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Listed below are comments made by BeppeSignori between Wednesday, 22nd April 2009 and Saturday, 4th July 2009.

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Owen worth Man Utd gamble 04:04am on 04 Jul 2009 500. At 8:46pm on 03 Jul 2009, NikosBg wrote:
I can just imagine Barca and Real laughing their heads off and rubbing their hands in anticipation.
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I don't even support a top four club but your delusion is too amusing not to laugh at.
Owen worth Man Utd gamble 1:40pm on 03 Jul 2009 91. At 11:11am on 03 Jul 2009, CitySlicker86 wrote:

Very irritating this - a week ago people were saying he wasn't worth a gamble for Hull, but now he's worth a gamble for United?
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Hull would need him to start nearly every match to justify his wages, the reason Big Sam didn't go for him. At any other team with more financial clout he is worth having even if he's only fit half the season.
Owen worth Man Utd gamble 10:48am on 03 Jul 2009 Not sure why people are surprised, it makes perfect sense. We saw this formula 10 years ago. Rooney and Berbatov are to Yorke and Cole as Owen will be to Solskjaer. He's going to be used in that super sub role, nothing more. Above all else he's not going to cost anything. Fergie will still have his entire transfer kitty to spend while gaining the luxury of having a 29 year old Michael Owen to bring off the bench, and I can't imagine that being a bad thing.

For Owen this is almost certainly his last chance at some silverware, which I'm certain he knows. I'm also certain he knows the role he'll play and realises he wouldn't be first choice at any top 4 club. Good move for both parties involved.
Is Owen still worth a gamble? 1:28pm on 15 Jun 2009 None of the top 4 will want him, and who among the other teams would be willing to pay 50k a week for a player who will sending in a sick note half the season. Not worth it by any stretch of the imagination. He'll probably see his contract out at Newcastle.
Man Utd right to sell Ronaldo 2:16pm on 12 Jun 2009 202. At 4:26pm on 11 Jun 2009, Phil McNulty - BBC Sport wrote:

I regard him as a long shot because I think, with all due respect to McGeady, United will be aiming a lot higher than one of the rising stars of the SPL to replace a player of Ronaldo's stature.

Would he be a star in England, or another Shaun Maloney, who failed dismally at Aston Villa?
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He's hardly a rising star and he's miles better than any player who has made the switch from SPL to EPL in recent years. That said McGeady is still a work in progress while Man Utd need the finished article right now. All signs point to Ribery, if AC Milan don't get him first.
Man Utd right to sell Ronaldo 4:15pm on 11 Jun 2009 For 80 million anybody is for sale, except Messi. I'm afraid even Kaka and Ronaldo won't stop Barca next season. The arguments over who will take free kicks in Madrid should be good to watch though.
What West Ham takeover means 4:36pm on 08 Jun 2009 West Ham could have done so much better with the money they had. If Zola had the cash Curbishley had they'd be fighting over 5th place with Villa and Everton.
Back in the Real world 5:19pm on 05 Jun 2009 If R. Madrid do end up breaking the bank (or several banks) to land Kaka or Ronaldo I wonder if Messrs. Platini and Blatter will weigh in with the same criticism they had for Man City in January. I wouldn't hold my breath.
Bitter recriminations at the Bridge 08:10am on 07 May 2009 UEFA need to stop using refs from bush leagues. The ref should have been from Italy, Germany, Holland, France or Portugal. They would have far more experience dealing with the environment of a CL semi-final and the kind of players involved. A ref from Norway just isn't going to be good enough.
Old Firm departure would be ruinous 11:32am on 22 Apr 2009 "its the ENGLISH premier league and I for one would like to keep it that way"

Cardiff, Swansea, Wrexham.

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