yes the relationship has been stormy at time , sometimes even downright chilly , .with some very sunny patches too
Rooney testimonial vs Everton
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yes the relationship has been stormy at time , sometimes even downright chilly , .with some very sunny patches too
Our preseason hasnt gone as planned. Our players are still not fit. The more games the better.
It has worked out okay now, but my previous post was before pre-season began.
I just hope it is taken seriously, rather than a "fun" friendly game.
Na he's definitely a legend. The lasts few seasons haven't been great but you can't dismiss what he achieved before that. He was consistently one of our very best players in one of the most successful periods in the club's history. Huge drive and work rate, bags of talent and a willingness to sacrifice himself for the team. He just wasn't somebody who could maintain the hunger for a full career.
Rooney's goals and assists record for United is very impressive in his time here. He is past his peak but I hope he gets a good crowd for his testimonial as he always gives his best.
-----------De Gea-----------
Valencia Smalling Bailly Shaw
----Schneiderlin--Herrera-----
Mkhitaryan--Rooney--Martial
---------Ibrahimovic---------
Play a strong team to get fitness.
Valencia Smalling Bailly Shaw
----Schneiderlin--Herrera-----
Mkhitaryan--Rooney--Martial
---------Ibrahimovic---------
Play a strong team to get fitness.
Well deserved testimonial. Like others already said not in the best form in the last few seasons but oh my what a player during his earlier years and prime. Deceptively fast strong and an eye for thunderbastards and occassionally the delicate chips. Had his best season when he was the main man and striker to go to. He could have gone further if not for that injury. Probably physically shot now but probably can do the job as a squad player rather than auto 11.
Long-time players like Wayne (and Rio before him) shouldn't be made to sacrifice the 'fun' element of their deserved testimonials just because the club has other concerns. Sure, the club should ordinarily come first but it isn't fair to them.
Aye, Rio's was an absolute farce, wish they'd have a proper fun one for him.
this line up. is smalling fit though? if not then blind it is.
2nd half team
-----------romero-----------
darmian---jones---TFM--rojo
---carrick-------fellaini------
young-----mata-------memphis
----------rashford------------
Nice tribute.
Completely agree. Testimonial should be a fun game to appreciate that player, not a preseason game.
Ideally, it should have been a match featuring the likes of VDS, Scholes, Rio, Vidic, Giggs, maybe even Ruud and Ronaldo.
To be a more "fun" testimonial I'd say they shouldn't schedule it 4 days before the season starts, after what was always going to be a substandard pre-season.
I've not even got a small bit of desire to go.
I care more about starting the season in good shape than Rooney getting easy goals against old friends. After carrying Rooney on their backs for years, finally he can be of use to our team..
Was in town yesterday and everybody was whinging when they announced his testimonial over the tannoy. "feck him" "I wish he'd leave already" "no one can be fecked"..Our Wayne's really overstayed his welcome hasn't he?
Personal opinion to deem a player a legend wouldn't you agree? He ain't one in my opinion.
I think if we had won the league in 2009/10 or 2011/12, when he mostly carried the goalscoring burden himself and did fantastically well, he would easily be considered a legend.
Will he be playing for Everton for a half or so?
He is easily considered a legend anyway.
Not really. He's a club legend whether you think so or not
All proper legends are regarded universally as such - Cantona, Giggs, Schmikes, Charlton, Best, Law, Keane... Rooney will never be universally regarded, as this thread attests
He deserves this testimonial and though he might not be considered as a legend by quite a few on here right now, in a few years time with the benefit of hindsight I think he"ll be seen in a far better light.
In the meantime will he become Josés equivalent here of Drogba at Chelsea ?
In the meantime will he become Josés equivalent here of Drogba at Chelsea ?
For some reason I'm imagining a bunch of old women out for their shopping giving it mouthfuls of abuse when they heard it.
Also:
I don't think football works that way in 2016. Would be kind of awkward him injuring Martial for a few months?
I thought that when it was two teams the said player had played for, he could play 1 half for both. Keane's testimonial may have been the exception then seeing as he was retired by that point.
Rooney stats and Kits through the years.
two more matches before season starts.
this match wont show much. The Charity Shield will be the rehearsal.
this match wont show much. The Charity Shield will be the rehearsal.
Funny how you state as a fact and leave no room for debate.
There is no room for debate.
Okay then Mussolini.
He clearly is a club legend. He will likely finish as our top scorer of all time FFS.
Why there are posters questioning whether Rooney is a legend and/or bashing him in a testimonial match thread is beyond me.
It shouldn't have been one or other. We could have scheduled the testimonial at some other date which doesn't conflict with the pre-season, like we have done with testimonials of other players. I was pissed of with how went the Rio testimonial and I don't like that Rooney's testimonial (a player who while has never been one of my favorites, deserves respect for the service he has given to the club over the course of a decade) to be a simply pre-season match when the most important thing is to put players in the best shape. It should have been a true testimonial with a lot of players who played him during the years being there, and the match should have been for Rooney, not for the fitness.
He is a legend. I don't like him much, but it is pointless to argue that he isn't a legend. He is United's second top scorer (almost surely will be United's top scorer in the future), one of our most decorated players, one of the players who played most matches for United, and the face of United since 2009 (before it, our second most important player for three seasons). In my opinion he is right there with our top legends, despite that he asked once to leave.
Why didn't we get Ronnie back for this?
To show his respect for Wazza's storybook career.
To show his respect for Wazza's storybook career.
I just noticed that he scored 20 goals or more only 4 times in his career.
Nearly the top goal scorer for United ever whilst mainly playing as a second striker. What a shithouseI just noticed that he scored 20 goals or more only 4 times in his career.
Wow, people actually trying to claim Rooney isn't a United legend. Okay... No room for debate on Wayne being a legend, the number of goals he's contributed alone makes his claim indisputable. Not to mention it's very insulting and pretty pathetic to be doing it before a game that's set up to celebrate his career. Like it or not Rooney has been a major part of our success for the last decade and deserves a lot more respect. The claim that he wanted to leave means he isn't a legend is total bs. Ronaldo forced a move, van Nistelrooy wanted to leave, don't see many claiming either of them isn't a legend.
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