The new Premier League season started up today, with Liverpool kicking off the year with a match against Stoke. Broadcast newcomers BT Sport were given the first game of the season, and Ian Darke was joined by former pro Michael Owen to commentate on the match.
Twitter was not happy.
As much as I like him, Michael Owen isn't the greatest commentator out there.
Mark Thompson
@MarkyThompson
As much as I like him, Michael Owen isn't the greatest commentator out there.
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Hi, @BTSport, do you have an alternative commentary to Ian Darke & Michael Owen please? The Chuckle Brothers perhaps?
Craig Hughes
@Badgerous1
Hi, @BTSport, do you have an alternative commentary to Ian Darke & Michael Owen please? The Chuckle Brothers perhaps?
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If E=Mc2 then MichaelOwen=1boringTurd
I Was There...
@1ProudMCFCfan
If E=Mc2 then MichaelOwen=1boringTurd
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Choice between a stream with American commentators or Michael Owen. Absolute hell
Sam Carr
@samcarrrrrrrr
Choice between a stream with American commentators or Michael Owen. Absolute hell
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Michael Owen must be one of the most annoying people on earth. Why does he not shut up! I have heard him use every superlative possible!
Neil Dorganio
@Cornelimar
Michael Owen must be one of the most annoying people on earth. Why does he not shut up! I have heard him use every superlative possible!
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Tony Pulis, Michael Owen, and Steve McManaman on the panel for BT. Hitler would've been a more popular choice I reckon!
Max Kersh
@maxkersh
Tony Pulis, Michael Owen, and Steve McManaman on the panel for BT. Hitler would've been a more popular choice I reckon!
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Bloodsucking BT leech Michael Owen is so boring, tapes of his commentary are used to torture terror suspects by the CIA.
Premier Facts
@Premier_Facts
Bloodsucking BT leech Michael Owen is so boring, tapes of his commentary are used to torture terror suspects by the CIA.
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Michael Owen - if only his commentary was as good as his old Liverpool performances.
Fraser Russell
@Fras_Russell
Michael Owen - if only his commentary was as good as his old Liverpool performances.
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Michael Owen. Basically the boring uncle you try to avoid at parties.
David De Gea
@DDegea1
Michael Owen. Basically the boring uncle you try to avoid at parties.
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Michael Owen, in his first attempt to win over the viewers of BT TV, cheerily admits he used to dive all the time. Hmm.
Simon Price
@simon_price01
Michael Owen, in his first attempt to win over the viewers of BT TV, cheerily admits he used to dive all the time. Hmm.
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Michael Owen has one of those voices that you'd hear in Thomas The Tank Engine!
Luke Johnston
@lukejohnston87
Michael Owen has one of those voices that you'd hear in Thomas The Tank Engine!
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Michael Owen getting an absolute pasting on here. Haha. He sounds like a wasp trapped in a bottle.
Patrick Thomas
@designstranger
Michael Owen getting an absolute pasting on here. Haha. He sounds like a wasp trapped in a bottle.
/ ViaThe insults became personal, mocking Owen's propensity as a player towards injury (caused by his commitment to the game).
Only a matter of time before Michael Owen is out for 3 months with a 'swollen voice box' or 'tonsillitis' #sicknote
Ryan.
@R_Harrison17
Only a matter of time before Michael Owen is out for 3 months with a 'swollen voice box' or 'tonsillitis' #sicknote
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RT @SunDeanScoggins: Will this be the first time in three years that @themichaelowen has lasted 90 minutes in a Prem game?? << Ha ha!
Fluffs
@FluffsSays
RT @SunDeanScoggins: Will this be the first time in three years that @themichaelowen has lasted 90 minutes in a Prem game?? << Ha ha!
/ ViaWithin minutes, the humble hashtag #MichaelOwenFacts had sprung up, trying to encapsulate Owen's on-mic performance in relevant facts about his life.
Michael Owen loves crosswords but thinks sudoku is 'a bit too fancy' #MichaelOwenFacts
Marcus B Fantasticus
@kiad_
Michael Owen loves crosswords but thinks sudoku is 'a bit too fancy' #MichaelOwenFacts
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Michael Owen once read his children Harry Potter dressed up as Dumbledore #MichaelOwenFacts
Michael Owen Facts
@MichaelOwenFact
Michael Owen once read his children Harry Potter dressed up as Dumbledore #MichaelOwenFacts
/ ViaMichael Owen is the reason Sleeping Beauty first fell asleep. #MichaelOwenFacts
Michael Owen Facts
@MichaelOwenFact
Michael Owen is the reason Sleeping Beauty first fell asleep. #MichaelOwenFacts
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Michael Owen rang up his service provider to put the parental lock on #MichaelOwenFacts
Jay Roberts
@Jay_Roberts89
Michael Owen rang up his service provider to put the parental lock on #MichaelOwenFacts
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Michael Owen stops at all the red lights on Grand Theft Auto #MichaelOwenFacts
Tobias
@FuckTobias_
Michael Owen stops at all the red lights on Grand Theft Auto #MichaelOwenFacts
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On a wild saturday night, Michael Owen has 2 sugars in his tea instead of 1. #MichaelOwenFacts
Edward Lloyd
@MrEdwardL
On a wild saturday night, Michael Owen has 2 sugars in his tea instead of 1. #MichaelOwenFacts
/ ViaMichael Owen once had an argument with a Sat Nav #MichaelOwenFacts
Michael Owen Facts
@MichaelOwenFact
Michael Owen once had an argument with a Sat Nav #MichaelOwenFacts
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@TSBible Michael Owen never walks back to a dead firework #MichaelOwenFacts
Greg Seward
@Gseward
@TSBible Michael Owen never walks back to a dead firework #MichaelOwenFacts
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Michael Owen enjoys the smell of a new tennis ball. Rumours have it that it is even his favourite smell. #MichaelOwenFacts
Jack Fosberry
@JFosberry
Michael Owen enjoys the smell of a new tennis ball. Rumours have it that it is even his favourite smell. #MichaelOwenFacts
/ ViaMichael Owen plans his dinners 3 weeks in advance #MichaelOwenFacts
Marcus B Fantasticus
@kiad_
Michael Owen plans his dinners 3 weeks in advance #MichaelOwenFacts
/ ViaEven Paddy Power got in on the (cruel) action.
How boring is Michael Owen? When this match is over he'll probably go home and spend his evening playing Farmville.
Paddy Power
@paddypower
How boring is Michael Owen? When this match is over he'll probably go home and spend his evening playing Farmville.
/ ViaMichael Owen sitting on his arse for the first game of the Premier League, nothing new there.
Paddy Power
@paddypower
Michael Owen sitting on his arse for the first game of the Premier League, nothing new there.
/ ViaMichael Owen never ejects a USB stick until it is safe to do so.
Paddy Power
@paddypower
Michael Owen never ejects a USB stick until it is safe to do so.
/ ViaOthers were kinder, though. Michael Owen, it turns out, may be a bit like Marmite. You either love him or hate him.
Decent commentary, Michael Owen a good commentator, like the player cam, good pundits, and live comment from a PL referee - well done BT
Adam C. Willoughby
@ACWilloughby
Decent commentary, Michael Owen a good commentator, like the player cam, good pundits, and live comment from a PL referee - well done BT
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Nice to have a commentator that actually knows what they are talking about for a change @themichaelowen doing a good job and talking sense!
Mike Summerhayes
@m_summerhayes
Nice to have a commentator that actually knows what they are talking about for a change @themichaelowen doing a good job and talking sense!
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Quite like @themichaelowen giving analysis on the strikers though, really interesting points #BTSport
Simon Partington
@SiPartoCoach
Quite like @themichaelowen giving analysis on the strikers though, really interesting points #BTSport
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To be fair Michael Owen ain't a bad commentator
Ade
@AdeAdeyemi96
To be fair Michael Owen ain't a bad commentator
/ ViaMichael Owen ought not to mind, though. He had an incredibly prolific football career, and is now a champion racehorse owner.
He probably has more money than all of us put together.
Plus he did this in 1998, so frankly, we're all in his debt.
