Has he actually said anything ? His return has been a disaster as many had predicted, many fans are critical of the "old boys" type appointments yet were happy to suggest Arteta would be an excellent appointment despite the fact that he has no experience and lets face it was highly unlikely to come anyway. We need to remove our blue tinted specs and appoint/buy on merit not some pathetic "he was one of us" line.
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It hasn't been a disaster though, has it.
He's finished the season as our top scorer (despite having not scored in 2018!).
He delivered some really good performances in a side that wasn't performing to anywhere close to its best. He stepped it up when the entire club needed a boost in that game against West Ham and he secured the most unlikeliest of points at Anfield.
The mistake made was signing him without a proper idea how to get the best out of him throughout the season. When Gylfi got injured it was no surprise that Rooney's impact was limited - the guy had nobody around him on the same wavelength.
I'm not saying he's been brilliant, and clearly he doesn't have long left at the top.
Shame we won't get to see him a final time - although, it's ridiculous if we don't have a friendly in DC set up for next season - but it hasn't been a disaster at all. Not set the world alight, but he was never going to.
If he goes he goes with my blessing. In a functioning side things could have been different. And I still think there's other players who need to be punted first.
He was part of one of the worst seasons/football I have ever seen, so what he was highest scorer, I sure Kane etc. was shitting themselves he would catch up. His off the field antics 5 minutes after signing where sadly indicative of a rich spoilt brat who never hears the word "No" and only had his own reasons for rejoining us. He didn't hesitate to do one to the Mancs after all "once a blue always a blue", I am sick of us chasing manc cast offs that invariably never work out, and don't get me started on his wages - what a f'in waste all round. Do one.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...washington-for-talks-with-dc-united-ggg3sth33
Joyce's latest piece - if anyone with a Times Sub can access it.
Basically saying he's on holiday in Barbados but will fly from there to DC to have talks and potentially a medical, depending on a deal being sorted, I think.
Joyce's latest piece - if anyone with a Times Sub can access it.
Basically saying he's on holiday in Barbados but will fly from there to DC to have talks and potentially a medical, depending on a deal being sorted, I think.
That isn't the point.
Pickford was also part of the worst season - d'you want him gone?
Rooney made a mistake in his personal life. Crap like that happens.
He did okay for us. Not brilliantly but it wasn't a disaster. There's lots of factors why it didn't work out as we hoped in that he'd be leading us to a challenge for the top six - some down to him, some down to the fact he's lost that yard of pace and touch, and a lot down to factors outside of Rooney's control.
It wasn't a waste, because without those 11 goals he scored we'd be a lot worse off.
You're coming across as a grown man who never got over the fact he left when he was 18. You've held a grudge for 14 years?
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Player Valuation: £70m
He was nowhere near one of the worst performers.
evertondotcom
Player Valuation: £20m
It would be odd to sell our top goal scorer again.
So you admit he has lost any pace he had and his touch has gone - so why did we want him ? Not bitter about him leaving as if a player wants to go to a bigger club there's not a lot we can do about it. I'm mad we bothered bringing him back when he was obviously not up to it and not wanted by the mancs but we'll take him off your hands, another reject accepted. Nobody I know thinks it was a good idea - cos it wasn't.
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Wasn't a disaster at all.
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