Michael Owen to partner Ronaldo on cover!!! [Archive]

pro evo 11

20-07-2007, 17:48

seems the toon MAY be licensed

i thought they could only have 2 teams from the premiership does that mean that man utd or arsenal will be axed for Newcastle?

Lami

20-07-2007, 17:49

http://img.jeuxactu.com/datas/images/jeux/Pro_Evolution_Soccer_2008/photos/xl/1184943234-1.jpg

Dragonfly

20-07-2007, 17:53

That's a poorly inflated ball.

nickpring

20-07-2007, 17:53

I thought the whole Premiership was licensed after Konami signed a deal with fifpro. Probably just rumours, but, hopefully it was true.

Gun_Runner

20-07-2007, 17:56

why do they insist on at least one wanker on every cover? first Adriano, now Owen who will probably rarely play due to injury!

infact he's injured yet again, says so on BBC.

shankly is god

20-07-2007, 18:10

yer mate a minor thigh strain, fucking tit but you never kno maybe this could be a sign that the prem is focus seing as two players from england are chosen.

Guillermo

20-07-2007, 18:11

i thought they could only have 2 teams from the premiership does that mean that man utd or arsenal will be axed for Newcastle?

I'm pretty sure Man United will remain licensed, what with Ronaldo being the main cover man.

Gooner10

20-07-2007, 20:09

I doubt the whole prem will be licensed but hopefully the edit mode will allow for the whole thing to be fixed anyway

]NikE[

20-07-2007, 21:24

Good news in my head i guess!
nice to see two prem players this year again!
i have faith Man Utd will remain licensed, doubtful of arsenal though. We'll just have to wait and see :)

Dan

20-07-2007, 21:27

I bet he has 99 for speed and acceleration now. -_- Turning back the clock, to before he was a crock.

:cool: Ill rhymes, init cuz.

20-07-2007, 23:15

looks like newcastle's gonna be the new inter ¬_¬

shankly is god

21-07-2007, 03:18

lol aye well i guess they have to be good on something mate if not in real life lol

Hunter

21-07-2007, 09:45

I thought the whole Premiership was licensed after Konami signed a deal with fifpro. Probably just rumours, but, hopefully it was true.

That was just an April Fools joke, which stated 13 Leagues are expected to be licensed. Which would be astonishing, but it's all bollocks anyway.

On the bright side though, if it is Newcastle and United licensed, then Arsenal's strip would be easy enough to edit anyway.

john4

21-07-2007, 10:25

haha why was the blog team shocked,michael owen will advertise for absolutley anything,hes been in more adverts than games for newcastle.il be lowering his stats coz me thinks martins is better than him and my optionfile will show that.

on another note newcastle have put a fairly good team together,rozenhal should really help there defence.doesnt mean theyl be upto much this season tho

wan109

21-07-2007, 11:15

Well I'm pretty sure that the licnesed team will be Man Yoo & Newkastle.

Psimonius

21-07-2007, 14:23

I seriously doubt Newcastle are licensed. I suspect Owen will appear in an approximation of the England kit like Terry did for PES6. Infact, I am sure that PES7's cover will be almost identical to PES6's with just the players involved being swopped.

I think Owen's appearance is simply because he was the biggest England face they could get on the cover that wasn't John Terry (or you may as well call it John Terry Evolution soccer). Apart from Rooney (who was probably tied into another deal), no-one else is really cover material. Ronaldo and Phil Neville on the cover doesn't really have the same impact.

I would hope that future editions take the same approach as the big football brands like Nike and Adidas do. Get a multitude of stars from around the globe on the cover and crank up the style. None of this naff schoolboy Photoshop jobs!

My tips for the EPL licenses are Man Utd and Liverpool.

Hunter

21-07-2007, 14:42

I seriously doubt Newcastle are licensed. I suspect Owen will appear in an approximation of the England kit like Terry did for PES6. Infact, I am sure that PES7's cover will be almost identical to PES6's with just the players involved being swopped.

Usually though if a team isn't licensed, during a photoshoot they would remove the badge and sponsor etc. Or simply make the player wear a blank sports shirt, but Owen as we can see is in his full Newcastle kit. Terry on the cover was draped in a blank Umbro kit since Chelsea weren't licensed and Adriano was in what appeared to be a blanked out Brazil kit because as we know they weren't licensed. But here, Owen is in full view with his Newcastle kit on, badge and all.

Psimonius

21-07-2007, 18:44

I'm not sure that's an official shot. I know Owen modelled Newcastle's kit in a recent shoot and it's possible that the Winning Eleven Blog took an image of him with a ball and simply edited it accordingly. Maybe it is official tho in which case, we would have to assume PES7 is gonna suck! Come on..Newcastle?! They aren't even in the Intertoto! :w00t

pes guy

21-07-2007, 19:00

I think Owen's appearance is simply because he was the biggest England face they could get on the cover that wasn't John Terry (or you may as well call it John Terry Evolution soccer). Apart from Rooney (who was probably tied into another deal), no-one else is really cover material. Ronaldo and Phil Neville on the cover doesn't really have the same impact.

i have to disagree with that owen thing people bumsuck lampard so much its annoying, also stevie g is class
i can't see the cover working for me .

The Dubes

22-07-2007, 00:27

How gay does Owen look? :laugh:

Kevthedrummer

22-07-2007, 00:32

yer mate a minor thigh strain, fucking tit but you never kno maybe this could be a sign that the prem is focus seing as two players from england are chosen.

for the UK version. Read the article.

He wont appear on other versions, Ronaldo will.

Psimonius

22-07-2007, 00:36

i have to disagree with that owen thing people bumsuck lampard so much its annoying, also stevie g is class
i can't see the cover working for me .

I'm sure Konami have approached these guys but for whatever reason, they have turned it down. If he stays fit, I'm sure Owen will have a great season and one that would befit being the cover star of a football game. He only needs to score a few goals from the start of the season to the end of October and everyone would think Konami were justified in picking him.

Won't be long before Lennon is on the cover tho. ;)

BlueScouse

22-07-2007, 11:41

Zoolander

22-07-2007, 11:49

Lets just hope the "Madden jinx" doesn't happen to Ronaldo.

Hunter

22-07-2007, 13:29

Is this a hint that your players will get injured alot more on PES 2008? I can't recall ever having a player injured for more than 2 weeks on my ML which i found a bit shit. I wanted it to be more realistic with players having bad injuries like they do on Madden and also include potential career threatening injuries.

Perhaps with an injury prone player on the cover we might see this a bit more :erm:

I remember on the PS2, may have been on PES5, me and my mate were doing a ML together. One of our players was well and truly decapitated during a match and was completely crocked for... wait for it.... 34 weeks! Was hilarious mind, the sheer rareness of the incident and the fact we had to replace him for a season was great. It made it so much more realistic, shame he almost had to retire I think, stats went downhill over the year or so out I believe. Can't remember his name though unfortunately.

ozzie66

22-07-2007, 14:37

erm...that pic looks obviously photoshopped. i mean seriously, look at the logo on the ball. it is ontop of the ball and not part of it. it is not an official photoshoot.

but owen, i guess he is an alright choice. not that i really care who is on.

pes guy

22-07-2007, 14:49

owen deserves to be on a cover like fifa (shite game) and rooney should be on the cover for pro evolution(best football game that ever embraced this earth)

shankly is god

23-07-2007, 01:36

owen deserves to be on a cover like fifa (shite game) and rooney should be on the cover for pro evolution(best football game that ever embraced this earth)

yer i hear you man owen is good mate or else he wouldnt still be a footballer, he is kinda past it but for who he was back in the day i think he may very well deserve this.

pes guy

23-07-2007, 01:51

maybe i was a bit hasty in saying he deserves to be on a cover like fifa after all

AgentZero

23-07-2007, 02:12

why do they insist on at least one wanker on every cover? first Adriano, now Owen who will probably rarely play due to injury!

infact he's injured yet again, says so on BBC.
because that would guarantee little miggy would play pes at home more often.

on the linked page whats the fans all about eh?

@Psimonious: becks?

Psimonius

23-07-2007, 17:11

because that would guarantee little miggy would play pes at home more often.

on the linked page whats the fans all about eh?

@Psimonious: becks?

No, his time had been and gone a while ago. He needed to be on the cover circa 2000 to maximise his reputation. Besides, the UK packaging needs a player based in the UK. Having him playing in a non-European mickey mouse league completely undermines his credibility as a serious representative.

I think PES8 could see Aaron Lennon on the cover.

Cannon ball

01-08-2007, 16:42

Fantastic. Two donkeys on the front cover.

Psimonius

02-08-2007, 15:23

I seriously doubt Newcastle are licensed.

According to those leaked screenshots, I am eating humble pie! :unsure:

Lugash

07-08-2007, 11:28

Little Mike does look like a total fucking gimp in that pic like. It's typical they choose to licence one of our worst home kits for years, but I s'pose there's no sense in complaining.

marvito

14-08-2007, 19:22

Omnis

14-08-2007, 19:34

yea lucky for you, im still praying chelsea are Licensed, because u can blatantly tell the kits are edited if they are not licensed, it would make my gaming experience RULE if chelsea was Licensed, i LOVED when they were on evo 5. clearly the best team in England so why are they not yet licensed when (No offence because i do like them) Newcastle are?! it dont make sense.

Makes plenty of sense to me. Champions Chelsea will want more money and won't settle for what Konami is willing to spend. A poor season for Newcastle means they are more willing to settle for Konami's offer.

Konami knows that licensing doesn't make much difference in how their product sells. We won't be as happy without the licensing, but we all will still buy the game. Therefore, if a team doesn't want to settle for Konami's offer, Konami won't go to any extra effort or offer extra money.

john4

14-08-2007, 20:37

Makes plenty of sense to me. Champions Chelsea will want more money and won't settle for what Konami is willing to spend. A poor season for Newcastle means they are more willing to settle for Konami's offer.

Konami knows that licensing doesn't make much difference in how their product sells. We won't be as happy without the licensing, but we all will still buy the game. Therefore, if a team doesn't want to settle for Konami's offer, Konami won't go to any extra effort or offer extra money.

and rightly so,if all the football clubs werent money grabbing basts we wouldnt be having this discussion

AgentZero

11-09-2007, 03:21

updates
Cristiano Ronaldo will be on ALL of the region releases, he will be partnered with
England - Michael Owen
Australia - Lucas Neill
France - Didier Drogba
Italy - Gianluigi Buffon
Germany - Jan Schlaudraff