roydo
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Quite. That was the point I made earlier. He has a big decision to make soon. Hopefully he can make it from a position of serious financial security, not from, relative to us, financial necessity.
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Quite. That was the point I made earlier. He has a big decision to make soon. Hopefully he can make it from a position of serious financial security, not from, relative to us, financial necessity.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Hand on heart i'd love him here next year - whilst he is still able to contribute seriously as a player, think a move home would actually give him a spark back he has lost, won't stop the inevitable decline but may give him a season or two that he can turn back the clock.
Rooney was a footballing mercenary the second he left Everton. The rest of your post is moot because all you're saying is 'eez a blew!'
Rich lists always need to be taken with a pinch of salt but Rooney is reckoned to be worth anything from £50-100m depending on what you read. I don't think money is going to be an issue although I take your point @roydo that you never really know.
One big positive of Rooney coming back for me would be that I reckon Barkley would stick around for another couple of years. Although we could just give Barkley Rooney's wage and he'd probably stick around then too!
I would have Rooney back in a heartbeat if the deal made financial sense. I reckon it could happen but think it is still unlikely this summer.
One big positive of Rooney coming back for me would be that I reckon Barkley would stick around for another couple of years. Although we could just give Barkley Rooney's wage and he'd probably stick around then too!
I would have Rooney back in a heartbeat if the deal made financial sense. I reckon it could happen but think it is still unlikely this summer.
The leadership and game smarts that Rooney would bring, both on and off pitch, would be great. All of the midfielders have commented on learning from Barry and the same would apply for Wayne.
My concern would be that, although he is only 30, he does seem to have lost quite a bit of pace. Barry was never fast and so he developed early on skills to read the game to compensate plus he is in a position on the pitch that it is easier to add a partner with legs to help out. Having a speedy striker can be so critical on counter attacks and just not sure Rooney will be able to fit the bill for the length of contract he'd probably be looking for.
He's always seems to prefer playing central than on the wings so his likely best position is probably as an attacking midfielder. But if we signed him how to integrate him and Ross in the same team? Perhaps in a 433 formation but Martinez doesn't seem to like that formation much.
No he wasn't at all.
He left us when we were in a dreadful way financially, and we had finished 17th the season before. He was also probably the best young player in Europe at the point after an amazing Euro 2004.
If Rom, in the summer, after we finish, say, 8th and he has an amazing Euros, leaves us (baring in mind we are in a much better financial position now than we were in 2004) would you say he is a footballing mercenary?
And my point isn't that he's a blue. I'm just saying that that's one of the many reasons you can't compare Rooney to Eto'o.
Rooney was never rapid mate. The last few weeks he's started to show how good he still is. I'd take him back in a heartbeat if the deal was right. He's a real winner. Whatever has happened in the past he still loves the club, and he still has a lot to offer both in terms of his quality and what he would do for the younger players.
And, he's no where near old really. 30 is nothing. Rooney could easily play a different, deeper role for us until he was 34/35.
Fresh Prince of Belle Val
Player Valuation: £35m
Forrester having a great game for them against West Brom now.
kone's only 21 points behind rooney in fantasy footy tho this season...
abelard
Player Valuation: £35m
Rooney is overpaid and clearly past his best. The only reason we should ever think about signing a player like that, and why a player like that would want to play for us, is sentimentality. So be it, but only if it's him, and not us, subsidizing the sentiment by agreeing to massive wage cuts. As in much less than what Lukaku, a far better player, is on. Otherwise we could get much better value elsewhere.
sageyefc
Player Valuation: £90m
He was pretty rapid when he broke through.
Agree he'll probably need to drop deeper to prolong his his career like fergie wanted him to, cant see us getting more than 2 decent seasons out of him though
bluerobert
Player Valuation: £35m
I'd describe him in his pomp with us as explosive. Over 10 maybe 20 yards he powered past players. After that he's not slow but he doesn't just keep pulling away. A good example is the first goal, he just about keeps up with Ronaldo but you can see Robaldo has a bit more left in the tank as he's sort of boxed in and checking his run.
I love a good counter to be fair
Cant see him leaving Man U if Mourinho takes over as I can imagine he would love the chance to work under him. Also, Mourinho was desperate to buy him when he was at Chelsea so he's obviously a fan and will believe he can get him back to his best level.
If LVG stays or a different manager comes in, then I think there is a decent chance he might come back.
If LVG stays or a different manager comes in, then I think there is a decent chance he might come back.
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