It is all a sense of timing, like house-hunting, when you can only view and choose what's available at the time.
Liverpool's signing of Peter Crouch is a good one...though not the most obvious, and I'm reminded of previous strikers, Michael Robinson, Dean Saunders, David Speedie, Diouf, etc, who tried valiantly without any lasting greatness.
Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Crouch, and would love to see him succeed at Anfield, but I cannot help feeling that Liverpool have missed their man - to Newcastle's unbelievable good fortune...though their 'fortune' will be greatly diminished off the pitch.
I'm sure all Reds will have strong opinions on this matter today.
Are we a better team with Morientes, Cisse and Crouch, but without Owen? (We'll never know.)
Michael certainly had, (has) Liverpool at heart...it was his Premiership christening, and could have been his swansong too.
I've heard recently, in opposition, that Rush was never the same when he returned from Juventus...which is true only in terms of goals scored...he had actually become a better team player by then, which is probably true of Owen, who I think, incidentally, will score more goals than any of the Liverpool strikers in season 05/06.
But I am right behind Liverpool, as always.
Souness did wonders for the Reds in 78-84 as a player, not much in the 90's as manager, and now has a master craftsman in front of goal with which to re-build his dream team - from a pennyshy 'pool.
Well done Newcastle, but Liverpool still have the better squad.
For my own feelings, I am sad...LFC have just lost their first Premiership game of the season....