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[Richard Blonoff]

Question for you fine gents. There have been some grumblings here in the States that his poor play lately coupled with RVP being in the mix now that Rooney is on his way out. Any truth to that?

 

[Барбоса]

No rumours here.

Rooney's poor form came in England colours. That is nothing new and it means nothing to Fergie. Even if his overall play is not up to the highest standards as long as he scores the goals that he got last season, he won't be going anywhere.

 

[Lee]

We were beaten by a better team. Nothing wrong by our performance and nothing wrong about theirs.

 

[¡Roján!]

DAT HAZARD

I can't wait for the 'Hazardous' jokes to get old, though eh?

 

[Loveless]

Question for you fine gents. There have been some grumblings here in the States that his poor play lately coupled with RVP being in the mix now that Rooney is on his way out. Any truth to that?

No rumours but I could certainly see it happening. He certainly doesn't strike me as a United player for life and he already tried to leave once before.

 

[Барбоса]

And just like that there are rumours in the papers this morning that Rooney could be sold if he does not shape up and stop being so injury prone.

 

[Richard Blonoff]

If he does go I wonder who would take him on? He has a 300k a week deal and Man U would probably ask 40 million at least. I'd say Real Madrid or Barca would be candidates, as would Aston Villa and Chelsea

 

[Барбоса]

If he does go I wonder who would take him on? He has a 300k a week deal and Man U would probably ask 40 million at least. I'd say Real Madrid or Barca would be candidates, as would Aston Villa and Chelsea

Aston Villa seem more than a little out of place in that company... Despite Randy Lerner owning them, they have no money.

A year ago, Man City would have been by far the most likely destination. Wouldn't be so sure of that now. You wouldn't know with Chelsea. Abrahamovic could just take a notion to splash the cash. As for elsewhere, Rooney's stock on the continent is nowhere near what it is in Britain - his performances in the last two national tournaments have been scandalously bad, particularly his inability to hold on to the ball - so I would very much doubt if Real or Barca would touch him with a barge pole, especially with the money that he would command in transfer fee and wages.

If he was to come on the market right now, there is only one non-English club I could see him going to and that Paris St. Germain and even they might not have as much need for him as they had a year agoafter signing Lavezzi and Zlatan.

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

...dammit Liverpool! Good game though.

 

[The Dragon Saga]

Creators of our own rise and fall, great game though.

Total turn around from the opening game of the season, we knew It'd take time for Rodgers' style of play to gel with the team and if we can be this good, two games in, over time we could become a very formidable team. Joe Allen looked much better today, his pass completion rate was impressive, Luis Suarez much like the first game is getting into spaces but his finishing is abysmal; great free-kick though, but more goals from non-dead ball situations would be lovely.

Feel bad for Martin Kelly in the build up to the first Man City goal, he reminds me a lot of Steve Finnan, strong, composed, not flashy, just gets the ball down and plays it. What was Martin Skrtel thinking?! One negative of Rodgers' style of play, he depends a lot on back passes to the keeper when under even minimal pressure, can't be doing that.

And Raheem (James) Sterling continues his form from the pre-season. Speed, skill; maybe if he ate a sandwich and drank a few protein shakes he'd have the potential to be a world class player, but for seventeen he has more than enough time to grow stronger. Great game from him.

 

[Барбоса]

A lot of positive performances today even if we squandered two points.

The Tevez goal was definitely a consequence of BR's "pass at all costs" make-up. I was glad to see that he was willing to change the system late on when the midfield started to tire.

Was especially happy with the Allen/Gerrard duumvirate. Young Joe's performance was very Alonso-esque - interceptions, looking to pass forward at every opportunity - and allowed Gerrard to do a bit of everything - passing, tackling, closing, going forward - without having to absolutely everything.

 

[Loveless]

Aston Villa seem more than a little out of place in that company... Despite Randy Lerner owning them, they have no money.

A year ago, Man City would have been by far the most likely destination. Wouldn't be so sure of that now. You wouldn't know with Chelsea. Abrahamovic could just take a notion to splash the cash. As for elsewhere, Rooney's stock on the continent is nowhere near what it is in Britain - his performances in the last two national tournaments have been scandalously bad, particularly his inability to hold on to the ball - so I would very much doubt if Real or Barca would touch him with a barge pole, especially with the money that he would command in transfer fee and wages.

If he was to come on the market right now, there is only one non-English club I could see him going to and that Paris St. Germain and even they might not have as much need for him as they had a year agoafter signing Lavezzi and Zlatan.

Even if Villa had the money for him, money isn't enough. Players want to be playing at the highest level, that means Champions League, not Championship. Man City is even more unrealistic, United would never sell him to City in a million years. To be honest I don't see anywhere he could go, there are only a handful of clubs who can afford him and are at the desired level & I doubt any of them would want him. Best bet would maybe be somewhere like either Milan club or Juventus.

 

[a0161613]

I'm delighted with a draw, despite the negatives. Such potential.

Oh and Rooney can fuck off. Delighted he is injured though.

 

[Барбоса]

Man City is even more unrealistic, United would never sell him to City in a million years..

You say that but before SAF got personally involved in the contract negotiations two years ago and persuaded him to stay on, Rooney was going to Man City. They were the only team to "match his ambition" or more correctly "pay him far too much."

 

[Richard Blonoff]

I meant Arsenal earlier, not Aston Villa. Forgive me, I am a silly American.

One of the things we always hear about Rooney here is that he is a near flawless striker in club competition but can't translate that into success at the national level.

 

[a0161613]

Rooney is not flawless, in any shape or form.

 

[Lee]

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11711/8024220/QPR-ready-to-cut-Barton-ties

Where have I seen that before?

 

[The Dragon Saga]

If Joey Barton could have kept his mouth shut, his fists down, his shorts on and out of prison, he could have achieved so much more than he has. But no, he just had to be a scumbag.

 

[FunKay the Inevitable]

I swear Barton is Barbosa from WZCW as a footballer. He has so many versions of himself it's ridiculous.

 

[Барбоса]

I swear Barton is Barbosa from WZCW as a footballer. He has so many versions of himself it's ridiculous.

Except Barbosa has been successful.

 

[FunKay the Inevitable]

Except Barbosa has been successful.

True.

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

I meant Arsenal earlier, not Aston Villa. Forgive me, I am a silly American.

One of the things we always hear about Rooney here is that he is a near flawless striker in club competition but can't translate that into success at the national level.

Are you sure you're not thinking of Messi?

The new Rooney situation is quite interesting. As horrible as the gash looked, it may yet yield some positives along the way; Sir Alex can experiment with his newest formation a little more to find the best combination. Chicharito may gain some more playing time in Rooney's absence too. With Rooney needing time to heal his wounds, he may use his rehab time to get his fitness levels up again. Although having said that, with it being the start of the season I'm surprised so much was made of his poor performance against Everton as Lord knows he wasn't the only shit United player on the field that day.

 

[Lee]

The tag of the Newcastle away top made me laugh:

 

[Барбоса]

Just how much do Man Utd pay for their consistently easy groups?

 

[Lee]

More than Man City seemingly.