Should have kept Rooney

[MikeH72]

Pienaar was off to Spurs without a second thought.

Yeah thought that was a strange inclusion myself.

 

[Paulie]

Yeah thought that was a strange inclusion myself.

Great player mind you but he didn't stay loyal.

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

More evidence for ‘no, we shouldn’t have kept him’:

........... Pity then for Wayne that Mourinho didn't feel the same way about keeping him at United.

 

[EverBlue92]

Pienaar was off to Spurs without a second thought.

Aye but stories of him handcuffed in the shower room and in tears when his loan spell ended here tells me he knew made a mistake and realised how much he loved the club.

Compare that Barkley, Rooney, Jeffers etc.

 

[GwladysBlue]

Pienaar was off to Spurs without a second thought.

Yet has a Club ambassador job now. Jobs for the boys at this club.

 

[Groucho]

Pienaar was off to Spurs without a second thought.

I think he realised his mistake relatively quickly

 

[Aberblue]

What next - bring back Tony Blair?

At No. 10? Are you Steve Walsh?

 

[Darth Toffeeman]

More evidence for ‘no, we shouldn’t have kept him’:

One of the biggest reasons I struggled watching us last season.

I had made peace with him leaving for United but seeing him come back here when passed his best really grated. I just couldn't take to him.

It was like going back to the Walter Smith retirement home days.

Chalk and cheese this season to last thank heavens.

 

[Rob17896]

yes, of course we should've kept Rooney...in 2004.

2017 we should never have brought him back...badly small-time from us.

nothing will be the same etc

I am a massive fan of his but his best had passed when he came back. We should not have done it. Neither should he.

 

[Rob17896]

..not the worst shout but the reality is we’d have had 4 strikers (Rooney, DCL, Tosun and Niasse) none of whom totally fill the void. Saying that, Rooney might well be head of that queue.

Probably right. But we need better now.

 

[Rob17896]

Probably a stupid question but can't we do with Rooney like we did with Donovan? Just a short term loan? Don't really see the harm in that honestly.

Because it is going backwards. At his best he was the greatest player I have ever seen, but all that is gone now. We have a forward thinking and developing team. What has gone has truly gone. Watching it develop is more interesting and at last hopeful

 

[Rob17896]

All answers point to YES

He would not be near Siggy now I am afraid. He would score more than current strikers but too slow now for all other aspects.

 

[Zatara]

I cant believe this thread is still going...

Id rather we wiped his return from our minds.

 

[Paulie]

I'm sure getting rid of his wage meant we could afford the wages of one or two of our summer signings. Would I rather have Rooney than any of our signings? Not a chance. We did great business this summer and getting rid of Rooney was one of them.

Also getting rid of the media circus that follows Rooney around would be a weight off Silva I'm my opinion.

 

[Buckers]

One of the biggest reasons I struggled watching us last season.

I had made peace with him leaving for United but seeing him come back here when passed his best really grated. I just couldn't take to him.

It was like going back to the Walter Smith retirement home days.

Chalk and cheese this season to last thank heavens.

Exactly how I felt, well said sir. I've struggled with it because I spent so long wishing he had stayed or that he would ditch them do a peinaar and for back. But the reality was we got dumped and should never have gone back to him.