Michael Owen – Stoke City
The injury prone striker was sent on his way by Man United last summer and was forced to look for pastures new and Stoke City boss Tony Pulis opted to hand the former England man one last bite at the Premier League cherry, it was a mistake that both the Britannia Stadium side and the 33 year old striker probably wish they hadn’t made.
The Potters may not have paid a penny for the experienced striker but would no doubt be forking out a decent whack in terms of covering his wage demands and though Pulis repeatedly stated that the move was an intelligent one it was undoubtedly one that failed to deliver.
Stoke City have struggled for goals all season, only QPR have managed less, and they would have hoped Owen would’ve made some sort of impact.
Injury issues, unsurprisingly, and a lack of confidence shown in him by Pulis meant that Owen didn’t start a single Premier League fixture.
Owen did manage one Premier League goal from his seven appearances, albeit a pointless last minute consolation in a defeat at Swansea City, before he wisely hung up his boots last month.