Have you considered that just maybe Moyes was trying to manage a young player correctly and not let him get ahead of himself. Some people call it good man management.
United players trying to sell our new hope to themselves - quelle surprise!
The press - desperate to sell him to their favoured teams.
Shearer (player) and Robson (manager) at Newcastle at the time courting the signature of Rooney were hardly going to not big him up.
It's not rocket science.
If Newcastle were trying to buy him why would they big him up? Did they want to pay more?
Rooney wasn’t just a young player——He was an exceptional young player one who comes along once in a lifetime, I’ve seen quite a few very good young players come through Everton’s graduation system since I watching them in 1948 none of them were as good as Rooney, he didn’t have potential he was a ready made footballer at 16——Walter Smith was Everton’s manager when Wayne was fifteen and he said he would play him in the first team now if he could.
The press only three teams were mentioned who were interested in Wayne, Chelsea, Man.Unt.and Newcastle and Wayne was desperate to get away from Everton and so Newcastle were considered but once United came in that’s where he was going
United players saw how brilliant Rooney was they wanted him with them to improve their team.
I’ve got no answer for your rocket science bit.