Wayne Rooney!!

[SupremeSpod]

Good deflection.

Well be honest, you're not really defending Shrek, you're just trying to stir things up.

[gingerjedi]

Has he grown a beard and moved into a caravan yet?

[BoredBloke]

Rooney is neither fat or untalented, and coming from a 'pool fan that is high praise

If he went to City, him and Tevez could rip apart the league.

They didn't when both were at United

He has been a great player for club and country but is struggling with form since his ankle injury in March. Same could be said for Torres.
They have both been rushed back too quick.

Once this "new" ankle injury has heeled he will have a spell on the bench and Man U will look to off load in Jan in order to get max funds for him.

Which is why Fergie gave him extra time off. The rails came off Uniteds season last year when Rooney picked up the injury. Had he had the World Cup people were predicting then I could see this happeing, but to be honest he really was tulip!

Once this "new" ankle injury has heeled he will have a spell on the bench and Man U will look to off load in Jan in order to get max funds for him. Plus Selling him to City won't jeopardise their chance in the CL this year.

He might need to look at increasing his fire insurance if he does though - Tevez was able to go to City because in the scheme of things while popular at United he wasn't on the same level as Rooney. If Rooney goes, especially after proclaiming his love for the club and a desire to stay for life then I think the fans would not take too kindly to that - he better watch his back if he's down Surrey way!!

But as a United fan, this is the sort of move united fans need to accept if we are to do a Liverpool and force the yanks out. The value of the club as a whole needs to be reduced - offloading top name players and replacing them with the chris smallings of this world is just the way to do it

[d000hg]

So for example, he may be Englands 'leading' goalscorer in the present team, but his ratio of appearances/goals is way way below Peter Crouch. So who do we leave off the bench in the WC???

Crouch is a bit of a puzzle. He scores lots of goals but you struggle to watch him play and not feel like he shouldn't be there.

Well be honest, you're not really defending Shrek, you're just trying to stir things up.

Since when is that a problem? And I'm not defending him personally - I don't really care - but attacking the habit making stupid claims that can't be backed by fact.

[AtW]

Crouch is a bit of a puzzle. He scores lots of goals but you struggle to watch him play and not feel like he shouldn't be there.

He scores a lot against tulip teams - one he (or England for that matter) start scoring a lot against likes of Brazil, Spain, Italy or Germany then there would be reasons to value such goals, until then scoring in matches with Andorra ( BBC Sport - Football : England 6-0 Andorra ) should not be even on the official record.

[Doggy Styles]

But as a United fan, this is the sort of move united fans need to accept if we are to do a Liverpool and force the yanks out. The value of the club as a whole needs to be reduced - offloading top name players and replacing them with the chris smallings of this world is just the way to do it

That's an interesting point. I was thinking how Ozil and Van Der Vaart would have spiced up that team, and they would only have cost 25 million for the pair.

Either Man Utd aren't the draw they were for top players, or Ferguson is deliberately dumbing down his squad for some reason. He's had a bit of money or he wouldn't have splashed out 6 million on that unknown bloke from the Spanish third division.

[Alf W]

The odds have shortened on Rooneys next club. Manchester city are 10/1, Real Madrid are 8/1 and Spearmint Rhino are favourites at 2/1

[Dearnla]

The odds have shortened on Rooneys next club. Manchester city are 10/1, Real Madrid are 8/1 and Spearmint Rhino are favourites at 2/1

Spearmint Rhino - are they an Italian Team??

[Pondlife]

Spearmint Rhino - are they an Italian Team??

Mostly Brazillians IIRC.

[AtW]

Spearmint Rhino - are they an Italian Team??

Strip club in Birmingham... allegedly!