Michael Owen: My sex hell with Kevin Keegan

Michael Owen is facing a sexy future under Kevin Keegan.

The £16million striker ranks his days playing for England under Keegan as "the darkest of my career" and made him "question my footballing ability for the first time".

Owen will have to repair his broken relationship with Keegan after some explosive comments he made in his autobiography.

Owen did not thrive under Keegan for England, scoring just three times, and he has since candidly revealed his frustrations with the man who is now his new boss.

Sorting out the problem will be one of Keegan's first tasks.

Owen wrote in his book Off The Record: "He (Keegan) seemed the complete package. But if it was for some players, it wasn't for me. I assume the manager had told his staff what he thought of me and plainly it wasn't complimentary.

"I felt I was being singled out...there was so much pressure on him he needed a scapegoat. As soon as he said one negative thing about me it led to another.

"Looking back on the Keegan era, one main feature stands out for me. It made me question my footballing ability for the first time in my life.

"Before that time, I used to go into games believing the opposition was scared of me and that nothing could get in my way.

"That self-belief evaporated at times when I played under Keegan. Certainly it was a dark phase in my career."

"I used to be cruel to my woman, I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved."

Owen has one more season after this one on his £1,000,000-a-week contract, in which he is expected to be fit for in excess of 15 games.

He also had a problem with Sam when he arrived. For such an innocent butter wouldn't melt type of guy, he makes situations awkward. I imagine he will be off, he doesn't want to be there, and nobody seems to want him there anyway. Who does want him? Liverpool should get him to partnet Fernado, probably 10 mill max, just the injuries that are a problem.

£10m in the last year of his contract? No way. RM paid us £8.5m in the same situation and that was 3 years and a slew of injuries ago.

If he's unsettled he's worth no more than £7m imo.

I can't see him returning to us unless Rafa leaves. If he's not scoring he doesn't offer enough else.

I'd have Owen back, but for £7m? Maybe not. If he wants to pay his own fee we'll talk, or Newcastle can have Voronin in exchange. He's a Keegan type player anyway.

He'd have to be content with being backup for Torres though.

Just sell Crouch he barely plays anyway, that would pay for Owen at 7-10 mill whatever it is. Owen- Torres looks a lot better than any other combo you have currently

I disagree. Kuyt's form has dropped off since last year but if he could get back to his best he's a better option than Owen, and Crouch can play as a target man.

I'd go for a straight swap Owen-Voronin.

More likely you'll sign Owen now that Saha is crocked again. A better short term option than Larsson.

Roger Hunt wrote:
I'd go for a straight swap Owen-Voronin.

Would we have a choice in this?

Keegan will do what he's told. He'd wank off an otter for a shot at the Liverpool job

Mike should retire from club football, and focus on Internationals.

Kimbo wrote:

Roger Hunt wrote:
I'd go for a straight swap Owen-Voronin.

Would we have a choice in this?

Looks like a better deal than trading Allardyce+£2m for Keegan - but what do I know?

Honourable C*nt wrote:Mike should retire from club football, and focus on Internationals.

Honourable C*nt wrote:Mike should retire from club football, and focus on Internationals.

And theres me thinking he did

At max, considering it to be his final year in his contract..........5 million quid plus Voronin sounds reasonable or Roger's one which sounds dandy.

At least it would for us

How about Owen and Stephen Carr for £6m? That sounds fair to me.

Kimbo wrote:How about Owen and Stephen Carr for £6m? That sounds fair to me.

Lol Carr, whats he up to these days? Being a waste of space I assume

Ade Alves wrote:

Kimbo wrote:How about Owen and Stephen Carr for £6m? That sounds fair to me.

Lol Carr, whats he up to these days? Being a waste of space I assume

Pretty much the same as Voronin.

Kimbo wrote:

Ade Alves wrote:

Kimbo wrote:How about Owen and Stephen Carr for £6m? That sounds fair to me.

Lol Carr, whats he up to these days? Being a waste of space I assume

Pretty much the same as Voronin.

Can't argue with you there
(By the way I was mouthing off again N'castle, I just despise Carr with a passion )

At least Voronin was a free(and is decent for Ukraine), while Carr cost yous a few bob(and is shocking for Ireland)....yes

Robbo is the shite! One of his best columns. Check out how he deals with Owen, Barton, Souness...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A31226005

Boro fans do make the best writers

borocooper wrote:Boro fans do make the best writers

"And from the West shall the Allardyce arrive and with mighty haste shall he the birds of the air disperse with balls of prodigious height. And what shall come to pass will be a very long pass indeed."

"And into the Valley of Death stride the Army of Toon and those amongst them shall not revive them: an Owen shall rise but every nine months from his sick-bed but all too soon returneth; he that is named Duff shall be just that; and Joseph of Barton shall arrive upon his donkey and turn into an ass."