It is a bit strange. Even if he is injured (but it is only a minor one) I would think it'd be a good idea to have your captain travel with the squad for the biggest game of the season so far.
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Considering we constantly get told how important he is to the squad. Yes.
We've probably told him we're playing at home.
More likely he can't tell the difference between home and away.
He probably had to ask Kai to lead him to 'Goobisn' to be fair.
I just thought traveling was usually discouraged when you were injured, especially if flying, but obviously he's been cleared to do so and I agree it is good to keep him involved, which makes it doubly strange that the greatest captain LvG has ever had is staying behind to watch another team play.
maybe this is his 'beckham alice band' moment
I dont care if he scores a goal or not for us, I just want to see players who are not fit and not good enough dropped.. he is certainly our worst player this season, hard to pick anybody else really, and he captains us, this is fecking ridiculous! let alone he has wages of 6+ better players who could play for us, hes in fact worse than Gerrard was for Liverpool in his last years...
So done with this fecking guy. So done
I'm starting to get that feeling he's off in the summer. It's going to be interesting to see what happens, I can't imagine he'll go quietly.
And if he does go at the end of this season he won't be breaking the record.
And if he does go at the end of this season he won't be breaking the record.
He doesn't deserve it. I'll be glad to see a true red hold on to the record
Being driven around by his son, can't he afford a driver?
Too many fantastic psychics on the caf, it is fascinating. We barely have any information and already stories are created.
Maybe he's just on a different flight than the match day squad?
I find it hard to believe that the club captain is not travelling with the team for what's probably the most important match of the season so far. Unless of course, he's under orders and is staying back to recover from his ankle injury. (Although that apparently doesn't preclude him from travelling to Goodison to watch Everton.)
I find it hard to believe that the club captain is not travelling with the team for what's probably the most important match of the season so far. Unless of course, he's under orders and is staying back to recover from his ankle injury. (Although that apparently doesn't preclude him from travelling to Goodison to watch Everton.)
His kid looked like a fan y'day and at the weekend so I reckon he wants to go to matches, and Wayne has to drive him.
We're looking at our next big prospect here.
Erm, we are?
I was kind of joking but who knows?
1. LvG says Rooney is the best captain he has ever had.
2. The game vs Wolfsburg is one of the most important of the season.
3. LvG's best ever captain doesn't travel with the team. Instead Shaw travels whereas Rooney travels to Liverpool to watch Everton.
Something doesn't add up here.
2. The game vs Wolfsburg is one of the most important of the season.
3. LvG's best ever captain doesn't travel with the team. Instead Shaw travels whereas Rooney travels to Liverpool to watch Everton.
Something doesn't add up here.
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Injured players never travel. Are Schneiderlin, Jones, Valencia, Rojo, and Ander travelling?
Not all injured players are captains. And Shaw who is injured has travelled. Why Shaw and not captain fantastic?
It is irrelevant if he is captain. Injured players have a routine to train and go to physio and that doesn't involve travelling to away games disrupting their recovery.
Where is this proof that Shaw has travelled because I have yet to see it.
Don't know about Shaw, that was said above. The point is: If Rooney is really that important to the team with his captaincy (LVG's best captain ever) he should be with the team for the most important game of the season so far. It would be a big blow to finish 3rd in this easy CL group. Everything that can help in some way, no matter how small, should be used.
I've heard this phrase a few times now and I'm not sure what people think he'll do..
Turn up outside OT pissed up at 2am shouting "cnuts" and offering the ground a fight? Some LVG flavoured revenge porn perhaps?
But yeh I reckon he's finished. Bit part player for remainder of the season then gone.
Ogden in today's Indy quotes unnamed ex teammate as a saying that Rooney is "done".
A pretty rapid descent from top flight football beckons and, to paraphrase Morrissey, he knows it's over.
Yeah I think people blow that part out of proportion. The real problem is how do we get someone to buy and him pay him obscene money.
If you look closely, you'll notice that he missed that because he was playing in the 10 position/in midfield/as a striker/tactics were holding him back/he didn't have enough pacy team mates playing with him/he's more of a creator than a finisher/we pay him too little/he's angry and frustrated at not being in the first team/we didn't buy Ozil/the Caf was being to harsh on his performances.*
*delete as applicable.
He missed this so that Herrera wouldn't feel sad and it further helped him accomodate. Unfortunately Herrera is a cnut and terrible human so he is still despicable shit player.
It's completely relevant, he is club captain, he should be there. I'm not buying all this bull shit, if he was injured there is no way he should have been allowed to go and watch Everton, the day before the biggest game of our season so far.
And if he was, it's a stupid decision. The captain should be with the 1st team, giving them advice and encouragement, otherwise what's the fecking point.
Don't r ally give a shit about him not traveling with the team. However, LVG said his ankle injury was nasty. So what's he doing walking around Liverpool and Evertonians at the game said he wasn't limping.
Has all the hallmarks of him being gradually phased out to me. He's also not daft and knows that being pictured watching Everton sends out certain messages.
Personally I don't think he's good enough for them anymore.
Subsidise it.
A team in the MLS can afford 6m/year. We'll cover the rest. I'd rather the club do that than have to suffer through the strange dominion he has over the team.
I've mentioned this before and how I think we can get around it.
As of next summer Rooney will have 3 years left on his deal. According to Stretford, Rooney can make over £300k a week but it's based on image rights and performances so lets assume that his flat rate on his contract is £250k a week which would make us liable for £39m.
If we can somehow manage to get £15m for him (not impossible for a player of his profile in this climate despite his obvious decline) we can hand that over to him as a severance package.
In his next contract he might hope to get a 4 year deal at a very conservative £100k (just think about the types of player who are picking that up these days). That would mean he can also get another £20.8m leaving him with £35.8m. We might need to negotiate and pay him another £4m on top to give him parity.
Obviously that's just rough figures based on what we know but you get an idea of how it could work. While its not ideal, we're going to have to take a hit but being £4m out of pocket with no Rooney is preferable to £39m and being lumped with him for the following 3 years.
He's suddenly getting nailed in the press from all angles. Weird. It's like everyone was scared to speak out or they weren't watching us play and just jumping on the bandwagon now. The press are shite
Not really bothered about him not travelling with the squad but it is peculiar seeing our club captain openly supporting one of our league opponents.
He has the freedom to go and see whoever the hell he likes but perhaps he should consider how it could be perceived? Perhaps he just doesn't care anymore.
I hope it's a sign he's on his way out.
He has the freedom to go and see whoever the hell he likes but perhaps he should consider how it could be perceived? Perhaps he just doesn't care anymore.
I hope it's a sign he's on his way out.
At least half of this forum had their grannies shagged by Rooney so they can't wait but have a pop on him whenever possible, it's only logical explanation really!
Yeah this seems to be only logical way. Now, who would be willing to pay 15 million for him and 100k to him..
Ogden: "Van Gaal has let Rooney down by failing to provide him with the necessary support and competition up front and the price for that could be paid in Wolfsburg."
Just cannot understand this reasoning, at all.
Just cannot understand this reasoning, at all.
Ogden is a fecking idiot. Please give me a link to the article or post the article here. I don't want to give him clicks.
Bunch of johnny come latelys, Ive been waiting ten years for this, damned if Im not going to get stuck in with both boots!
LVG's only mistake was believing Rooney's promise that he would get him 25/30 goals. It is Rooney that has failed Van Gaal.
LVG failed himself, anyone with a brain could have seen Rooney wasn't going to get 25 goals this season
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