Get Rooney before United

[Tommy F]

Yes, if him coming back was some sort of homecoming they got that wrong. He only cam back when no-one else wanted him and we had money enough to pay his inflated wages. Waste of time (and money).

 

[David09]

Absolutely spot on mate.
Said the same thing at the time. Proper Evertonians would never have done that. Don’t really class him as a blue myself. Well not like me anyway

Everton were skint. Also Rooney had ambition to win things and he won absolutely everything at club level. I was gutted at the time though

 

[twoblue]

Ah Sky Sports is strong with this one. Only good footballers win trophies and loyalty has to be sacrificed for trophies. To hell with being record goal scorer at your boyhood club, when you can win the Champions League for a club you grew up hating, and are hated by that clubs fans.

Tell me one player as good as Rooney that stayed with one club not competing for trophies.

 

[twoblue]

There is literally no doubt in my mind ronaldo is so much better than Rooney.

There is no argument

Ronaldo became much better than Rooney. At the point Rooney joined he looked the best player in the world

 

[twoblue]

Did he give an interview to The Sun??

No he was being paid a fortune doing Q and A at a black tie event in Manchester.
In this situation bigging up United is to be expected.
The sun just covered it

 

[Richard Alex]

Everton were skint. Also Rooney had ambition to win things and he won absolutely everything at club level. I was gutted at the time though

Everton we’re skint? Change the record mate. Believing Kenwright’s BS
As for trying to win things well doesn’t every player?
He was only 18 FFS. He should have stayed for 3 more years. Believed his hype as the press were trying to sell him whilst he was doing the business for England.
Couldn’t wait to get away.
Still say he didn’t become the player he should have . Fergie ruined him.

Never wanted him back here and I don’t want to see him here in any capacity in the future.

 

[Thomasc]

Why don’t people take notice of what actually happened? All of this bitterness towards Rooney is completely misguided and unnecessary.

Everton told Rooney they were selling him and were pushing him to move to Chelsea. He wouldn’t go there and insisted on going to United.

It was the clubs fault, not his. The interview with Bellew is here.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/58557941

 

[Mr K.Dilkington]

Tell me one player as good as Rooney that stayed with one club not competing for trophies.

Matt Le Tissier.

Alan Shearer turned down trophies for his boyhood club in the prime of his career too, they were only there or there abouts for a couple of years.

 

[Kaiser Soysauce]

He's doing a good job having Derby still with a fighting chance after the point deductions. All the best to him if he keeps them up somehow it'll be a major achievement.

In the meantime however I think rightly or wrongly we'll be stuck with Benitez while we navigate FFP restrictions.

Hopefully once that is over we can part ways with Benitez and have the club be in the state that would give a young up and coming manager a chance.

Take off their points deduction, and they're still rubbish.

 

[Kaiser Soysauce]

Tell me one player as good as Rooney that stayed with one club not competing for trophies.

Tony Hibbert.

 

[sarath]

Why don’t people take notice of what actually happened? All of this bitterness towards Rooney is completely misguided and unnecessary.

Everton told Rooney they were selling him and were pushing him to move to Chelsea. He wouldn’t go there and insisted on going to United.

It was the clubs fault, not his. The interview with Bellew is here.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/58557941

Watch the actual interview. Less than a minute in he says "of course I would've left at some point to better myself and win trophies" so the whole point is moot

 

[duncs pigeon]

Matt Le Tissier.

Alan Shearer turned down trophies for his boyhood club in the prime of his career too, they were only there or there abouts for a couple of years.

Shearer had won the prem before he left, and Newcastle were in a better position than us at the time, maybe he thought he could have won something with them.

 

[Thomasc]

Watch the actual interview. Less than a minute in he says that he would've left at some point to "better himself and win trophies" so the whole point is moot

No it really isn’t, he didn’t say when.

He clearly states Everton were “touting him about, wanted to sell him to Chelsea and he was heartbroken”.

If your bitterness towards him leaving because of that can’t take that on board, then I’m afraid I can’t help you.

Edit: if you were playing for your boyhood club who you supported and found out they were trying to sell you behind your back, how would you feel?

 

[Chewbacca]

Tell me one player as good as Rooney that stayed with one club not competing for trophies.

Shearer

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Tell me one player as good as Rooney that stayed with one club not competing for trophies.

Kane at Spurs there's a semi-decent argument to be made there, though seems only a matter of time before he moves on himself.