Owen - Shearer role was vital
Michael Owen has revealed Alan Shearer even offered to give up Newcastle's famous number nine jersey in a bid to persuade him to move to St James' Park.
o. m. g. do YOU know how much being a number nine means to shearer!! it's THE jersey to have if u're a newcastle player and it's been the jersey number of legends ever since way back in the early 1900s or maybe even late 1890s. when shearer came he was wanted it desperately coz he was a geordie and he being a number nine meant so damn much to him. and now here u hear the news that he would even give up his jersey just to save his beloved club.. i would put the link the article here but i know NO ONE WILL READ IT!!! coz no one CARES ABOUT HIM!!! so i shall paste it here instead! just to make myself feel so damn good and touched all over again! and if u're reading this now whoever u are u better read on! or dont ever come back again! grrrrr...
Michael Owen has revealed Alan Shearer even offered to give up Newcastle's famous number nine jersey in a bid to persuade him to move to St James' Park.
The England striker had openly admitted he favoured a return to Liverpool from Real Madrid but was won over by the Magpies when visiting Tyneside on Monday.
'Alan was a great help throughout and instrumental in my decision,' writes Owen in The Times.
'I had spoken to him many times over the past few weeks and he should work for the Newcastle tourist board when he finishes playing football.
'He even offered to give up his number nine shirt but I have declined. Number 10 will do for me.
'I will regard playing alongside him in his last season as an honour. He has been, and still is, a great striker and there is no way that Newcastle should be where they are in the table with that calibre of player.'
Owen admits he was also taken aback by the response he has already received from the Toon Army after agreeing terms on a four-year deal.
He added: 'I have been watching the TV and seen the queues at the club shop. From what I can tell 99% of the fans are delighted that I have chosen Newcastle and are not wondering about how I got there.
'I have a lot of good memories of scoring goals at St James' Park - including a hat-trick on my first visit with Liverpool.
'I was clapped off by the home fans that afternoon and I only hope I can give them plenty of other reasons to cheer me. 'It will be like winning the World Cup to win a trophy.'
that article shows many many things. that newcastle has the best fans in the world who have respect for the opposition even if we lose. that owen may not be that bad a guy after all and he will be good for the club. how can he not be when he has the approval of shearer. last but not least.. it shows how self-sacrifical shearer is. i know i sound like a 10 -year old starstruck fool when i talk about matters like that.. but i dont give a shit. you know everytime i take down my shearer bio and just flip through it or look at pictures.. i feel so damn touched. and suddenly so full of inspiration and sometimes even like crying!!! no there is no screw loose i just have tremendous respect for him. i just read what shearer had to say bout giving up the jersey to shearer. and obviously since no one is gonna bother to click on that link.. i'll just put down somethings he said
"I dont know if michael will take the number nine shirt in a year's time, bu ti offered it to him now.. he politely declined, though there is no-one i would rather see carry on the proud tradition of the Newcastle United number nine shirt than him... he knows it is very special up here. I'll hand the mantle of scoring goals over to him when i pack in and he can continue that tradition. he's the right man to take over from me, and has chosen the right club at the right time. Michael doesnt have to be told about the fans, the club or the area. He knows the passion that surrounds Newcastle united."
and he goes on to give all the credit to not himself but the manager and chairman..
"the manager and chairman deserve the credit. There was so much hardwork put in to make this happen. I think it is a great coup for the club. It's a great pick-me-up for everyone. I dont think we could have made a better signing."
owen said that it was an easy decision for him too in the end. how can it not be easy! it doesnt matter that newcastle is NOT real madrid, or chelski, or man u or whatever. this club is amazing. the support.. the history.. owen u got lucky. this is his personal take on the decision..
"He's not the messiah, but he's a bloody good player....." - nufc.com
here is another article from the times on the owen signing... it ends like this
Owen, who will be unveiled at St James' Park at noon today, will now have to forget what might have been with Liverpool and concentrate on lifting his new club up the Premiership. He will not be able to say that he has come to Newcastle to win honours - they have failed to do so in every season since they lifted the Fairs Cup in 1969 - but, as Shearer will have told him, 'imagine the adulation if you did'.
a very bitter sweet ending. i know how much shearer wanted to lift a trophy for newcastle. he's been here for so long. and just put his heart and soul into every single season. yet.. it's never enough. and that chance is probably gone.. with the fa cup/league cup being the only decent chances this season. i pray it'll happen. 2 Fa cup final heartbreaks are just too much to take. and if there's ANYBODY who deserves a trophy. it's this guy.
i just found another article on soccernet. im going crazy today.
the headline was.. Toon begin Owen era. it's so bittersweet again. coz it just takes u all the way back to when shearer was first signed. and it has been his era ever since.. in a way owen's signing is so like.. reflective of when shearer first came. but of course, shearer's coming was.. and is incomparable.
'I've had a bit of a head-spinning couple of days,' the England striker said.
'There were three great clubs in the frame but the further it got towards to the deadline the more it became clear Newcastle was going to be my destination.
'At the end of it all I thought the best for my future was to move to Newcastle.
'I've been honest from the start. I have an obvious attachment to Liverpool and if that deal could have happened it would have been one big option but as the deadline approached it didn't seem that would be possible.
'When it came down to Real Madrid or Newcastle there was no question in my mind. I didn't have a decision to make.
'I want to play football, I love the Premiership, I've missed it while I've been away.'
Owen admitted Alan Shearer had played a major part in his decision to move to the north-east.
'He's been a good friend for a long time,' Owen said.
'It's his last season here and it will be an honour to play with him.
'He shares a lot of the same interests as I do and he was one of a few reasons (to join).'
'It is an exciting club to join. Unfortunately for them they haven't won anything for a long time. In a selfish way as soon as we do win something - when not if - it will be like your country winning the World Cup. Hopefully I can be part of it when it happens.
Owen was asked about the possibility of wearing Alan Shearer's number nine shirt.
He said: 'When I met Alan a couple of days ago he even offered me the number nine shirt for his last season but I would never have taken it off him.
'The gesture was unbelievable. We will see what happens at the end of season but I have been number 10 all of my professional career.
'Following Shearer is not easy. I can only guarantee I will give 100%, score as many goals as I can, but help the team win as many games as possible.'
Owen is looking forward to experiencing the passion of the Magpies fans.
'I have played up here a few times for Liverpool and England. The first time was in the under-15s for England. I've scored a lot of goals and seen Newcastle's support in my time at Liverpool. Everyone has assured me it is a fantastic following and I am going to have a lot of fun playing in the black and white shirt.'
a lot of fun. what an understatement.
i dont even care if we get relegated this season. well. of course i hope we wont so in that sense yes i care. what i mean is.. it doesnt matter what happens.. my loyalty.. and interest will always lie with this club even my interest has definitely waned in the recent year coz football is going down the drain. but it's right back up again. shearer has just touched me. again. today. sigh. nothing i say will ever be enough justification for the man. i dont care if people think he's old and balding. he's the most amazing footballer... and man around. i really sound like some stupid idiot. but I DONT CARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i am shearer's greatest fan ... who will never get to see him play live... :(
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