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Originally Posted by _AXL_
did try to find out what happened and here's what i gathered.
fact or myth?
1. he refused to sign a new contract then...
2. he wanted to go real madrid.
3. rafa had no choice but to sell him for 8mil pounds.
4. after 1 season, real wanted to unload him for 17mil pounds.
5. rafa didnt want him, so owen went to newcastle and stayed injured most of the time.
well, he turned his back on pool, went to real madrid. what was he thinking? that he can supplant ronaldo (the real one!!!) or raul??? these guys sell more shirts and bring in the crowds!!! so, no matter what he does on the field, having the best minutes to goal ratio, was useless!!! 
n u think he didnt feel like shit when madrid offloaded him for a profit. he screwed pool maybe for the reason that he wants to play with the biggest club in the world but they in turn screwed him big time by selling him for a profit!!! since when u heard of real madrid selling players for a profit???  owen probably feels like shit already for being used like a bloody rag doll!!! and rafa made it clear that he didnt want owen at pool. i can imagine how sad he was when he made the move to newcastle... that i felt was his just desserts.
his injuries, well, his style of play would encourage that kind of injuries... my 2 cents. cheers |
Well... lets see (and this was all over LFC Boards and fansites when it went down)
1. He Forced Liverpool to sell him at a VERY cheap price. Any club would have snapped at the opportunity to sign Owen for 8million.
2. He was in the same position at Real... but he insisted that RAFA guarantee him first team. Again, if his heart was with Anfield, he could have insisted that Real negotiate with Liverpool for the same price... I think Rafa was willing to Pay about 10 million for him (we are not a rich club), but being a mercenary, Newcastle offered him better than what we could and we turned his back on the Kop....
Its ironic that after he left us in a bad position (we never found another striker to replace him), we won our 5th CL... and are in a better position than we have been in the last 10 years to challenge for the premiership.
With him in Liverpool, Rafa would have been forced to play him all the time... so i think Rafa does not mind not having Owen around.