Even Sam Allardyce didn’t want to gamble on Michael Owen

« Football scenes you’ll never see: John Terry in a Man City shirt

The King returns to Anfield: Kenny Dalglish takes job at Liverpool’s academy »

Even Sam Allardyce didn’t want to gamble on Michael Owen

Get me a rum and coke NOW. I’m on a roll…
Fergie seems willing to overlook Michael Owen’s appalling injury record, unlike Big Sam, who wasn’t prepared to take a risk on signing a player who might not be able to give Blackburn at least 30 games next season.
I understand Allardyce’s argument -Â he has fewer top-class forwards than United, so buying Owen would have been a much bigger gamble. And Big Sam ain’t a gambler, as the video below proves…

Posted in Blackburn Rovers, Man Utd, Newcastle Utd, Transfer talk | 1 Comment »

By Ollie on July 3rd, 2009 in Blackburn Rovers, Man Utd, Newcastle Utd, Transfer talk. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.