MERGED: Rooney signs new contract!

wr8_utd said:
What the hell? Is this true?

DoronSalomon: Rooney on loan to Real in exchange for Benzema? Apparently it's just happened, i've been out of the loop.

He tweeted to correct himself saying it'll happen tomorrow :nervous:
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I can live with that but wouldn't it be better to send him on loan to Portsmouth or somewhere. Gillingham even. He'd like it there.
 
Dion said:
His biggest sin is doubting Sir Alex Fergusons will to win.
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Exactly which i think is why we saw Ferguson's response. Glazers or no Glazers, calling the ambition of the club into question is a direct attack on the manager because after all he's here to win, not make up the numbers.
 
niMic said:
To be fair, I'm sure the grass is even greener if you add cows to the mix. I'm sure there's some farmer out there that can enlighten us on this very important issue.
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Cows will just end up eating the grass.
 
I think Collymore has been inhaling some exhaust fumes in Cannock car parks again...
 
evra said:
I don't really see why he needed to add cows to the already well-known idiom of the grass is greener, but who am I to question SAF.
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I assume it was a subtle "cash cow" dig at City.
 
Tell you what Fergie's played a blinder what with this transfer saga conjured out of nothing and with this sudden glasnost approach with legendary soundbites, apparently sources close to him intimated to me that he has a new book coming out an 'autobiography' if you will, straight from the horses mouth near Christmas time.. a sequel to the one he penned after the treble.

This whole Rooney issue is being used to drive interest in his new book.
 
VoetbalWizard said:
he was right over the weekend about paul stretford/rooney situation.

I think because of his personal links with stretford, he could have some inside info in this particular drama.
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He said City were going to give Rooney £500k a week. Now I know City are retarded, but that is beyond even Gary Cook levels of retard.
 
VoetbalWizard said:
he was right over the weekend about paul stretford/rooney situation.

I think because of his personal links with stretford, he could have some inside info in this particular drama.
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He read the storys got a few tip offs from the press and went with it no more no less in my view, maybe he did have closer links than i give him credit for but that mans uttered so much shit in his time i wouldn't trust a reading of his last will and testament.
 
Raees said:
Tell you what Fergie's played a blinder what with this transfer saga conjured out of nothing and with this sudden glasnost approach with legendary soundbites, apparently sources close to him intimated to me that he has a new book coming out an 'autobiography' if you will, straight from the horses mouth near Christmas time.. a sequel to the one he penned after the treble.

This whole Rooney issue is being used to drive interest in his new book.
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:lol:
 
niMic said:
To be fair, I'm sure the grass is even greener if you add cows to the mix.
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But if they eat the grass, you'll eventually be left with an empty field or at least spots where you've got more ground than grass.

Top debate, this.
 
R_Nick said:
He said City were going to give Rooney £500k a week. Now I know City are retarded, but that is beyond even Gary Cook levels of retard.
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Now i know where your coming from but i must say it takes a brave man on where to draw the line in any 'just what levels of retardation lay in the mind of gary cook' debate.....that man was born special indeed.
 
@oliverkaytimes said:
"Nip this in the bud" (Fergie on Rooney) points to putting him up for sale, setting out terms of sale, inviting bids immediately. Incredible
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Interesting concept.
 
Dion said:
Gary Cook always goes full retard.
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Allforone said:
Now i know where your coming from but i must say it takes a brave man on where to draw the line in any 'just what levels of retardation lay in the mind of gary cook' debate.....that man was born special indeed.
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:lol: You guys are not wrong, but I think I'm safe in saying that £500k a week goes even beyond that gimp's levels of stupid.
 
wr8_utd said:
What the hell? Is this true?

DoronSalomon: Rooney on loan to Real in exchange for Benzema? Apparently it's just happened, i've been out of the loop.

He tweeted to correct himself saying it'll happen tomorrow :nervous:
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like feck that's a good deal.

Exchange for kaka instead. I know his injured right now, but he isn't cup tied. He'll be back in february, oozes class and our attacking options are good enough to hold us out until feb. when kaka comes back fit.
 
I dont want to feed the doom and gloom but I seriously think if we sell Rooney and do not replace him then Spurs,City and Arsenal will push us all the way for the final 3 CL spots as I expect Chelsea to win the league. Without replacing Rooney we just are not that much better than Arse and Spurs. Fergie will have to be on the ball this year.
 
I honestly don't really care for Torres here, sure it would piss off the scousers but how good is he really anymore? he seems constantly fecked by injuries every other week, has been playing shit for ages now, his best attribute is his pace that we all know will deteriorate the closer he gets to 30 and much like players who rely on speed after that he'll be half the player anyway.
 
Wayne Rooney has treated red shirt like a rag... Old Trafford always had enough ambition to keep Sir Bobby Charlton happy

By Jeff Powell

The red shirt that has been worn with such pride and ferocity of competition by Duncan Edwards, Denis Law, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona and David Beckham has been treated like a oily rag by Wayne Rooney.

Imagine the reaction, too, of Sir Bobby Charlton, great player and now the great ambassador of the United cause, upon hearing the swaggeringly arrogant statements from the money-obsessed Rooney machine.

Did this great football club ever fail to satisfy his ambition or his bank account? How can Rooney play for United and Ferguson again after the arrogance of his statement yesterday evening?

If Ferguson's emotions were troubling him the day before, how would he have reacted yesterday tea time, hours before a European encounter, as Rooney's statement was played out across the airwaves?

I will tell you this, though. Do not write him off. If his rivals are hoping this will be the breaking of the great man and part-time racing owner, they are backing the wrong horse.

Rooney has disgracefully turned his back on his manager and mentor; a football warrior who has transformed the young forward from a teenage prodigy into a global superstar.

For the first time in his seemingly tyrannical epoch at Old Trafford, many will have felt a twinge of sympathy as Ferguson revealed the scale of Rooney's gross self-interest.

But it is not pity Ferguson will be seeking as he deals with the greatest crisis at Manchester United. There are only two choices for any man who looks as dismayed as he did at the moment he was forced to give up on the most gifted player in the land.

He can either walk away or meet the challenge head on. Everything in this man's life has been a preparation for this moment. From his rise from hardship in Glasgow's Gorbals to the summit of club football, Sir Alex has been forged in steel. Give up? He would sooner jump into the Clyde.

If anything, Rooney's treachery will prolong, not terminate, the longest tenure in football management. Time to rebuild a team again, to see off the uprising of the noisy neighbours and restore United to their recent glories.
Sir Alex would be as inhuman as many have tried to depict him if he were not hurting at this moment.

He has supported Rooney through all manner of tribulations, both those on the pitch and in the bedrooms, where the player has jeopardised his marriage and the image of a great club.

Cups that cheer: and there are sure to be more to come for Ferguson, even without Rooney

For this wealthy young man to sell out all that concern and attention for just more surplus cash is almost tragic. For him to claim his transfer demand is down to a lack of ambition is insulting to the great men who have walked the boards at the great Theatre of Dreams.

It leaves the manager, who has been a father figure to him, with the task of rebuilding his team yet again.
Yet the need for that reconstruction, enormously difficult though it is, will render Ferguson unable to leave even if he wanted to. As he sets himself to deal with this prospect, the warrior spirit will surge through him yet again.

As he rationalises the impending loss of Rooney in the January transfer window, he will be wishing he had sold him in the summer. Clearly, this disturbance has weighed on the team as they have dropped points in draws surrendered from leading positions.

No doubt Ferguson believed it was worth trying to talk Rooney out of a decision which he may well come to regret. Respectfully, he left the door open for Rooney to have a change of heart. That door was slammed shut last night.

There is no turning back now. It will be the future which now commands the manager's attention. Ferguson has been required to adapt his managerial style down the years. He has gone from hairdryer to intensive carer and financial counsellor.

Although he has despaired at times of the disruptive influence of the agents, his good old-fashioned values of respect and decency have guided him through as he has come to terms with the corporate footballer and all his millions. That transition has kept United at the forefront of the game, and further adaptation to the kind of self-serving mentality now symbolised by Rooney will be required.

Fortunately for United, the grandfather of all managers is 68 going on 50. Ferguson would have preferred to decide himself the moment of Rooney's departure.
Yet he will see the symbolism of George Best's European Cup winners' medal being sold yesterday at auction for £156,000, which is less than the weekly wage which Chelsea or Manchester City will have to offer Rooney now.
The motivation to prove that the lad upon whom he lavished so much attention would have been better off in football terms remaining at Old Trafford will be irresistible.
Every trophy Ferguson and United win will remind Rooney of the day he walked away. Not big enough for Rooney?

Maybe not big enough for his head.
But there will be life after Rooney. Ferguson will see to that


Read more: Wayne Rooney has treated red shirt like an oily rag - JEFF POWELL | Mail Online
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Brrapp
 
Allforone said:
I honestly don't really care for Torres here, sure it would piss off the scousers but how good is he really anymore? he seems constantly fecked by injuries every other week, has been playing shit for ages now, his best attribute is his pace that we all know will deteriorate the closer he gets to 30 and much like players who rely on speed after that he'll be half the player anyway.
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There's more to his game than pace. He's constantly injured because he's having to play so much because they have no other real striking options. He visibly doesn't seem happy to be at liverpool. A change to another club could do him some good. Don't think I'd like us signing him though.
 
Wayne Rooney has treated red shirt like a rag... Old Trafford always had enough ambition to keep Sir Bobby Charlton happy

By Jeff Powell

The red shirt that has been worn with such pride and ferocity of competition by Duncan Edwards, Denis Law, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona and David Beckham has been treated like a oily rag by Wayne Rooney.

Imagine the reaction, too, of Sir Bobby Charlton, great player and now the great ambassador of the United cause, upon hearing the swaggeringly arrogant statements from the money-obsessed Rooney machine.

Did this great football club ever fail to satisfy his ambition or his bank account? How can Rooney play for United and Ferguson again after the arrogance of his statement yesterday evening?

If Ferguson's emotions were troubling him the day before, how would he have reacted yesterday tea time, hours before a European encounter, as Rooney's statement was played out across the airwaves?

I will tell you this, though. Do not write him off. If his rivals are hoping this will be the breaking of the great man and part-time racing owner, they are backing the wrong horse.

Rooney has disgracefully turned his back on his manager and mentor; a football warrior who has transformed the young forward from a teenage prodigy into a global superstar.

For the first time in his seemingly tyrannical epoch at Old Trafford, many will have felt a twinge of sympathy as Ferguson revealed the scale of Rooney's gross self-interest.

But it is not pity Ferguson will be seeking as he deals with the greatest crisis at Manchester United. There are only two choices for any man who looks as dismayed as he did at the moment he was forced to give up on the most gifted player in the land.

He can either walk away or meet the challenge head on. Everything in this man's life has been a preparation for this moment. From his rise from hardship in Glasgow's Gorbals to the summit of club football, Sir Alex has been forged in steel. Give up? He would sooner jump into the Clyde.

If anything, Rooney's treachery will prolong, not terminate, the longest tenure in football management. Time to rebuild a team again, to see off the uprising of the noisy neighbours and restore United to their recent glories.
Sir Alex would be as inhuman as many have tried to depict him if he were not hurting at this moment.

He has supported Rooney through all manner of tribulations, both those on the pitch and in the bedrooms, where the player has jeopardised his marriage and the image of a great club.

Cups that cheer: and there are sure to be more to come for Ferguson, even without Rooney

For this wealthy young man to sell out all that concern and attention for just more surplus cash is almost tragic. For him to claim his transfer demand is down to a lack of ambition is insulting to the great men who have walked the boards at the great Theatre of Dreams.

It leaves the manager, who has been a father figure to him, with the task of rebuilding his team yet again.
Yet the need for that reconstruction, enormously difficult though it is, will render Ferguson unable to leave even if he wanted to. As he sets himself to deal with this prospect, the warrior spirit will surge through him yet again.

As he rationalises the impending loss of Rooney in the January transfer window, he will be wishing he had sold him in the summer. Clearly, this disturbance has weighed on the team as they have dropped points in draws surrendered from leading positions.

No doubt Ferguson believed it was worth trying to talk Rooney out of a decision which he may well come to regret. Respectfully, he left the door open for Rooney to have a change of heart. That door was slammed shut last night.

There is no turning back now. It will be the future which now commands the manager's attention. Ferguson has been required to adapt his managerial style down the years. He has gone from hairdryer to intensive carer and financial counsellor.

Although he has despaired at times of the disruptive influence of the agents, his good old-fashioned values of respect and decency have guided him through as he has come to terms with the corporate footballer and all his millions. That transition has kept United at the forefront of the game, and further adaptation to the kind of self-serving mentality now symbolised by Rooney will be required.

Fortunately for United, the grandfather of all managers is 68 going on 50. Ferguson would have preferred to decide himself the moment of Rooney's departure.
Yet he will see the symbolism of George Best's European Cup winners' medal being sold yesterday at auction for £156,000, which is less than the weekly wage which Chelsea or Manchester City will have to offer Rooney now.
The motivation to prove that the lad upon whom he lavished so much attention would have been better off in football terms remaining at Old Trafford will be irresistible.
Every trophy Ferguson and United win will remind Rooney of the day he walked away. Not big enough for Rooney?

Maybe not big enough for his head.
But there will be life after Rooney. Ferguson will see to that


Read more: Wayne Rooney has treated red shirt like an oily rag - JEFF POWELL | Mail Online
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Thats a brilliant piece in fairness, almost restores my faith in modern day journalism.
 
@Raees - Good article. Thanks for posting. For me, the most poignant line was this:-

"Yet he will see the symbolism of George Best's European Cup winners' medal being sold yesterday at auction for £156,000, which is less than the weekly wage which Chelsea or Manchester City will have to offer Rooney now."

That says it all to me. Football has gone mad but the lunatics are trying to take over the asylum.
 
I too feel Torres is need of a change. He looks unmotivated and honestly who can blame him. For all his talent he is being wasted at Liverpool. He surrounded by talent of years past and is in dire need of some quality in a strike partner.

----------------------VDS------------------------
--Rafa------------Rio-----Vidic-------------Evra--
----------------Fletcher--------------------------
--Nani-------------------Scholes----------Giggs--
--------------Berbatov---------------------------
------------------------------Torres-------------

Of course the likelihood of this happening is next to zero it still makes for a fantasy. Of course you have to think about how good we'll be once Valencia comes back. That would be a ton of speed on the attack with Nani and Valencia on the wings and Torres on the fly. Not to mention Berbatov holding up play and Scholes spraying pinpoint passes all down the wings.

I'll end there. Im :drool: too much just thinking about it
 
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