Michael Owen gets backfired by Twitter Q&A

Updated: 01 Sept, 2025 • • min read

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Michael Owen's attempts to set up a Q&A session with fans backfired spectacularly after it descended into a competition over who could abuse him the most.

Michael Owen spent the vast majority of his time at Manchester United on the bench

Photo: Reuters

The striker took a break from looking for a new club to ask his nearly 1.5 million+ followers to send him their questions "on anything" using the hashtag #AskMOwen.

The session received a huge response but we doubt Owen will want to regularly look through some of the cruel but hilarious replies that we've picked out below:

#askMOwen Where do you get your tickets from for the match? I see you every week and they're good seats in the crowd.
— Andre Villas-Boas (@AndreVillyB) July 22, 2012

#askMOwen @themichaelowen out of all the grounds you've played in around the world which one has the most comfortable benches!?
— Jonathan Stewart (@JohnStewart1987) July 22, 2012

#askMOwen How much did it cost to advertise yourself at the Liverpool-Toronto match last night? twitter.com/StonesLfc/stat…
—Sean Toner (@StonesLfc) July 22, 2012

#askMOwen Is it true you will only sign for a team if they have a heated bench ?
— Steve Demba Wilson (@steveuk30) July 22, 2012

Do you feel a great affinity with Bradley Wiggins, who has also won a championship while sitting down? #askMOwen
— MirrorFootball (@MirrorFootball) July 22, 2012

#askMOwen Does this top belong to you? twitter.com/City_25/status…
— Mcfc☺ (@City_25) July 22, 2012

#AskMOwen How do you feel about about this statue that was made in honor of your time at Manchester United? twitter.com/FootyHumour/st…
— FootyHumour (@FootyHumour) July 22, 2012

#AskMOwen are your horses as injury prone as you were?
— Greg Larmouth (@greglarmouth) July 22, 2012

Should more footballers support the ailing UK print industry by commissioning glossy promotional brochures? #askMOwen
— Neil Tague (@NeilTague) July 22, 2012

#askMOwen how many bench warming blankets do you go thru a year @themichaelowen
— scouse scousester (@Scouselikebread) July 22, 2012

To his credit, the 33-year-old took the taunts with very good grace.

Haha! Just started reading my #askMOwen timeline. Not quite what I had in mind but that's the beauty of Twitter!
— michael owen (@themichaelowen) July 22, 2012

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