Looks a poor signing for a club like Man U. Even on a free, with the wages involved I'd suggest it's money down the pan.

Sounds like a desperate signing to me.

Free for a player who was bought for £17 Million, and if he's on pay as you play as well sounds a brilliant deal.

If he's injured then we lose nothing, if he plays he will probably do well. For this transfer to go through he would have needed to pass the medical (which look hard) so that would suggest he is fit again.

Just add the bargain to the likes of - Peter Schmeichel, Roy Keane, Eric Cantona, Bryan Robson, Ronaldo, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

And you slate LWF for inside knowledge.

It's like me saying you spent £18.6m on...what choice midfielder was Carrick back then?



£17m on Hargreaves, a player with chronic injuries.


Absolutely delighted Tevez and Barry have/will go to City, I've seen nothing concrete to show they were our two main targets, but I'll take your word as you only deal with the 'facts'

that's possibly because they weren't.........................

This week BFS said Rovers won't try to sign Owen because of his injury record but according to sky text were being linked in Italy to 35year old Christian Vieri who hasn't played more than 10 league games in a season since 2005

Quote ="DAR130"This week BFS said Rovers won't try to sign Owen because of his injury record but according to sky text were being linked in Italy to 35year old Christian Vieri who hasn't played more than 10 league games in a season since 2005 '" 2007-08 Fiorentina Serie A 26 6 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Vieri

Quote ="DAR130"This week BFS said Rovers won't try to sign Owen because of his injury record but according to sky text were being linked in Italy to 35year old Christian Vieri who hasn't played more than 10 league games in a season since 2005 '" 2007-08 Fiorentina Serie A 26 6 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Vieri

Quote ="Lord God Jose Mourinho"2007-08 Fiorentina Serie A 26 6 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Vieri'" Still not a good injury record and looking at that he was even turned down by LA Galaxy.If there was ever a player looking for a last pay day it's him.

Quote ="Lord God Jose Mourinho"2007-08 Fiorentina Serie A 26 6 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Vieri'" Still not a good injury record and looking at that he was even turned down by LA Galaxy.If there was ever a player looking for a last pay day it's him.

It's a trial. I'd say that there's a 5% chance that Vieri will be able to convert that trial into anything with Blackburn. But I think Allardyce is 100% correct to allow Vieri to have that trial. He's a very well known ex-Italian international. At the very least he'll be an interesting guy to mix in with the squad.

Heard his wages are going to be closer too £20k p/w with bonuses on top, if we can keep him fit i could see him becoming a regular with him and Berba up front with Rooney given a freerole. Although i think the Left side still needs work as i'm not sure Tosic is ready yet and Nani would have to improve massivley on last season as he was just awful. I'm hoping Pretucci pushes through next season as from what i've seen him he looks like he could become something special in midfield.

V.D.S
Rafael/Brown Ferdinand Vidic Evra

Hargreaves

Valencia Carrick/Tosic

Rooney

Owen Berbatov



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V.D.S

Rafael/Brown Ferdinand Vidic Evra

Valencia Hargreaves Carrick Tosic/Nani

Rooney Berbatov/Owen

As a Manchester United fan...we sound poor next year.

The transfer window is only just open!

In October when both Wes and Glen Johnson were fit, Brown was starting....just dealing with the FACTS, now Wes has been injured Johnson has had his chance. With regards to the transfers, it's very easily done. Tevez and his advisor admitted firm interest from Liverpool but Tevez came out and said he wouldn't sign and you know full well that Barry was a target, keep putting smileys in your posts and denying it though. Interesting that alot of match going LFC fans are fuming with Owen signing for us, although some choose to deny it, I'm sure we will see the true reaction on October 24th.











Just for you.

Let's see all the posters backtrack now that Owen has signed for a team, in which most of its fans on here, were people who have slagged him off last season.

Personally I think the Owen signing could be a masterstroke, there was some stat on SKY yesterday which showed that, even last season, he still had the best conversion rate of all strikers in the Premier (something like 10% better than Torres who is widely regarded as the best striker in the league).

Obviously his fitness will be an issue, but it's amazing how injuries have a tendency to not happen when you're no longer playing for a struggling side.

I think he might end up figuring more than people expect, he'll certainly score goals in that team and I hope he does, because I'd much rather we could take him to the World Cup than alternatives like Bent or Defoe.

You 'effin alternative, Bent!

Never slagged Owen off, I slagged that joke of a manager you had who played him behind two strikers, I was of the belief that you play your best striker as a striker.

A fit Hargreaves would be a major plus

I will admit it hurt a little to see in that shirt as a kid I had him on the back of mine but if we get Number 19 this year its going to be even sweeter with him there.

That's a fair shout, what Liverpool have to be careful of is not doing what Arsenal did, by that I mean having one good season then tailing off. Last year when Torres got injured you had Keane to fill in and he did a good job, I know there is still a long way to go but your squad does lack depth.

Well Ladbrokes have got plenty of Michael Owen specials for those who are sure this is going to be a total failure/great success.

Unfortunately they've yet to put the odds up for him to score the winner at Anfield.

We have some depth there but they didnt step up like they should of, the likes of babel and lucas need to do what yossi did another signing in attack would be good Rafa's not said much lately the hope is that he's working on something.

5/2 to score against us yesterday on sky bet

Interesting that Owen is the most accurate striker in the premiership.

As long as it's pay as you play it won't be money down the pan as there is nothing to lose, no transfer fee, if he's injured he won't get paid anyway and he has a proven record of scoring. So long as anyone wears the red shirt they will get my backing 100%