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Any truth to Rooney reports about transfer request?

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 [...]

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RoM Season Review: The attack

RoM Season Review: The attack

Shinji Kagawa He is set to become a major player for United. He needed time to settle, and was held back by an injury, but that sublime hat-trick against Norwich and that body swerve against West Ham to set up Antonio Valencia gave us a glimpse of what is to come next season. Robin van [...]

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What to make of Wayne Rooney’s transfer request

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 [...]

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Do we care if Wayne Rooney leaves?

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 [...]

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Hold on… did Rooney remove “Manchester United player” from bio?

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 [...]

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PICTURE: What is Rooney thinking about?

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: [...]

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Journos Making Up Rooney Stories As They Go Along?

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 [...]

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VIDEO: Class of 1999 vs Class of 2013

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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VIDEO: Rooney’s Goal Against Montenegro

MON 0-1 ENG by Samu300 Wayne Rooney put England 1-0 up against Montenegro. He is now 15 goals away from being England’s all time top scorer.

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VIDEO: Rooney and Young Goals vs San Marino

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Fergie: Absolute b*llocks to suggest I don’t talk to Rooney!

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 [...]

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Fergie: Rooney Shouldn’t Have Anything To Do With The FA

Fergie: Rooney Shouldn’t Have Anything To Do With The FA

Two years ago, over an hour in to the game, Manchester United were trailing 2-0 against West Ham. It was the beginning of April and United had a title to win. Wayne Rooney was having a frustrating game and nothing was working for him… until the 65th minute. He scored a 14 minute hattrick to [...]

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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 [...]

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What To Make Of The Rooney Exit Stories

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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VIDEO: Rooney and Kaka Talk About Managers and Old Traffrd

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