Commissioned

I am indebted to my reader for tempting me out of retirement, by suggesting a new feature for Diary Of An Obo, in which I can address matters of the day. If you want to take part in this, use the comments feature at the bottom of each posting; I'm sure there are smart, modern ways to accomplish this but my webmastering skills don't yet run to it.

Anyway, the first one relates to two former Liverpool greats, Kenny Dalglish and Michael Owen. The questions were:

'What are the Obo's views on the return of King Kenny? Also how should one act if one were to be introduced to MO in a social or business situation?'

As you may remember from a previous missive, Calli and I met King Kenny many years ago to have his autobiography signed as a present for my father; he called Calli 'pet' during the course of our meeting. I am delighted that he has returned to the club and think he will do a marvellous job at the academy and in promoting the club worldwide. If only the club had honoured Bill Shankly in a similar way.

In the case of Michael Owen, I wish him well and hope he plays in every game but scores no goals. To my mind, his best years were already behind him before he left Liverpool, so I can't see him setting the world alight now. If I met him at some point, I would treat him in exactly the same way as any other Manchester United player and ignore him completely.

Thanks for the questions, I hope my thoughts have thrown some clarity on these issues.