You joke, but SSN don't feck about with this dirty of thing. If they understand is happening, then it's pretty bloody likely, it doesn't get to that point without it being very likely
Wayne Rooney | 2012-14 Performances
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Glad he's staying, wonder who he'll sign for us in the summer?
I know, I just love the "Sky sports understands" bit, it precedes every story, love it
Think what you will of him and his agent. But look at this from a football point of view. It's great news and shows that he and the club want to move forward and get back to the top.
Genuinely didn't expect him to sign a new contract. Thought if he wanted to go last summer he'd be hell bent on getting out this summer.
Fair play to him although I expect the club are paying through the nose.
Fair play to him although I expect the club are paying through the nose.
If true then Stretford, aside from being human slime, has done an amazing job by his client. Again. I suspect that's all either are bothered with. Whatever happens, I'm more confident about us getting back to where we were with Wayne Rooney in the next couple of years than without.
Has this been confirmed? If so great news.
Not confirmed yet. Its the sun. Only believe it when you see it on the clubs website or at the very least on BBC.
Good news if true, gets rid of an issue hanging around the clubs head
Wow when we were successful no one cared if he stayed or goes.... Now he'd probably get shot in the knee cap trying to walk out of Old Trafford.
O well i might as well go to the bookies and put him down the break both United and England goal scoring records.
O well i might as well go to the bookies and put him down the break both United and England goal scoring records.
The Times now has it as well.
Wayne Rooney is expected to finally put pen to paper on a new Manchester United contract worth around £300,000 this week.
The England striker will sign a new 4½ year deal that will end speculation about his future amid long-standing interest from Chelsea and make him the highest paid player in Barclays Premier League history.
United are expected to put the finishing touches to the deal in the next few days.
Wayne Rooney is expected to finally put pen to paper on a new Manchester United contract worth around £300,000 this week.
The England striker will sign a new 4½ year deal that will end speculation about his future amid long-standing interest from Chelsea and make him the highest paid player in Barclays Premier League history.
United are expected to put the finishing touches to the deal in the next few days.
Excellent news. He's been terrific in this season of turmoil. He thoroughly deserves the captaincy, too: he's been a real leader whilst others have preferred to skulk and wash their dirty linen in public.
Jamien Jackson says talks are ongoing.
May it never be said that there is no player bigger than this club.
Jamie jackson is the worst journo around. He knows nothing, brings no news to the table. All he ever does is re hash stories from other journos who have actually bothered to go out and get the story.
When he does pretend that he knows something (plucked out of the air) he has the uncanny ability to be completely wrong.
Its also noticeable that he reads this forum as the topics he often talks about bear an uncanny resemblence to the most paranoid sensationalist bizarre feckwittery that we all to often come up with.
So, jamie, stop being a kazy journo reading internet stories fir your 'news' and piss off.
If this is true, it's good news for the club.
Moyes would deserve credit for that as Fergie left him in a difficult position with that. It's also a good sign for Moyes if our genuine top players are staying put.
The captaincy I'm not to bothered about. The last captain of any note was Keano. It's just been the most experienced player at the club or one of the more influential players since then. Rooney's in that bracket with Vidic off and Evra coming to the end of his time. He's probably next in line. Jones is too young and Carrick's hardly captain material.
Moyes would deserve credit for that as Fergie left him in a difficult position with that. It's also a good sign for Moyes if our genuine top players are staying put.
The captaincy I'm not to bothered about. The last captain of any note was Keano. It's just been the most experienced player at the club or one of the more influential players since then. Rooney's in that bracket with Vidic off and Evra coming to the end of his time. He's probably next in line. Jones is too young and Carrick's hardly captain material.
It's not going to be a flat 300k/week. The papers don't even know what he is currently on. Probably performance bonuses taking it to around that amount of money.
Clearly you're an expert, however.
The reality is that you're probably going to make him in the top three highest players in the world to ensure that he stays.
You can argue that this is necessary in the circumstances, but it's a lot of money.
It's either this or losing our best player to Chelsea.
People can harp on about the wages and high they are and that he's not worth it or whatever but the fact is that he is by a mile the most marketable player at the club and will make us a shit-tonne just by staying here and signing that new contract.
The club aren't stupid, they know what he's worth.
The club aren't stupid, they know what he's worth.
It's not just about keeping him in the team because he's one of our best players, it's about showing the players we want to sign in the summer that we can still keep hold of our best players without CL.
From being in sight of the exit to a 50% increase in the value of the overall contract + perks, and all that was required was three months of improved output.
The way Moyward spend money has such a brashness and crudity to it; which represents perfect prey for an opportunist like Stretford i should imagine. Fellaini, Mata, Rooney, large expenditure in the post-Fergie era can't seems to escape that whiff of desperation. If the club knows what it is about Rooney will be back in the shop window 18-24 months from now [provided this goes ahead of course].
The way Moyward spend money has such a brashness and crudity to it; which represents perfect prey for an opportunist like Stretford i should imagine. Fellaini, Mata, Rooney, large expenditure in the post-Fergie era can't seems to escape that whiff of desperation. If the club knows what it is about Rooney will be back in the shop window 18-24 months from now [provided this goes ahead of course].
hobson's choice but i think the better option in the circumstances
It's on the BBC ticker on the website In black writing so the story is in progress.
Nobody knows what Rooney is on. But the 300k a week figure seems a bit mental as does the 250k he is supposed to be currently on. 300k a week means around 20mil a year. RVP is suppose to be on 250k a week. Between them that would be around 20% of the whole United wage bill. Thats seems a bit high.
Anyway overall our wage bill is in the best shape of all the PL at 51% of turnover. Even Arsenals is up at around 60%.
Wenger and practically every Arsenal supporter would kill to have Rooney in their team.
£70 million over five years isn't a huge amount in context. It'd cost ~£40 million to buy a replacement and then at least £30 million in wages over five years. If Rooney stays, we'll be far better off, it delivers a huge statement of intent and one of our direct rivals doesn't profit.
It's a very sound decision from the club to break the bank to keep him.
I would agree with the decision to do everything to keep him. Don't get me wrong.
The only risk is that Rooney might not age very well as a player, and if you don't get back into the CL next year, it's a lot of money to bear without that source of funding coming in.
It's similar with RVP. You're spending £1m every fortnight to pay them both. It's quite a commitment.
Where did you get that maths from?
You have to add in the "employers national insurance contributions".
Edit it should be 17.15 million.
Gross Pay£15,600,000.00
Tax free Allowances£0.00
Total taxable£15,600,000.00
Tax due£7,006,098.00
National Insurance£315,214.64
Total Deductions£7,321,312.64
Net Wage£8,278,687.36
Employers NI£2,151,737.95
http://www.listentotaxman.com/index.php
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I've slated Rooney for his commitment in the past but if he signs a new deal and commits himself during these tough times, he'll certiainly rise in my estimations, I know the money is.. unbelivable which helps 
but I'm sure he could if he wished forced a move this summer with 1 year remaining and be on similar to what he's on now at City/Chelsea.
If we stick him right up top I think he can provide qulity over a good number of years yet and also he seems willing to anchor the midfield when reaching the twilight of his career.
but I'm sure he could if he wished forced a move this summer with 1 year remaining and be on similar to what he's on now at City/Chelsea.If we stick him right up top I think he can provide qulity over a good number of years yet and also he seems willing to anchor the midfield when reaching the twilight of his career.
People spent the whole summer complaining that we don't spend money. Now that we are spending money it's termed as brash and crude. Moyes and Woodward just can't win. They could sign Messi and you'll still be complaining about how desperate the club are.
Well done to the club, a step in the right direction and something that will attract more world class players to the club. The negative feckers and the David Moyes bashers can feck off.
Agreed; it is a big risk considering our current predicament in the league. However, a motivated Rooney (let's face it, he's been brilliant for much of the season to date) is a marvellous player to have in any team, and once Mata and van Persie begin to find their feet more readily, we'll look far more convincing than we currently are.
Fourth is probably out of our grasp now, but defeating Liverpool next month might be the catalyst for a great run-in.
£1 million every fortnight is chump change for United considering we pick up over £3 million every home game we play in gate receipts.
Rooney is quite simply never worth £300,000 a week. That should be for the very top players, something Rooney isn't near.
It's not fair that Rooney is rolling in it while poor Robin is reduced to eating beans and cucumbers.
Crazy money but as long as it's not coming out the pockets of mine or any other fellow working class United fans, I don't really care too much. I still don't think he'll reach the end of his contract and we'll sell him in a couple years time, possibly to a PSG or Monaco or some unknown rich Saudi team who'll pay him even more crazy money.
Couldn't give a shit what he earns, great news for the club. I also think he's a natural choice for captain, I'd put him in now, but I guess more change isn't what we need and it might cause unrest.
In terms of what he's earning, well he's one of the major commercial draws the club has, and the club has grown commercial revenue massively, so I guess the powers that be have done the maths and worked out that he's worth it. If tickets go up by 10% next season it'll be a different story.
In terms of what he's earning, well he's one of the major commercial draws the club has, and the club has grown commercial revenue massively, so I guess the powers that be have done the maths and worked out that he's worth it. If tickets go up by 10% next season it'll be a different story.
£300k a wee is madness and sets a very dangerous precedence. Players coming to United will be looking more than they will have originally got- even average players.
If it's until 2019 it takes him to 33.5 years of age... A bit of a risk when we consider the popular belief he's not one of those players who'll remain just as good once they pass 30.
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