Wayne Rooney - The worst thing to happen to Everton in the Premier League Era

[BoysInBlue]

I dont see how a player or two plucked from the youth system equates to train set stuff. It was us fans that bought into the Wayne myth, and it has destroyed Anichebe, and nearly Rodwell, and Coleman suddenly isnt all that. The fans allowed themselves to be dictated to by the media about 'once in a lifetime' type players, and it was another rod to beat the club with. But with that beating of the club it meant a slow and steady rotting of the faith and belief in other players coming through.

The benchmark had been set.

Hence the thread title.

Don't see your point at all.

Anichebe is poor/average depending on your own critical tastes.
Rodwell has gone nowhere for three years.
Coleman was plucked from the Irish leagues and isn't homegrown.

None of these were ever touted as the next Rooney.

Just because a decent young prospect comes from the ranks does not automatically mean he will be as good as Rooney. I've never heard any Evertonian compare Anichebe or Coleman to Rooney. Rodwell has had a bit of media hype around him, but he has not fulfilled his potential.

These players not succeeding is not a result of Evertonians putting unfair pressure on them, or buying into any myths.

Rooney was an exceptional talent, but he was sold as an asset, we got a decent price for him considering his age and experience at the time, and in truth, this all happened 8 years ago and very few even care nowadays. Last time he played at Goodison, he was hardly even booed.

 

[Chang Elephant]

Phew, I thought it was just me.

It's stunningly incoherent

 

[bainesontoast]

 

[Phyllis Stein]

Don't see your point at all.

Anichebe is poor/average depending on your own critical tastes.
Rodwell has gone nowhere for three years.
Coleman was plucked from the Irish leagues and isn't homegrown.

None of these were ever touted as the next Rooney.

Just because a decent young prospect comes from the ranks does not automatically mean he will be as good as Rooney. I've never heard any Evertonian compare Anichebe or Coleman to Rooney. Rodwell has had a bit of media hype around him, but he has not fulfilled his potential.

These players not succeeding is not a result of Evertonians putting unfair pressure on them, or buying into any myths.

Rooney was an exceptional talent, but he was sold as an asset, we got a decent price for him considering his age and experience at the time, and in truth, this all happened 8 years ago and very few even care nowadays. Last time he played at Goodison, he was hardly even booed.

Get Barkley on!!!

 

[RFUS]

Finally someone says what no one else has had the balls to say.

*stands and applauds

 

[BoysInBlue]

Oh, a troll.

I thought you were making some sort of real point, but obviously not.

You got me, you wacky funster. Well done.

 

[Allezfan]

Finally someone says what no one else has had the balls to say.

*stands and applauds

No one has the balls to say that Dixie Dean probably would have made a better left back, either.

 

[RFUS]

No one has the balls to say that Dixie Dean probably would have made a better left back, either.

Dixie certainly didn't have the balls. He only had one testicle, you insensitive beast.

 

[scratchnsurf]

Sorry mate, but what are you going on about?

What is/was the Rooney myth?

Rooney is a once in a generation player. It's speculation of course, but many think that without his sale, we'd have been relegated, so it could be argued he saved the club. Since then, other young players coming through haven't been as good. How does this make Rooney the worst thing to happen to EFC?

 

[Phyllis Stein]

Wow, this thread is interesting. A point made about the youth system and the expectation the support loads onto the next so called big thing. And the volume of abuse. One can tell kipper is down.

:swiveled finger:

 

[Goat]

Sorry mate, but what are you going on about?

What is/was the Rooney myth?

Rooney is a once in a generation player. It's speculation of course, but many think that without his sale, we'd have been relegated, so it could be argued he saved the club. Since then, other young players coming through haven't been as good. How does this make Rooney the worst thing to happen to EFC?

It made Victor gash mate.

FFS Wayne.

 

[Phyllis Stein]

Sorry mate, but what are you going on about?

What is/was the Rooney myth?

Rooney is a once in a generation player.

Thank you. Utter perfection. Beautiful. xcxc

 

[Cena]

Phyllis lad, why the fume all of a sudden?

 

[Azzurri]

Erm no.

 

[Allezfan]

Rooney was a vastly talented player who lit up our team for a couple of years, scored a bunch of winning goals then pissed off for a huge amount of money that allowed us to completely rebuild our team jumping a massive 13 places in the league and setting us up in midtable/the europa places never to be troubled by relegation since.

It wasn't exactly a disaster was it?