STOKE City’s signing Michael Owen has said that his number one priority right now is to find Stoke on a map.
Speaking at a press conference following his transfer to the club, Owen said that he had always felt an affinity for the people of the North East and if Stoke were anywhere in that region, then so much the better.
However he added that it had also been a lifelong ambition to play for a London-based team and that if Stoke turned out to be in London, then it would be the fulfilment of that particular dream.
Holding up a series of shirts of various colours and designs, Owen said, “It’s an honour for me to wear the Stoke shirt, whether it’s red, blue, green stripes or whatever that last one was I held up – at the end of the day what counts is that it’s Stoke United.
“For a player like me, signing for Stoke is as good as it’s going to – as good as it gets. It’s a learning curve and learning the name of the manager’s the next important stage for me. Ron, er – Alan? Sam? Roberto? I’ve every confidence it’ll be one of those.”
Owen warned fans not to expect miracles from him as he needed to get back into serious training: “I’ve a couple of racehorses I’ve just bought and it’s important I get them in shape for the jump racing season.
“A lot of the big meets are on Saturday afternoons so three o’ clock fixtures aren’t great for me. Or weekdays, you know – kids, school nights.
“Also, I’ll need a helipad next door to the stadium, Or you could just move the stadium nearer to a heliport. At the end of the day, whatever’s best for the club.”
