What's all this about Owen?

We have gone and signed Michael Owen, also check the transfer odds with sky. It is at 1/5 to join us.

It's happening!

Odds cut dramatically and as far as I know it will be announced later today.

Maybe look out for a Tweet from Michael Owen himself.

Personally I would rather see Hallam Hope getting a few games, but we do need to get some players into this paper thin squad.

Fellaini and Gibson both doubts for Man Utd game also. Neville in CM does not fill me with Joy.

Everton 2/9
Stoke 7/2
Cardiff City 6/1
Aston Villa 20/1
Bolton 20/1
Norwich 20/1
QPR 20/1
Sunderland 20/1

I stopped watching Deadliest catch as it's season over for catching crabs in the Bering Sea! Even Sig Hansen et al have their limits!

Owen has enough money as it is without coming to EFC and draining the resources surely prompting the RS to laugh in their sleeves!! He's finished and we are just not big enough for someone like him to want to play for.

Not sure what I'd make of him, but we defo need cover for Jela. Just hope this doesn't mean our right winger hopes will result in yet another underperforming loan on deadline day.

Maybe they're an item...

What a load of Bollocks!!

Once again with a week to go before the first game Evertonians are left feeling really glum about the season ahead and grasping a straws..............one day Jeremy Beaddle is going to jump out of his grave and say "You're on TV its all a been a big joke!!! Everton are actually top of the league and have bloody millions!!!"

Please don't mistake me for one of the Everton bashing TW regulars that finds negativity in everything. I am not one of them!
However Pip said: "We are quite strong in central midfield - bearing in mind that Jack hadn't played for the last six months - so I'm sure we can cope with that."
That suggests to me he isn't expecting reinforcements.

I hope I'm wrong!!

I think I posted that the Rodwell - Fellaini partnership in midfield could be an exciting prospect with both players fit about 24hrs before we sold him.

However I shall take my bollocking (and my lesson in Maths) and get on with supporting the grand old team.............new signings or not!!

We need a winger that is already the finished article, it's no good getting a young 20 year old who still needs to work on his game as we haven't got any body to teach them how to play, Jakub Błaszczykowski from Dortmund would be my ideal right winger.

I am not a fan of Kenwright either, but I don't let that influence my opinions on everything connected with the club, as some people on here do.

Thank you.

Imagine this for a front six:

Johnson, Gibson, Fellaini, Pienaar
Dempsey

I have heard from a journo that Everton are not interested in Owen after the Talksport bollocks a while ago. However, the Skybet odds are alarming. You can only hope they have got it wrong like the Moyes to Spurs was 'definite' according to some people, but never even got to first base in the end.

By the way, Kevin, are you doing MotD2 again this season?

Where are you getting this info about "announcements" and "Owen's a done deal" from? It's clearly a load of rubbish and I can't believe people are listening to you.

Do you enjoy winding people up?

In fact, forget that......i despise him.

At best this would be another McFadden-type signing.

And on Owen, I think I'd rather have Saha!

Lets be serious, who would bet on that?!?

Although he has had one serious injury and a couple of resulting niggles whilst at United, should he stay injury free, he will be a more than useful second option for Everton. Remember, we are talking of a 32 year old and not a 35 year old here. Which other striker could we get for nothing who has the ability to score 10+ goals in the league?

Any transfer can be seen as a gamble, in Owen's case then it is fitness that is the punt, for Jelavic it was the fact that he had never played at this level (same with Naismith). There are clear benefits to a 1-2 year deal for Owen:

Everton's 'success' under Moyes has been built on team ethic and mentality. Owen would not rock the boat, would fit in to the squad and would accept a role as a squad player. Although a cliche, he would be someone for other players to learn from. At his best, there was no greater goal scorer than Owen and his ability would surely be of benefit to Vellios, Anichebe etc.

When Owen burst in to the scene expectation was only rivalled by that of Rooney in 2004, experiences of dealing with such pressures may become increasingly important in regards to Barkley. There was a reason that Ferguson kept Owen for three years at United, not only can he have an impact on the pitch but also an equal if not greater effect off it at Finch Farm.

Maybe we could get the odds down on signing Messi by writing his name on here 1000 times over?