What memories, though it really does make it frustrating that he had that transfer sage during his time (and that just pointed out the first one).
It's weird, never felt so emotional over a transfer or retirement (SAF aside) before.
Wayne Rooney - Manchester United Legend
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What memories, though it really does make it frustrating that he had that transfer sage during his time (and that just pointed out the first one).
It's weird, never felt so emotional over a transfer or retirement (SAF aside) before.
Yup.
As it's unlikely Leicester will ever win the league again, it's likely that drinkwater and his teammates from that title win will become Leicester legends. Nay, they are Leicester legends
Your definition of legend is very subjective. Everyone else is dealing in facts.
All time United top scorer and yet some don't consider him a club legend 
. Get over yourselves.
. Get over yourselves.It's the nostalgia that does this. He threatened to leave several times to get a better deal and openly admits his true love is Everton. If that now qualifies as a club legend then standards have REALLY dropped.
I don't agree with the attack on his character though, genuinely think he is a good person. Wish him all the best at Everton
I've been his biggest critic over the years but he's obviously a legend.
Identifying legends can be difficult but I propose a simple definition: legends are the players that - twenty years on from now - you will be extolling to your kids to because of their overall contribution to Manchester United.
In twenty years, I will tell my kids, not about protracted contract negotiations or about a precipitous decline in quality in his last two years, but instead, about the debut hat-trick; the winner at Anfield; that goal against AC Milan; the bicycle kick; that spate of headers which for half a season at least made him the best striker in Europe and countless other memories where he was central in our greatest ever period. Ultimately, we watch football for brief moments of transcendental joy - this flawed, talented man has given us so many of those.
Identifying legends can be difficult but I propose a simple definition: legends are the players that - twenty years on from now - you will be extolling to your kids to because of their overall contribution to Manchester United.
In twenty years, I will tell my kids, not about protracted contract negotiations or about a precipitous decline in quality in his last two years, but instead, about the debut hat-trick; the winner at Anfield; that goal against AC Milan; the bicycle kick; that spate of headers which for half a season at least made him the best striker in Europe and countless other memories where he was central in our greatest ever period. Ultimately, we watch football for brief moments of transcendental joy - this flawed, talented man has given us so many of those.
Sad day.
I have to agree with this. I voted "not a legend", was probably a tad too harsh.
I'm genuinely sad to see him go. Thanks for everything, Wayne. A United icon and deservedly so, there were a lot of great memories over the years.
The best of luck to him at Everton.
The best of luck to him at Everton.
So weird. Goodbye and thank you for everything.
Apart from that time Keane held the club to ransom to double his wage, yeah, Keane.
Comparing players to the class of 92 is just weird. It's so extremely rare to get a group of lads who have grown up with the club all come through and establish themselves as first-team players for over a decade that to use them as a base of comparison is extremely unfair.
Rooney came to us and enjoyed enormous success. We then sold our, and the world's best, player, and brought in Valencia, Obertan, Owen and Diouf. It's not nice to see as a fan, but I can think it's understandable that he was concerned about the investment in the team. I don't believe the Chelsea thing was anything more than rumour, but again, if he'd been told that he wasn't really in first team plans anymore but felt he had a lot to offer, can you really blame him for displaying even minor interest in continuing his career at the highest level possible.
The fact still remains though that he never left, and became our top-goal scorer in the process.
Because as we all know, saying someone is a legend for your football club is the same as heralding them as the second coming of Christ. You have the most ridiculous definition of a footballing legend I've ever come across.
PSG were only founded in 1970, and Zlatan is essentially synonymous to their recent rise to the top levels of European football. Of course he's a club legend for them.
Likewise, Leicester are probably never going to hit those heights ever again. The players involved in that effort are all going to go down as club legends, moreso the ones who were integral parts of the team, like Drinkwater.
Most normal people will use the term legend to describe players who accomplished special things at their club. Rooney has done that at United, Dalglish at Liverpool. Just because they weren't boyhood fans of the clubs doesn't mean their contributions to their club's histories were any less special, or indeed, legendary.
Then there'll be a tier of players who will be remembered as great players or servants, not quite reaching legend status, and cult heroes, who would be very good players only at the club for a short time.
Right, so let me get this straight. A player can only be a legend if they a) were very, very good footballers and b) played for and remained at their boyhood club for their entire careers?
Can you not see how utterly absurd that is?
After that debut hatrick I thought he was gonna gon on to be special, I was still a kid but I was so hyped. Shame it didn't play out like that, still a very good player and great career.
So what did he blackmail the club for then?
You are aware what the definition of the word blackmail is yes?
can't believe there's people who convince themselves Gerrard is a one club man. Carragher is because WAIT FOR IT he actually only played for one club. Anyway, Rooney for footballing reasons is widely considered a man utd legend. Who he grew up supporting is irrelevant as a vast majority of footballers will play for a team they didn't support growing up. It's about finding employment.
What else was he blackmailing them for?
Wayne Rooney, Wayne Rooney, he goes by the name of Wayne Rooney.
Thanks for the memories.
Thanks for the memories.
Think you have to have a very strict definition of a legend not to consider him one. Easy to forget just how many great moments he's been involved in for us.
Took nearly half a century before someone came along and took the record for himself. It will be awhile before we can witness another career like Rooney's in our club, and there are people who thinks he is not a legend?
Absolutely gutted that he's gone, but it was time for us part ways.
Absolutely gutted that he's gone, but it was time for us part ways.
But he did turn out to be special.
Great post
Of course he's a legend. It's completely daft to suggest otherwise.
His peak might not be the longest and his decline was quite extreme, but I'll remember him as the immense force he was in the time after Ronaldo left you. He seemed so poised to step up his game and delivered on all stages. Fantastic player. And more intelligent on the field than he's been given credit for. As an outsider, I'd consider him one of the legends of your club.
My point about the prophet remark was if someone tells you to jump of a bridge, would you do it? If they started calling Henderson a legend enough times, I guess you would agree with that too?
And if Zlatan spending measly 4 years at a club and scoring a lot of goals qualifies him as a Legend then my god, the word has really been cheapened. The fact is people will always try and make their own sound better. They wear their players achievements on their chests like a badge of honor. So will want they biggest shiniest badge, even if that means lying to themselves. Wish I'm not willing to do.
And yes, the word legend is reserved for one club players who are great in their position. Afterall, its the word "legend" not "great player"
An absolute legend, has been the face of United's dominance this last decade and an icon for myself growing up, I haven't seen a United team without Rooney in it or there abouts. It was however time for him to move on, best for all parties. I think towards the end Rooney lost a fraction of motivation, and you only need to lose the slightest to turn from a winner to a loser.
I can't understand the people that do not consider Rooney a legend. Why is that?
I could understand younger fans who did not see him from the start, but for everyone who did, I just can't understand it.
I could understand younger fans who did not see him from the start, but for everyone who did, I just can't understand it.
That's united fans for you, This is why it is considered to be the best support a club coluld have. There is a certain mystic here.
And are you aware that blackmail is not limited to monetary gain only? Are you?
I really don't get this "he wanted to leave" crap. If he really wanted to leave, he'd have gone. Particularly under Fergie, who wouldn't have stood for him constantly looking at the exit. He could have gone in 2009/10, but he didn't. There were rumours the other year, and he stayed then. He's given his best years to United, yet people still remark that he was a bit pissed off that we sold the world's best player who was just reaching his prime and replaced him with a 30-year-old Michael Owen.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo is still revered on here despite the fact that he spent about 4 or 5 seasons saying only god knew if he was going to move to Real Madrid, and Roy Keane is still regarded as a hero despite the fact that he himself had a huge contract dispute for more money, and ended up leaving the club after slagging off the playing staff and Fergie, and who has constantly stuck the boot in as a pundit in his retirement. Vidic another regarded as a legend, despite announcing his departure mid-season, as captain, during our worst season in over two decades.
If he wasn't a dumpy, potato-headed scouser, people would have viewed it all differently.
Utterly absurd that people are disputing the fact the man is a legend for us. People let their disliking of the man cloud their judgement because of the times he wanted to leave, wanted more money and obviously his abysmal performances over the last few years
But he is the clubs Highest ever goal scorer, he was a key part in our domestic success when he was here contributing to a number of league titles and a champions league. The man is a legend and it shouldn't be questioned at all in my opinion. It is the right time to go however and I really do hope he does well at Everton.
Farewell wayne. Thanks for all the trophies and service to the club!
But he is the clubs Highest ever goal scorer, he was a key part in our domestic success when he was here contributing to a number of league titles and a champions league. The man is a legend and it shouldn't be questioned at all in my opinion. It is the right time to go however and I really do hope he does well at Everton.
Farewell wayne. Thanks for all the trophies and service to the club!
You do realize that blackmail isn't only limited to money, right?
Yes in some circumstances, perhaps it was a case of sexual blackmail or was he emotionally blackmailing the club?
Why don't you enlighten me as to exactly what type of blackmail you were referring to then?
Van Nistelrooy, Solksjaer, Rossi, Bellion, Saha, Forlan, Larsson, Tevez, Berbatov, Campbell, Macheda, Welbeck, Diouf, Owen, Hernandez, Van Persie, Falcao, Keane, Rashford, Martial and Ibrahimovic.
Rooney has paired up with all of these up front during his 13 year stint with us. Incredible.
Rooney has paired up with all of these up front during his 13 year stint with us. Incredible.
Don't like him much, but still has to be counted amongst the United legends. His top scoring record will stand for many years.
Can't say I've ever been a big fan of his during his time here but there's no denying he was good and is a United legend.
Wish him all the best in his last years at Everton.
Wish him all the best in his last years at Everton.