(*Caption left - "That's my helicopter, boss. I can get from here to York Races in 25 minutes. Do you mind if I nick-off at half-time?")
He ALWAYS put England first ... his horses second ... and somewhere down the list was Newcastle United (tucked somewhere between 'watching Coronation Street' and 'flying in my helicopter')
Michael Owen: "In certain parts, people do have a justification to have a go at me.
Owen Admits He Was A Failure At Newcastle!
"I didn't set the world alight in the last year at Newcastle. That is no one's fault but mine.
"We were not playing well as a team, and I wasn't doing my bit either.
"There is no doubt I have had injuries in my career. But there is a long list of players that have had a broken metatarsal.
"I was foolish trying to rush back for the World Cup and my leg had just come out of plaster.
"But I played 33 and 32 games in the last two years in a team that was not in Europe and did not go on a decent cup run.
"Still I was continually labelled injury prone, which gets up my nose."