http://www.phinallyphilly.com/2009/06/02/quick-kicks-6209/ Sports analysis and newspheed. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.phinallyphilly.com/2009/06/02/quick-kicks-6209/comment-page-1/#comment-1706 JTq Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:47:34 +0000 http://www.phinallyphilly.com/?p=2497#comment-1706 Quality info... Keep it coming. Quality info… Keep it coming.

]]> http://www.phinallyphilly.com/2009/06/02/quick-kicks-6209/comment-page-1/#comment-1705 Rolando Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:06:46 +0000 http://www.phinallyphilly.com/?p=2497#comment-1705 "On a free" often makes nobody happy but the club who's signing the player. They think they're getting a steal. On the other hand, another club has lost the player's rights and gets no compensation. The player may well have underperformed, and his new contract ("wages" in the British parlance) may well be similarly small. Michael Owen is currently available for free. He cost what-$20M-for Newcastle, played in very few games, scored very few goals, and is now looking to sign a $5M per year contract. His new (free) arrangement may well end in tears. “On a free” often makes nobody happy but the club who's signing the player. They think they're getting a steal. On the other hand, another club has lost the player's rights and gets no compensation. The player may well have underperformed, and his new contract (“wages” in the British parlance) may well be similarly small. Michael Owen is currently available for free. He cost what-$20M-for Newcastle, played in very few games, scored very few goals, and is now looking to sign a $5M per year contract. His new (free) arrangement may well end in tears.

]]> http://www.phinallyphilly.com/2009/06/02/quick-kicks-6209/comment-page-1/#comment-753 JTq Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:47:34 +0000 http://www.phinallyphilly.com/?p=2497#comment-753 Quality info... Keep it coming. Quality info… Keep it coming.

]]> http://www.phinallyphilly.com/2009/06/02/quick-kicks-6209/comment-page-1/#comment-752 Rolando Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:06:46 +0000 http://www.phinallyphilly.com/?p=2497#comment-752 "On a free" often makes nobody happy but the club who's signing the player. They think they're getting a steal. On the other hand, another club has lost the player's rights and gets no compensation. The player may well have underperformed, and his new contract ("wages" in the British parlance) may well be similarly small. Michael Owen is currently available for free. He cost what-$20M-for Newcastle, played in very few games, scored very few goals, and is now looking to sign a $5M per year contract. His new (free) arrangement may well end in tears. “On a free” often makes nobody happy but the club who's signing the player. They think they're getting a steal. On the other hand, another club has lost the player's rights and gets no compensation. The player may well have underperformed, and his new contract (“wages” in the British parlance) may well be similarly small. Michael Owen is currently available for free. He cost what-$20M-for Newcastle, played in very few games, scored very few goals, and is now looking to sign a $5M per year contract. His new (free) arrangement may well end in tears.

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