Wayne Rooney

[JayC 171]

What exactly did I say??? Some people mistakenly think that he would play as CAM behind Lukaku just because he can. But the main reason he would want to join is that he could play as striker once again.

His favourite position is in the hole actually.

[Stingray 9,441]

What exactly did I say??? Some people mistakenly think that he would play as CAM behind Lukaku just because he can. But the main reason he would want to join is that he could play as striker once again.

His favourite position is in the hole actually.

Mine is too sometimes

[JayC 171]

Mine is too sometimes

I don't want to know what holes. Please don't tell me. ;p

[mediator 2,026]

rofl

[mediator 2,026]

I don't want to know what holes. Please don't tell me. ;p

Yours, his name is stringay

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

The mail have gone with a super piece of shit tonight saying that Roo will decide his future based on the fickle reaction of the fans in the next 2 games

[HNKS 508]

[communicate 2,703]

The main reason he wants out of United is because he doesn't want to play behind the striker.

If he comes here he's playing as a #9. Can certainly see he and Lukaku playing together up top plenty of times depending on the opposition and situation.

I don't think that is the reason because naturally he is more of a second striker rather than a pure striker.

I think the reason simply because he is no longer the first choice. There is only one more spot upfront and kagawa is a better no 10 than rooney and welbeck is better in term of marking opp dlp.

But for us, I agree he will play almost exclusively as no 9. He will give us a deep lying striker that we lack.

[Special Juan 28,187]

One of the rags saying he maybe ready to hand in a transfer request.

[Tricky 301]

His favourite position is in the hole actually.

Heard it was backwards cowboy....

[Tricky 301]

The mail have gone with a super piece of shit tonight saying that Roo will decide his future based on the fickle reaction of the fans in the next 2 games

Mail just make up crap, they do it so there in line advertising have to pay for hits to the page in question. That particularly story doesn't even pretend o have a source, pure guesswork, embarrassing for all this right wing middle englanders who read that tripe!

[Special Juan 28,187]

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/football/premierleague/article3832029.ece

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Mail just make up crap, they do it so there in line advertising have to pay for hits to the page in question. That particularly story doesn't even pretend o have a source, pure guesswork, embarrassing for all this right wing middle englanders who read that tripe!

Still donno why they're called "Poop of the rumor industry"

[John1611 77]

Metro Sport ‏@Metro_Sport9h

Chelsea are thought to be preparing a final £40m bid for Wayne Rooney #cfc #mufc

Also reported by the independent and the telegraph, I think yesterday. The rumour's been hanging in the air for some time now.

[John1611 77]

Can't wait for some concrete breakthrough. Keep looking up news in hope, yet nothing significant is likely to happen before the end of next week, and more likely before the last few days of the transfer window.

Rooney would be a bull's eye in terms of what we need to claim the highest honours this season. Not saying it's not possible without him, yet still...

[Sheva. 5,373]

You only have to watch Lukaku and co against these mediocre teams we're playing, to know they are not going to cut it against the big boys. I still can't believe we have signed no one at this stage, when we certainly had options - Cavani, Falcao, Negredo, Jovetic, Soldado, Higuain, Gomez, Bony - all upgrades over what we have, but we didn't even try to sign any.

Of course Rooney is better than some on that list, but no team goes into the window with just 1 target, there has to be a Plan B or even C

[Hutcho 8,443]

Lol. It just goes on and on. And on.

And on.

[The Rising Sun 711]

I was going over FPL and after Van persie , the next most used Striker is Lukaku at 23%.

Not saying that FPL is any sort of directive, as there are alot of variables. but fans from all around england are tipping him to rip teams apart.

Somehow its only on here that people think he wont score 20 PL goals after scoring some 17 for West brom not even being a consistent starter.

I really hope we dont sign Rooney and this lad gets a shot at glory.

He wont disappoint.

Dont get me wrong if we get Rooney, i will be glad, but a small part of me will be very sad as well.

If only we could play formations with 2 strikers up front, that would make this Rooney signing so damn good, Rooney and Lukaku leading the line.

There is no point in playing Rooney in the hole as we have way better players in that position.

There was similar talk of Sturridge not being the one to "win us the premier league", and while that had other factors such as his selfishness etc, look how well he is doing at a club that is giving him the chance to lead the line, while many Chelsea fans regret selling him.

Lukaku is at a very similar situation, and we should IMHO give him that shot.

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

As if the fans reaction will decide the outcome. So suddenly, after about 2months of wanting out, he will suddenly consider staying if he is not booed. Never heard such shit in my life. The guy has not denied one story, either via a statement or a representative, about wanting to leave and come here. So fans booing is not going to matter one inch, if anything, fans booing him will just speed up the transfer request.

Daily Mail are unreal, christ.

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

As if the fans reaction will decide the outcome. So suddenly, after about 2months of wanting out, he will suddenly consider staying if he is not booed. Never heard such shit in my life. The guy has not denied one story, either via a statement or a representative, about wanting to leave and come here. So fans booing is not going to matter one inch, if anything, fans booing him will just speed up the transfer request.

Daily Mail are unreal, christ.

The problem is, it is not that clear. Rooney might also wanted to leave in 2011 but a bigger paycheck was enough to convice him to stay obviously. As much as Torres is a self-possessed emo girl, Rooney is a spoilt princess (an extremely ugly spoilt princess), naive and immature, his money spared him to grow up, even for his move from everton he did not have to leave the liverpool-manchester sinkhole . he probably does not want out himself and is probably terrified himself what rumours and hatred his "unhappiness" has sparked. On the other hand he wants to play, he wants to be the star man but he himself has not resigned to the imagination of leaving. that is why he has not forced through the necessary move with required tenacity. AFter his sorehead act, which first of all only should pressurize the management to guarantee him a starting spot he is now desparately hoping for everything to blow over and his little world to get fixed for him somehow.