2017/18 Wayne Rooney

[bicycleheader]

Still can't see us going out to them. It'd be the worst result in our history if we did, maybe second only to Shrewsbury. Fancy we'll score over there and then they need 3, which they haven't got in them.

Mike, we both know that we will lose 2-0 and that Rooney will walk on to the pitch with a happy meal in one hand

 

[Pabbers]

Has the hounding of him out started yet?? Boss us!!

 

[HongKongToffee]

Some serious straw clutching going on in here.

The weird thing is, I remember how blues were saying how bad his last few seasons at Utd were yet here we are, trying to shoehorn him into a promising side.

It stinks of sentimentality.

This.

You can see why he was barely used in his last 2 seasons at United.

He looks like a player with to much mileage who hasn't looked after himself well.

I hope i'm proved wrong though.

 

[Jags..class]

I'm not to concerned about him.He will be a useful player for us

His intelligence on the ball will be good for us.

 

[bicycleheader]

Has the hounding of him out started yet?? Boss us!!

Pabs, I think people are going to have to accept the strong differing opinions on this theme, was always going to be like this.

I would be delighted if he never started another game for us, although I think he will do okay.

Of course people are going to be intolerant of crap/average performances when they didn't even want the player in the first place. It would be crazy to expect anything other than extreme and wildly differing attitudes to this guy whilst he remains at the club.

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

Has the hounding of him out started yet?? Boss us!!

No, as far as I have read this thread mostly contains considered analysis of his performances to date. Most posts seem to concur that he is a talented player who will at best work well in conjunction with Sandro, but is too slow to play up front anymore, which is what we already suspected to be fair.
Course if it's fanboy gushing you want..........

 

[beachy]

I'm not to concerned about him.He will be a useful player for us

His intelligence on the ball will be good for us.

Agreed, just needs someone alongside to do his running.

SandRooney.

 

[kithnou]

Thing is we should of played pur strongest possible side for this very reason

Didn't we?

 

[mrb85]

Some posters being far too critical of Rooney. He had a decent game. No one stood out in the game.

 

[caught]

It's like a bulldog and a brick wall had a lovechild and told him to play football with intelligence and leadership even as your body rapidly declines and ages a bit like Robin Williams in that film we don't know the name of because, you know, we're a bulldog and a brick wall and our knowledge of the filmography of Robin Williams is limited at best. We mostly remember Jumanji.

 

[COYBL25]

It's like a bulldog and a brick wall had a lovechild and told him to play football with intelligence and leadership even as your body rapidly declines and ages a bit like Robin Williams in that film we don't know the name of because, you know, we're a bulldog and a brick wall and our knowledge of the filmography of Robin Williams is limited at best. We mostly remember Jumanji.

Sorry mate, you've lost me ?

 

[AsiaAsia82]

Not sure Wayne, Klassen and Sandro fit in the team together if we get a target man, but does offer rotation and depth in the squad.

 

[MikeH72]

It concerns me that he was beetroot red in the face and looked like he was breathing in carbon dioxide after 15 minutes despite touching the ball once.

 

[rochdaleblue]

This.

You can see why he was barely used in his last 2 seasons at United.

He looks like a player with to much mileage who hasn't looked after himself well.

I hope i'm proved wrong though.

The desire is still there no doubt but are 'the legs'? But I'll reserve my full judgement to when the season is up and running and Rooney is at 'peak fitness' However I have my reservations and not only just what I saw last night, but on what I have observed in his last 18 months at united.

 

[Stuartisitc1878]

It concerns me that he was beetroot red in the face and looked like he was breathing in carbon dioxide after 15 minutes despite touching the ball once.

my biggest concern is that thinning birdsnest on his head. What happens if a family of rare swollows make a home in his barnet. That's going to cause problems with headers and all sorts.