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Until this season he could always turn it on when he wanted to. He just didn't seem to want to often enough.Rooney has been bad for years though....
Until this season he could always turn it on when he wanted to. He just didn't seem to want to often enough.Rooney has been bad for years though....
It boggles the mind. He'll be benched within a few months. I've spoken to a few Everton fans who don't want him back at all and are gutted he's going to be taking up a squad place.Still cannot understand how Everton are remotely interested in a player who is finished, who plays the game like he's 40 years old. A shit 40 years old mind you.
Still cannot understand how Everton are remotely interested in a player who is finished, who plays the game like he's 40 years old. A shit 40 years old mind you.
If you'd told me he'd be England and Uniteds record scorer at 31 back then, I'd have taken it in an instant. We've been spoiled by success and biased by overexamination.Yep. Came away from that thinking that we'd signed one of those rare players who can do absolutely anything. Limitless potential. Didn't quite work out that way but he was a very special player.
It boggles the mind. He'll be benched within a few months. I've spoken to a few Everton fans who don't want him back at all and are gutted he's going to be taking up a squad place.
It seems nuts right ? I don't think I've seen any sane Everton fan being happy about this.It boggles the mind. He'll be benched within a few months. I've spoken to a few Everton fans who don't want him back at all and are gutted he's going to be taking up a squad place.
Love that!
Why does it bother you?
Until this season he could always turn it on when he wanted to. He just didn't seem to want to often enough.
Absolutely.If you'd told me he'd be England and Uniteds record scorer at 31 back then, I'd have taken it in an instant. We've been spoiled by success and biased by overexamination.
It'll only take a few years for people to forget the latter season disappointments and remember that the vast majorly of his career has been exceptional.
Who said it does ?
More like your interpretationYour post.
I know 'having a Connery' was a Delboy thing. If having a Sean was used before today I don't know.
as in connery, coronary? never heard that before
You might be right. Calling me on bullshit means that you really believe you are. I have a memory of him upping his game for a month to 6 weeks at a time when he was really being blasted by the press. It might be a false memory things like that happen.respectfully, that's bullshit. He had the odd decent game but overall he's been shit for years, in fact him being so poor is why the odd decent performance was amplified as some sort of return to form. Got to the point people were ping-pong with his position, "clearly he's an am. roo would be a decent cm. he should be leading the line. He's a false 9" and when he failed at every single one, the cycle would reset with blame being sparingly thrown at managers who couldn't get the best out of him or team mates.
The dude contributed immensely to our success but he's been long past it, the notion that he could turn it at will but didn't because he didn't want it bad enough is amusing to me, as is the notion that he will be the business for Everton.
Crazy to think 2years ago he never had an FA cup and Europa to his name, now he has won every trophy possible at club level for us.. Great player for the club. Shame people always remember your last years but his early years he was remarkable a young wayne Rooney now would easily be over 100mill.
Evertonians, we hand this gypsy curse over to you. May you now be locked in a rubix cube of confusion to cries of:
He's a striker
He's a midfielder
He's a 10
He needs runners
etc...
Personally I thought he was better this season (when he did play) than what he was the last two seasons. Not so much at the start, but after he was dropped and then the bearded Rooney came back he did quite well for a few weeks. Then while he obviously did drop off again, I thought it was still a higher level than previously. Certainly not good enough still.Until this season he could always turn it on when he wanted to. He just didn't seem to want to often enough.
More like your interpretation
We had joy,
We had fun,
We had bullshit in The Sun,
But the booze and the fags
Made you rubbish,
Pack your bags
Sure Steve, just ride my lyrical success all the way to another PoTY trophy.We had joy,
We had fun,
We had bullshit in The Sun,
But the booze and the fags
Made you rubbish,
Pack your bags
We had joy,
We had fun,
We had bullshit in The Sun,
But the booze and the fags
Made you rubbish,
Pack your bags
We had joy,
We had fun,
We had bullshit in The Sun,
But the booze and the fags
Made you rubbish,
Pack your bags
Sorry, mate, but that Plonker Of The Year trophy is all mine.Sure Steve, just ride my lyrical success all the way to another PoTY trophy.
Plonker is such a odd, British word.Sorry, mate, but that Plonker Of The Year trophy is all mine.
He had some of his better games of the last couple of years this season, but it was averaged out with some of his worst. He just couldn't be relied on to produce.Personally I thought he was better this season (when he did play) than what he was the last two seasons. Not so much at the start, but after he was dropped and then the bearded Rooney came back he did quite well for a few weeks. Then while he obviously did drop off again, I thought it was still a higher level than previously. Certainly not good enough still.
Plonker is such a odd, British word.
It suits you.
He's still missing a Super Cup! Semantics, but still