Whilst no statement from Wayne Rooney has been forthcoming, The Daily Mail has today reported that the player did not hand a second transfer request in to Manchester United. The paper claims, having presumably spoken to the Rooney camp, that the player is being forced out of the club. Their version of the story suggests [...]
RoM Season Review: The attack
What to make of Wayne Rooney’s transfer request
When Wayne Rooney released a statement last week denying the story that he had changed his Twitter bio to omit “Manchester United player”, you knew he wanted to leave. That week the press had also reported that Rooney had met with Sir Alex a fortnight ago to tell him he wanted to leave, but Rooney [...]
Do we care if Wayne Rooney leaves?
Wayne Rooney’s first goal of the season came on October 20th. In the months leading up to that point, with him missing games through injury and missing penalties through poor technique, I repeatedly argued that he was our most important player. He wasn’t playing well and he wasn’t scoring goals but with Rooney, more than [...]
Hold on… did Rooney remove “Manchester United player” from bio?
It was widely reported in the newspapers yesterday that Wayne Rooney had removed “Manchester United player” from his bio on Twitter and replaced it with “Nike athlete”. With news emerging that the player told Sir Alex Ferguson he wanted to leave two weeks ago, it appeared to be the final nail in his Manchester United [...]
PICTURE: What is Rooney thinking about?
Today’s newspapers have reported that Wayne Rooney has apparently removed “Manchester United player” from his Twitter bio and replaced it with being a Nike athelete, on the day the press are reporting the striker asked to leave the club two weeks ago. Manchester United confirmed that the player was not for sale last night. edit: [...]
Journos Making Up Rooney Stories As They Go Along?
News emerged last night that Wayne Rooney has asked to leave the club yet again, which was more or less confirmed by the club announcing that the player was not for sale. However, three weeks ago, newspapers were claiming that Rooney was keen to sign a new contract with the club after rumours linked him [...]
VIDEO: Class of 1999 vs Class of 2013
With Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke said to have a telepathic understanding during the Treble winning season, with them becoming the highest scoring partnership in Europe, our current strikers have attempted to match them. When blindfolded, which set of strikers is most effective? ——- For a chance to win one of two 1999 treble-winning shirts [...]
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Fergie: Absolute b*llocks to suggest I don’t talk to Rooney!
Sir Alex Ferguson has again moved to dismiss stories in the paper this week that Wayne Rooney is set to leave Manchester United. Two newspapers have been banned from Ferguson’s press conferences as a result of the reports, with some bizarrely suggesting that the relationship between the manager and player had deteriorated so much that [...]
Fergie Bans Journos Over Rooney Stories
As expected, following the huge number of stories in the press this week linking Wayne Rooney with a move away from the club, Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted the player is staying put. Like usual, Ferguson has banned the journalists for printing stories about Rooney, with The Independent not allowed to attend today, as well [...]
What To Make Of The Rooney Exit Stories
Aside from the panic that ensued when Wayne Rooney released his statement in October 2010 revealing that he wouldn’t be signing a contract extension, the overriding feeling for me was embarrassment. I knew he was an Everton fan, I knew all about that ‘once a blue, always a blue’ t-shirt, but when he repeatedly talked [...]




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