkinson as manager... Idle dreams, all of them... In the meantime he's talking to the media reminding anyone who will listen that he is still about and also Newcastle benefit from his goals.
I guess the real question is who will replace him? Somehow I doubt it'll be someone who sets my pulse racing.
6 comments:
My thoughts exactly. I've never made a secret of my dislike or at best, indifference, when it comes to MO but as with just about any other player, if you sell him or allow him to sneak out through the back door, you should at least have an adequate replacement. And that's where we've got no hope.
And talking about idle dreams - should Kaka or Messi or even Le Sulk come knocking, asking to please, please, let them play in b&w - I'd be the first to open the shed door and get little Mickey's bike out.
Till then - we have to try and hold him.
another shop-window goal, eh!?!
At the moment, I don't care about a shop window goal...As long as Newcastle benefit from his desire to engineer a move. JFK's comment after the game was interesting "fingers crossed that Tuesday works out, he won't be leaving until the end of the season. I don't see any point in selling him if he's going to score goals"
I wonder if Chelsea/Man City/Everton come knocking with £8m+ that Ashley will be able to say no thanks...
the list of clubs who are (allegedly) after him gets longer by the goal..
I had to grin about JFK's lasts words in the interview.. "I'd take goals over cash any day" or somthing to that extent..
like I said, as long as we don't have a replacement I'm good with him trying to get/stay in the shop window. Let's hope MyCashley isn't greedy/stupid enough..
Ashley would snatch a buyer's hand off for eight million quid. If he wants to go, he'll go - though I doubt anyone above Villa would be interested.
he's making the usual confusing noises again (EMO, that is) and I guess we'll have to wait till February 2nd
whatever happens in the summer - we'll cross that bridge when/if we get to it..
Post a Comment