Tes
extremely highbrow humour. was chuckling for ages
BandWMisery
No one can argue against Owens goalscoring prowess but I think a major factor missing from Owen's portfolio is that he is one of the most injury prone players in premiership history. Owen won't any where near 40 games for UTD.
if memeory serves me well his goals from sub ratio in the premiership is woefull. excellent at madrid. and don't forget that bringing owen from the bench is as risky as three risky things at a risky convention for risky things
On 31 August 2005 Owen finally signed a four-year contract to play for Newcastle United
Several days after signing he suffered a thigh-injury in pre-season, which ruled him out for the start of the 2005–2006 season.
On 31 December 2005, Owen broke a metatarsal bone in his foot in a match against Tottenham Hotspur. He underwent surgery to place a pin in the bone, to help speed the healing process. He was expected to be out of action until late March,[18] but the healing process did not go as hoped and on 24 March he underwent a second, minor, operation. Owen then stated that he should be fit for the final few weeks of the season with Newcastle.[19] His return to action finally came against Birmingham City on 29 April when he came off the substitutes' bench in the 62nd minute. After the match Owen stated that he was "not 100% happy" with his foot.[20] He underwent a further x-ray and made himself unavailable for Newcastle's final game of the season.
A damaged anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, sustained in the first minute of the group match against Sweden at the 2006 World Cup, kept Owen out of regular football for nearly a year, until April 2007.
Owen began light training on 12 February 2007, when pictures on the club's official website highlighted Owen running and carrying out minor exercises.[26] He made his comeback from injury on 10 April 2007 in a 4–1 behind-closed-doors friendly against Gretna, scoring after ten minutes and then setting up fellow striker Shola Ameobi before coming off an hour later.[27] Owen then started his first game for Newcastle United in over a year, against Reading on the 30 April 2007 in a game that Newcastle United lost 1–0. He played the full 90 minutes, having a goal disallowed for offside.[28]
Owen was stretchered off an hour into Newcastle's game with Watford on 13 May 2007, suffering concussion after colliding with team-mate Matty Pattison
On 17 July 2007, he scored for Newcastle in a pre-season friendly against Hartlepool United.[35] Several days later, Owen picked up a thigh injury in training.[36] Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce admitted that Owen was likely to miss the start of the forthcoming Premier League season due to the injury which "doesn't look as encouraging as we first thought.
In late September 2007, after an encouraging start to the season playing for both Newcastle United and for England, it was reported that he would urgently require an operation for a double hernia and would likely be out of action for at least a month
In November 2007, Owen suffered a thigh strain whilst on international duty, ruling him out for six weeks.
Owen missed all of the pre-season matches and training of the 2008-2009 season due to a bout of mumps, which also kept him out of the international friendlies with the USA and Trinidad & Tobago in May 2008. He also suffered a calf strain during the summer months which kept him out of the opening game of the season against Manchester United at Old Trafford, a game which Newcastle drew 1–1. He made his return in the second game of the season against Bolton Wanderers on 23 August 2008, coming on in the 53rd minute for the injured Obafemi Martins.
and don't forget that Owen was prone to 2 injuries and 3 dips in form every season for the latter part of his time at LFC
