Eh, I understand why people don't like him... And the Man U thing is bad, but it would have been a much different story had he joined them in 2005 instead of RM. He joined them when he was nothing much more than a little used sub...

I think the bigger issue was letting his contract wind down to a year left before leaving for RM, and us only getting 8mm...

We all make mistakes, he wanted to come back to LFC after, but NUFC bid twice as much for him...

Like I said,I may have ended up supporting another club had it not been for MO + he won the 2001 FA Cup over Arsenal single handed.

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Posted by Friend of OBUDan

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Posted on 3/20/13 at 9:48 am to TFTC

I think loyalty in sports in this day and age can be used to increase one's reputation, but it shouldn't be used to tarnish it. That's just how it is these days. Unless they straight up talk shite on the club (which Owen may have done, I haven't kept up with him) I feel like it's tough to hate him for leaving for RM or going to ManU. Gerrard and Carra are aberrations. They should receive praise for their loyalty but I don't think others should be held to their high standard.

Then again this is from an Arsenal fan who has had to learn to cope with all his team's great players departing...

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Posted by McRebel42

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Posted on 3/20/13 at 10:09 am to TFTC

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Like I said,I may have ended up supporting another club had it not been for MO

I understand this because as I have stated many time before if it wouldn't have been for Fernando Torres I probably wouldn't be a Red. So we have shared sentiment in that regard.

But as I said in my prior post what Torres did IMO is far less a travesty than what Owen committed yes I know he isn't rue Scouse but I believe if you come through our system like he did you are an adopted Scouser, so him to go to the likes of ManUre was such a stab in the back ... I'm sure he had other offers that he could have entertained and gone somewhere else, but no he choose THEM.

He was great and did a lot for us but in my book all I can do when I think of him is