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Post by riccyfuller93 on May 28, 2017 3:15:57 GMT
As much as I feel that Wayne Rooneys ability has declined, I feel that we're the right level for him.
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Post by nott1 on May 28, 2017 4:29:59 GMT
We got Alan Hudson, Denis Viollet,Stanley Mathews etc. This is a similar scenario!
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Post by victoria on May 28, 2017 4:38:48 GMT
John Terry and Rooney. Pirlo out of contract.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2017 4:46:57 GMT
I'd rather we spent £45m on Ineacho (sp) from Citeh.
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Post by sage on May 28, 2017 4:49:02 GMT
If the shit were to give him a free transfer as thanks for his long service then we could give him a big fat signing-on bonus to compensate for a big weekly wage cut and it would probably be worth the risk. But £20m would be madness, it's really not clear how much longer he'll be able to maintain a decent level. If Rooney was able to convert himself into a midfield general and spray passes around while not having to run around that much then he'd still have a good few years left in him with his ability, but he's been pretty ineffective when played in midfield and if he's no longer mobile enough to play striker then what is he?
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Post by Ex-term-oat-cake on May 28, 2017 4:54:46 GMT
Well the 17/18 team needs to be:
Berahino <No. 10> Sobhi <NEW DM> Allen Arnie <NEW LB> <NEW CB> Ryan <NEW RB> Butland
So we can see where the priority gaps are. I think Shaq and Bojan adequately cover the No. 10 role, so is Rooney the new defensive midfielder that we need?
But it's the defence that needs work. Especially if we lose Bruno.
If Hughes sees Rooney as a No.10, I can't see Bojan and Shaq sticking around. If Hughes sees Rooney as the DM, then he's clearly better than Cameron, Affelay, Adam or Whelan, who might play there.
Of course I'm assuming Hughes ditches the daft "Allen as no. 10" experiment - and I'm no longer sure I have any kind of grasp of "the plan" anymore.
Oh for the Stoke that played the Manchester clubs in 15/16.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2017 5:59:07 GMT
Here's a theory...Stoke express an interest, the likes of Everton , West Ham, et al sit up and take notice, put in a bigger bid and spunk their cash....It's a bit like having stooges in an auction bidding for stuff just to bump up the price...
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Post by britsabroad on May 28, 2017 6:14:15 GMT
I hope it's true. He's been absolutely shocking for us this season. I really am not sure he has it in him to play Premier League at any level anymore.
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Post by salopstick on May 28, 2017 6:32:47 GMT
Just that article has given bet 365 free publicity
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2017 6:36:33 GMT
The Mirror make their usual bollocks up and people on here take it as gospel and get all apoplectic about it.....
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Post by woodstein on May 28, 2017 7:04:08 GMT
No need to spend so much on a big name player when can get and also need a number of players for less money. It's not as if we need to fill the ground with more fans, - apart from the corner. Getting Owen was a waste of time.
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Post by silverdollar on May 28, 2017 7:11:15 GMT
It has been a very long time since Rooney had any impact on a game. The only value he might have to a club is in marketing and the clubs brand. I cannot see any Premier Club wanting to sign him.
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Post by stokiejoe on May 28, 2017 7:15:54 GMT
Are we really turning our nose up at Wayne Rooney ? Jesus wept what have we become Sensible Why on earth would we want Rooney? All that money wasted on one player would mean none left to fill the gaps we need to fill. Thankfully it will never happen
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Post by stokiejoe on May 28, 2017 7:18:31 GMT
Honestly despair. How on earth can people turn their nose up at a 31 year old all time leading England goal scorer? People need to get real. Would be amazing signing if it comes off. A fully fit Wayne Rooney playing at the next World Cup as a Stoke player may be a possibility. Because one player doesn't make a team and wasting money on a "star" means no money to fill the positions we need. How on earth can anyone with sense contemplate it?
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Post by gogogadget on May 28, 2017 7:22:55 GMT
He has already said he would not play another Prem club. Only everton Just a story.
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Post by FullerMagic on May 28, 2017 7:35:53 GMT
The story actually appears to be the back page splash of the Sunday People. While the back page of the Sun says the Everton interest has cooledIf we were in for him, can see us being his only local option. And then it's just a matter of whether Colleen wants to uproot the family in exchange for a couple of years of (even more obscene) money in China, or carry on living in Prestbury. With £100m already in the bank, she may want to stay in England?
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Post by davejohnno1 on May 28, 2017 7:44:17 GMT
Are we really turning our nose up at Wayne Rooney ? Jesus wept what have we become We are on holiday and just discussing it? Would he play regularly for us? Would he recover form and fitness? Could such a move give him a new lease of life? Is he committed enough to sign for a club like ours, knuckle down and give himself the best pre season of his career? Could all those factors get him into the England squad and into a last world cup? If the answer to all of those things is yes, he'd be quite a signing on and off the pitch. Edit - if any of you numpties think he'd be on anywhere near 300k per week, the inhabitants of this board are thicker than I ever thought was possible.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2017 7:46:45 GMT
It has been a very long time since Rooney had any impact on a game. The only value he might have to a club is in marketing and the clubs brand. I cannot see any Premier Club wanting to sign him. Michael Owen
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Post by werrington on May 28, 2017 7:50:17 GMT
Are we really turning our nose up at Wayne Rooney ? Jesus wept what have we become We are on holiday and just discussing it? Would he play regularly for us? Would he recover form and fitness? Could such a move give him a new lease of life? Is he committed enough to sign for a club like ours, knuckle down and give himself the best pre season of his career? Could all those factors get him into the England squad and into a last world cup? If the answer to all of those things is yes, he'd be quite a signing on and off the pitch. Mate it's never gonna happen It's Everton or abroad but the way he's just being dismissed on here is mind blowing as he's still a fantastic footballer Enjoy the holiday ....what Filey like in May ?
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on May 28, 2017 7:50:30 GMT
The story actually appears to be the back page splash of the Sunday People. While the back page of the Sun says the Everton interest has cooledIf we were in for him, can see us being his only local option. And then it's just a matter of whether Colleen wants to uproot the family in exchange for a couple of years of (even more obscene) money in China, or carry on living in Prestbury. With £100m already in the bank, she may want to stay in England? Yeah, it's sort of been assumed Everton would want him, you can't quite see why? Koeman's pissed off with Barkley, not sure why he'd want an older, fatter, slower, less dynamic version?
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Post by heworksardtho on May 28, 2017 7:50:41 GMT
It has been a very long time since Rooney had any impact on a game. The only value he might have to a club is in marketing and the clubs brand. I cannot see any Premier Club wanting to sign him. Scored a last minute free kick to earn a draw against ........
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Post by heworksardtho on May 28, 2017 7:51:23 GMT
We are on holiday and just discussing it? Would he play regularly for us? Would he recover form and fitness? Could such a move give him a new lease of life? Is he committed enough to sign for a club like ours, knuckle down and give himself the best pre season of his career? Could all those factors get him into the England squad and into a last world cup? If the answer to all of those things is yes, he'd be quite a signing on and off the pitch. Mate it's never gonna happen It's Everton or abroad but the way he's just being dismissed on here is mind blowing as he's still a fantastic footballer Enjoy the holiday ....what Filey like in May ? How is Rhyl 😀
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Post by FullerMagic on May 28, 2017 7:52:51 GMT
The story actually appears to be the back page splash of the Sunday People. While the back page of the Sun says the Everton interest has cooledIf we were in for him, can see us being his only local option. And then it's just a matter of whether Colleen wants to uproot the family in exchange for a couple of years of (even more obscene) money in China, or carry on living in Prestbury. With £100m already in the bank, she may want to stay in England? Yeah, it's sort of been assumed Everton would want him, you can't quite see why? Koeman's pissed off with Barkley, not sure why he'd want an older, fatter, slower, less dynamic version? Yep - he doesn't seem like the type Koeman would want foisted on him for sentimental reasons. He wouldn't stand for it And always get the impression Colleen wears the trousers there. If she doesn't want to move the kids to China, the kids won't be moving to China!
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Post by lordb on May 28, 2017 7:58:04 GMT
I'm old enough to remember this would be reminiscent of some of the waddingtton era best signings so it's daft to reject it out of hand , squad balance remains key but someone like this solves number 10 , gives us great set piece options going forwards and a penalty taker , would need the family to do it though I can't see Paul,stretford being too keen on the transfer teams normal come back on Aug 31st if you haven't found anything approach This is correct. Waddington signed top class players who were deemed over the hill/past it and reaped the rewards. Transformed the club. However this story is clearly a fabrication, Coates will have no interest in this and the player has made it abundantly clear he will only sign for Everton in England.
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Post by boothenender on May 28, 2017 7:58:30 GMT
Saint Peter is not daft with him showing interest in Wayne Rooney. Think about it...
Pay Rooney £300k per week. Install a roulette table at the training ground and you are guaranteed to get you money back in a single night. Then another £500k per night from Rooney, if the papers are to be believed.
On a serious note... NO NO NO. Too old ,will only play for Everton (his words). Has got something not quite right mentally going on. Suspect alcohol issues, gambling issues etc,etc. Great player in the past for club and country. I just hope that Rooney does not end up going down the same route as Gazza and Hudson to name a few. Thanks for the memories Rooney, get out when you are at the top.
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Post by davejohnno1 on May 28, 2017 8:00:15 GMT
We are on holiday and just discussing it? Would he play regularly for us? Would he recover form and fitness? Could such a move give him a new lease of life? Is he committed enough to sign for a club like ours, knuckle down and give himself the best pre season of his career? Could all those factors get him into the England squad and into a last world cup? If the answer to all of those things is yes, he'd be quite a signing on and off the pitch. Mate it's never gonna happen It's Everton or abroad but the way he's just being dismissed on here is mind blowing as he's still a fantastic footballer Enjoy the holiday ....what Filey like in May ? Why is it beyond the realms of possibility? We have a mega wealthy owner who could sign any player he wanted if he truly wanted to and this is a player who has often said he loves football so much he'd play for nothing. If Rooney himself has the desire to prove the doubters wrong and play himself into world cup contention we could be the perfect club for him.
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Post by werrington on May 28, 2017 8:08:27 GMT
Mate it's never gonna happen It's Everton or abroad but the way he's just being dismissed on here is mind blowing as he's still a fantastic footballer Enjoy the holiday ....what Filey like in May ? Why is it beyond the realms of possibility? We have a mega wealthy owner who could sign any player he wanted if he truly wanted to and this is a player who has often said he loves football so much he'd play for nothing. If Rooney himself has the desire to prove the doubters wrong and play himself into world cup contention we could be the perfect club for him. It's not making sense in regards our transfer policy at the minute ....our aging players getting extensions so unless we sell a few the squad places are taken up already as they'll have numbers I doubt we'd throw our virtual budget on him
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Post by sheikhmomo on May 28, 2017 8:25:08 GMT
Rooney with a Bet365 shirt on would pay for himself three times over for our parent company. The extra revenue for Bet365 from pictures of him wearing the shirt would fly into the hundreds of millions. Not only do we have fans turning their noses up at a world class footballer. We have fans who are plainly thick as shit. It won't happen in a month of Sundays for obvious reasons, but the business model and what it would bring for the owners is there to see. Whilst the two are obviously closely entwined, I'm not sure I'm entirely comfortable with the owners brand dictating football decisions.
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Post by GeneralFaye on May 28, 2017 8:26:20 GMT
Pace and energy around him then yeah, problem is, our team has neither.
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Post by fishlovesoatcakes on May 28, 2017 8:26:38 GMT
If we've got money to burn, it'd be nice if we would spend it on useful players as opposed to marketing gimmicks? That'd be too much like sense though FM, and there's not a lot of that seeping out of the club at this present moment in time. You should give the Coates some advice mate. They're shit at making sensible decisions🤣😂🤣😂
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