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Transfer Rumour Wayne Rooney

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Kever10 said:
Terrible shout. Rooney has got great technical ability. People make out like he's some speed merchant with a terrible touch are just massively out of touch. Say what you want about Wayne Rooney the man and some of the decisions he's made off the pitch, but on it, he's one of the best, most intelligent players in the league.

I actually think there are great similarities between the 2. Scholes started as a striker as well but basically didn't cut it with Uniteds embarrassment of forward options, so Ferguson used him in lots of different positions, as he has with lots of players, including Rooney and Giggs. Ferguson managed, above all else, to instill a massive sense of loyalty and camaraderie in his players and has turned out teams that have often been much greater than the sum of there parts. Bear in mind, he's had championship winning teams with Phil Neville, John Oshea, Wes Brown, Kleberson, Quinton Fortune, etc...

But whereas Scholes ended up staying in midfield, Rooney has drifted to the point of playing wherever, whenever, and while Scholes is lauded for it, it seems to be used as a stick to beat Rooney with.

Its worth noting that there were often times where Scholes couldn't get a game ahead of Nick Butt, but alot of that has been glossed over by people who go on about Scholes now he's retired like he was some gift from God. He was also 1 of the worst tacklers in the history of the league and had he played for any other team (except Liverpool) he'd have stood alone at the top of the red card/disciplinary record as well.

In short, Wayne Rooney is in the awkward position of being at United during the inevitable period of uncertainty after Ferguson left, and has still managed to add to the trophy haul and break scoring records after the golden generation had all finished, and has done so with the professionalism and grace to not kick up a fuss as he has lost his place in the side. He's not retired, and come back when begged. He's not retired from England duty as a protest to not being picked enough, even though he can stake a genuine claim to being a true legend given his goalscoring record. Can you imagine Ibrahimovic being overlooked by Sweden?

Anyway, I think you do Rooney a disservice by dismissing his ability and his brain, regardless if he's not as fast or as explosive as he has been in the past.

If we get Rooney, it will be United loss and our gain.
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Dunno which planet you're living on but I don't remember many times Butt was played instead of Scholes. Scholes was an amazing attacking midfielder. One of the best easily in the Premier League era. Fair enough if you didn't rate him but I think you're in a tiny minority of people who'd think that.
 

Tin-Tin said:
Mourinho himself moaned about the forwards on many occassions and the amount of draws they had was down to not being able to get killer goals.
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Oh they missed chances - and should have scored loads more - but it's a myth they haven't scored lots of goals. They've just missed a load of sitters.
 
Baines' left foot said:
Stopped reading it when the author started sla*gging Rooney off for leaving us when he did.

We were gash and headed for financial difficulties has he not been sold.
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This is actually nonsense. The money we received for Rooney originally 23.5m was spent on Beattie Davies Neville Kroldrup et al
 
I did a poll on Twitter:

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Glad that's cleared things up.
 

CahillsCornerFlag said:
Latest Echo piece says they reckon he's leaning towards a move abroad. Money or love Wayne, we shall see.
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Fiver on it that he follows the money and I hope he does the fat headed div, he's had plenty of time to come back, he won all kinds of medals and other shiny things yeas ago around the same time he was made a millionaire and was set for life but instead he's waited till he's finished at UTD and wants a ego massage from his boyhood club, swerve him
 
Baines' left foot said:
Stopped reading it when the author started sla*gging Rooney off for leaving us when he did.

We were gash and headed for financial difficulties has he not been sold.
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This. It's getting ridiculous for people to STILL after all this time not understand why we had to sell him. Beggars belief
 
SpongeBob brown shoes said:
Fiver on it that he follows the money and I hope he does the fat headed div, he's had plenty of time to come back, he won all kinds of medals and other shiny things yeas ago around the same time he was made a millionaire and was set for life but instead he's waited till he's finished at UTD and wants a ego massage from his boyhood club, swerve him
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The gift that keeps giving. Give your head a wobble.

Why on earth would Man Utd of sold him to anyone let alone us in the peak of his career?!

Not to forget we'd never EVER could of afforded him until NOW
 
chopper6 said:
The gift that keeps giving. Give your head a wobble.

Why on earth would Man Utd of sold him to anyone let alone us in the peak of his career?!

Not to forget we'd never EVER could of afforded him until NOW
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My heads wobbling at all the Evertonians that think letting rooney come back is sound, it was talked about him coming back about 2 years ago it didn't happen and that was the last chance in my eyes, also what makes you think we can afford him now
 

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