29 May 2017 08:49:30
Hi chaps
I need to get this off my chest but I need to know am I the only person that fumes when I read articles in the papers where Owen is referred to as a Liverpool legend? Did I miss something but in my humble opinion Liverpool should have no affiliation with him . He is a manc in my eyes just jumps on the LFC bandwagon when it suits him . Be interesting to hear the opinion of the rest of you guys.


1.) 29 May 2017
29 May 2017 09:22:21
Could have been an LFC legend should be the phrase used.


2.) 29 May 2017
29 May 2017 09:24:44
Personally hate him for shoving fowler out the door, then he joined united.


3.) 29 May 2017
29 May 2017 09:25:04
People need to learn to view things objectively.

Owen played for us for half a decade and scored over 100 goals. He is the only English player to win the Balon D'or and he won that in a Liverpool shirt, won us cup finals single handedly and helped lead us to a treble.

Yes, he walked out on us and has been a complete tool ever since. That surely doesn't just delete his history in our shirt though? As a man he was a nasty, manipulative, self absorbed con artist who ripped off our youth players. I get that, but he is also one of the best players we've had in the Premier League era.

Roy Keane was a nasty piece of work as well who openly admitted to trying to and successfully ending someone's career, and ever since retiring has just tried to drag Man United down with vitriol and vengeful comments. Don't tell me he isn't a United legend though.

Unfortunately, some legends go off the rails and have some dirty secrets we don't always hear about. That does not erase their achievements for their clubs.

{Ed001's Note - he never won anything singlehandedly and helped to destroy a lot of careers. I couldn't care less what other clubs think of their vermin former players, Owen is vermin and should be nowhere near the club.}


4.) 29 May 2017
29 May 2017 09:01:14
Totally agree with you. If we need someone to represent LFC there are thousand other ex players who love and respect LFC better than Owen. He will never be a legend in my eyes.


5.) 29 May 2017
29 May 2017 09:34:15
Agree with the Ed and OP here!


6.) 29 May 2017
29 May 2017 09:49:22
I don't disagree with that Ed. I think he is a terrible ambassador, but you also cannot really blame the media for calling him a legend when he was at the club for the best years of his career, which also coincide with our most success (in terms of silverware) in the last 20 years.

They are judging the player, not the man. Gerrard and Carragher weren't exactly Saints with their little bully squad or scouse mafia if that's what they prefer to call it. People wouldn't hesitate to call them legends though. They bullied a lot of players which is basically what Owen was doing, but to a lesser extent. Obviously Owen was more vindictive in his actions and turned traitor, but I think if you step back and detach emotion from the discussion (like non-LFC pundits will be doing) then it's hard to argue he isn't a legend. He was definitely the player who won us the final against Arsenal. That was just as single handedly as Gerrard in 2006 which nobody begrudges him.

I really do agree about Owens antics though and I want him nowhere near the club in any role. Especially an ambassador. That is almost laughable. But what Owen did for us on the pitch was incredible and the people who don't know or care about his antics behind the scenes, cannot really be blamed for having him down as a Liverpool legend. That's all I'm trying to explain mate.


7.) 29 May 2017
29 May 2017 10:24:38
Owen left under a massive cloud. We got £8 million for him and then he plays for United? He isn't even close to being a legend. I wouldn't cross the street to shake his hand.


8.) 29 May 2017
29 May 2017 10:46:39
If keane had come to us instead of celtic. He would be nowhere bear united.

He joined united and is now our global amabassador. What about agger? Rejected barcalona in thier pomp for us has YNWA tatooed on him. Never wanted to leave. that's an ambassador.

Just let that sink in for a second.


9.) 29 May 2017
29 May 2017 14:15:20
Kenny is an ambassador, all the others are pretenders.


10.) 29 May 2017
29 May 2017 14:30:12
Poor comparison between Owen and Keanue.


11.) 30 May 2017
30 May 2017 14:08:41
Here here ed001 and supermane.