From his last season at Everton in 2004, a protected player, that was rested, rotated and given free reign on the pitch to unleash his talent. The European Championships followed with Rooney having to date, his most successful campaign in an England shirt. At the time, no mention that this had anything to with Moyes?s stewardship of the young protégé.
In his private life, there were no run-ins with the police, no trouble when bike-riding the streets with his mates, only the infamous granny episode, which surely had been done just ?for a laugh?, weird sense of humour, granted.
Analysing to the present day, as a player he has been used as second fiddle to Ronaldo, played wide left, ?for the sake of the team?, run into the ground season after season with nothing left to give come an England tournament in the summer.
Last season he took up the challenge, with Tevez and Ronaldo sold to service a mounting debt. Again, playing every game possible, scoring a sack load of goals without the main trophy at the end of it, and totally shot come the summer.
Now he?s caught up into the ?I can do what I want, when I want? world of a true England player. So I ask, where is this great education that would turn the boy to a man under the astute management of Ferguson?
Maybe he hasn?t received the expected care and attention that would create the once promised world-beater. He traded that for trophies, which we couldn?t give him, but you feel something is missing, a certain happiness in his football that used to be there when he wore an Everton shirt.
Compare two instances, he gets substituted near the end of a game at Old Trafford to milk some applause for a good game, he walks off, token applause back to the Utd fans, gets thrown a drink and track suit top, couple of high fives as he sits down in one of the business class looking seats in the dug out still with a frown on his face.
At Goodison Park 7 years ago, Rooney has hit a last minute left volley against Aston Villa to win the game 2-1. Moyes subs him with 30 seconds left, cue the standing ovation as he leaves the field with a broad grin and the hugs of the waiting staff all squashed together in the tiny dug out.
For me, Ferguson has done nothing for Rooney and he is the player he is despite the manager rather than because of him.
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He's been there, seen it, and done it now, so the fire and enthusiasm is bound to dwindle. Just leave it alone for fucks sake, a pointless post about a pointless subject. He has changed as a human being and grown up, get over it.
I remember watching everyone's jaws drop when he got the ball and took on the other teams more or less by himself and won more or less every time. However, since he has gone to United, he has become one of the top 3 or 4 strikers in the league but in my opinion is not in the same league as the world's top players ie Ronaldo and Messi etc.
Anybody with any personality, flair or mind of their own has fallen out with him or misbehaved and then been sold.
The Fergie/Utd way is a myth created by the Sky TV press. It's laughable to say that players are better under his guidance, he doesn't give a shit about them.
As for Rooney, I agree with the article, he plays with a permanent frown on his face and looks like it's a punishment to play football. As for the 'girl'... well, for £1,400 I'd expect a little better ... ;o)
And the Daily Mail says he is not among the three England footballers who in the past month have exploited privacy laws to win injunctions banning the reporting of allegations about their private lives.
The Daily Telegraph understands that Rooney considered applying for a super-injunction on the grounds of privacy. But the footballer was advised that such any such application would probably fail, because he has previously chosen to share intimate details of his life with the media.
Personally, despite what went on, and I agree with Michael that there was a massive amount of spin put on it by BK, I would welcome him back here because, at the end of the day, he IS one of us. We all make mistakes, if he came back he would be a hero again the day he scored and kissed the badge!!!
For example, Matt Le Tissier was a very gifted footballer who could have moved on to a "so-called" better team than Southampton numerous times, played in europe and earned more money. He didn't because he loved Southampton Football Club.
Rooney no longer plays for Everton ? period. He may have supported us once, his kid may be getting indoctrinated in all things Blue, but he now plays for Manchester United and ? given they are our next opponents ? let's do another number on them, like last season, that's all that matters.
Three premier league medals; two league cup medals, FIFA World Club and Champions League medal, along with his two Young Player of the Year awards and his PFA Players' Player of the Year... was it 34 goals last season?
Makes you think what he could have won with us...... God, he's a dick for going.
It's far too simple to solely blame the player (although there were rumours of spats with Moyes) - we have a long history of selling our best players. Do you think Dunc, Ball, Lineker, Speed and Jeffers really wanted to go?
Unfortunately, the Rooney of today seems to be a million miles from the said biblical parabel, he seems to be a young man down on luck, down on life, and down on form. He was never going to be a nice-guy Michael Owen; the fame, the money, the bling, the hookers, the insidious friendship with the likes of Rio have all contributed to the Wayne Rooney we see today.
We've had George Best, Gazza... and now will it be Rooney who falls from grace?
Kissing the badge and celebrating Man Utd goals is the simplest direct response to the jeers... and Brendan's observation that a reduction in the jeering last season, as a result of the cunning PR/marketing job you believe took place, was responsible for a much poorer, lower key performance from Rooney, and an ultimate loss for Man Utd, would suggest your explanation and your associated belief that Rooney is lying through his teeth about being an Evertonian, is seriously flawed. But you can't change beliefs. They are immutable.
No, he isn't one of the top 3 strikers in the world, as people have said on here; he isn't even the best striker in the Premier League! Messi and Ronaldo are so much better than him, it isn't even funny ? like Federer and Nadal being compared with Tim Henman.
He can fuck off as he already has once! As stated in post #61, Cahill didn't proclaim Millwall were his boyhood club, he merely appreciated what they did for him and his career, unlike one little bastard.
I wouldn't be surprised if he Ferguson doesn't play him.
So you two are saying "oh say nothing to the true blue because he might take offence and score!!!
He deserves the "wind up",how dare he cheat on his wife.
It's all about trust and he has destroyed that, but it's not his fault it's ah... Ferguson's.
Then we had Pienaar (He's become a bit of a serial offender) his latest one being the drink driving offence, we had "Doesn't everyone deserve a second chance?" '"He never killed anyone". The word 'Forgive' was used several times.
Now we have Rooney, who cheated on his wife, but it seems he should be hung, drawn and quartered. Don't figure.
My wife picked up a copy of a Catholic magazine and I couldn't help but notice the front page featuring none other than a certain Mr Rooney. But the real killer is that Rooney is quoted in the article as saying that if he hadn't been a footballer he would have been a PRIEST!
There's something extremely funny and at the same time deeply disturbing at the idea...
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