FOOTBALL: Owen, loveable rogue after all!(Sport) From: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) | Date: January 23, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Coventry Newpapers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Alan POOLE

GERARD HOULLIER raised a fascinating issue this week when he was reluctantly drawn into the great debate on Michael Owen's spending habits.

Now this was a non-story if ever there was one - in a nutshell, incredibly rich bloke spends tiny fraction of his fortune on perfectly legal pastime enjoyed by millions of his fellow-countrymen.

But it was at least a four-day wonder, making the front pages of most of the national papers, joi...