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Deckard2049
Player Valuation: £15m
That was my first thought too, but now I'm pretty sure that Wayne has been waiting for this opportunity to tell him to shove it. Southgate has received a lot of positive feedback from the sports press regarding his treatment of Rooney. Lots of pats on the back and plaudits such as strong management a plenty, which must have rankled with Rooney. he's answered that in the best way possible today and, as an Evertonian, I'm absolutely delighted.
I also feel a bit for Wayne as I suspect he would have liked the caps record to add to his achievements. Let's hope he can make up for it by becoming the premier leagues highest goal scorer whilst playing for us.
Have to hold my hands up and say I was critical of him returning. I've been consummately proven wrong so far, and I'm massively delighted he's taken this decision. It will prolong his career with us and give him important rest time in between premier league fixtures which is probably vital for him at this stage of his career. It's also possible he's got a very personalised plan to maintain his fitness and stay clear of injury, and everyone knows that the England set up don't give a monkeys about stuff like that. A little disappointed for him that he won't get to one more World Cup, but then again he's made the decision so he probably doesn't need any pity. Who'd want to play for England anyway? He's had to play under Hodgson and now Southgate and at one point Steve McClaren and in front of England fans who've booed him every week for his career for over a decade. Cue Adrian Durham calling him a bottler...
Matelot
Player Valuation: £6m
Absolutely despise this clown.
Toffeeslam
Player Valuation: £35m
Turned down a call up by all accounts so not sure what to make of your post
Deckard2049
Player Valuation: £15m
I understand that presenters don't necessarily need to be ex professionals, but the line between presenter and pundit should be clear- the presenters should be their to ask questions and stimulate debate and whether you like them or not the pundit is the ex-pro and therefore should be able to provide some deeper insight into the game. Otherwise me, you and everyone else on this forum might as well be on the MOTD panel.
Chapman is decent on BBC for this, and Lineker has credibility to do both, but best will probably always be James Richardson. Durham seems to think the job of a presenter is to spout out nonsense as though it's gospel, although I'm probably giving him too much credit. His orders from the devil below are to say anything so long as it's "controversial" in order to wind up and subsequently get gullible fans to phone/text in and spend their money. I guess he's doing his job correctly. Just a shame people still take the bait after all these years.
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Bluechris31
Player Valuation: £750k
Great news for Everton, don't need him [Poor language removed] off to far flung places to play with a [Poor language removed] England team, get battered by the press and come back goosed. Well done Wayne.
Give it a couple of months, some poor England performances, and there will be poor England performances.
The media pack will be screaming for the return of Rooney.
The media pack will be screaming for the return of Rooney.
...brilliant he went out whilst in demand rather than when he was shown the door. Sadly, only the passage of time will illustrate to many just how good this fella is/was. A magical footballer.
The amount of world wide press we've had since this fella arrived is amazing and can only be good for the clubs profile.
The amount of world wide press we've had since this fella arrived is amazing and can only be good for the clubs profile.
NilSatisOptimum
Player Valuation: £70m
Was worrying about a call up, made up he has retired from England duties.
Fantastic news and shows he's listening to his body which he knows he has to look after to be able to produce the kind of performances we will expect. This will give him nice little breaks at important times throughout the season just to recharge the batteries.
Made up that he's bowed out whilst in form and not just sitting on utds bench with people doubting that he s finished and washed up as a player
Made up that he's bowed out whilst in form and not just sitting on utds bench with people doubting that he s finished and washed up as a player
The binman chronicles
Player Valuation: £80m
Well done for taking this brave step. Shows that he didn't come back just for England. He keeps doing/saying the right things.
Durham is a carnie saying deliberately controversial things so people call up and get annoyed about it, making the radio station money
I doubt he believes 95% of what he says on the radio
I was in the uk for my sisters wedding and managed to get to the Wolfsburg match... when he came on the was a bit like Rooney... as in you could see technically he was head and shoulders above anyone else ... great touch and vision and new when and how to pick a pass.. must have been quality to watch in his Barcelona days
Hot take on Rooney from Ireland
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