Reread the thread. I was asked my opinion on Rooney, I gave it. They refuted it, I said they were wrong. I got banned.
Giggs is terrible at defending, Gerrard is probably Rooney's only real competition but he lacks the pace now, which is why Rooney edges it.
Giggs is 100 now, he has been one of the best wingers in defense in history of EPL. He can play behind the striker, in either wing and as a central midfielder. Gerrard is old now too, but he still was very good this year as a box to box, while in the past he has been excellent as an AMC and good/decent as a central midfielder and right winger.
You get banned because you called Suarez a prick (an even bigger prick than Rooney). Would you have banned if you called a United player a prick at Caf? Absolutely not. But RAWK has a far more dictatorial style so for anyone who has read RAWK, that was easily to known that you were out the moment you talked bad for a LFC player (especially if he is for them the second coming of Jesus).
And finally, Mata has been probably better than Rooney as an all round player. Except the charisma/leadership but Rooney lacked it this year anyway.