what is fascination with rooney?

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

the guy has some talent - but this is ridiculous, today ppl saying he belonged with the likes of pele, maradona, cruyff, platini and zidane! ***???? has the world gone insane. The boy has talent, but no way does he compare to these guys and nor will he ever be up there with them - a flat track bully if ever i saw one. Stupid motty and fellow bbc commentators - the boy is class etc - lets put things into perspective - IT WAS NORTHERN IRELAND, not italy with likes of nesta. What did he do against milan - he was in their pocket, nesta schooled him, am sure rooney will mature but if he is gonna be the next pele then can u imagine who ronaldinho will become?? the guy bamboozled chelsea, also did anyone see that winning goal he scored against milan? he went past gatusso, maldini and nesta!!!! has been class for brazil, won world cup and other things.

Dont get me wrong, the guy has talent but lets be realistic, he isnt in ronnyd's class and never will be, a good player he is but great? when he starts producing against top quality defences - then and only then can he be deemed world class

[nufc]

yeh thats true he is a class player but to be considered to the likes of pele hes got a lot of developing to do! These english people they buzz over evry little thing, some english commentators probably think heskey is the next ronaldo, the same goes with cricket they get happy over nothing! Look at what they were saying about owen couple years back look at him now hes ****!

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

i agree, it's ridiculous - like i told a few of my mates - brazil probably bring out 5 wayne rooneys or better players every year!

ronnyd is on another level i feel at the minute - he has picked his game up again!!! and he is the best player in the world

[Assara K]

Rooney is a class player he did well for his country in the Euro 04 and for that deserves credit. His mouth and violence gets him into trouble alot of the time but this reflects on his game and passion to suceed, he's a top player who wants to develop his skills and for that he has come to one of the best sides in the world, he's a young, fresh talent which obviously commentators take advantage of he will improve if he has the determination and strength he wants to be the best and who can blame him?

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

has anyone here seen either andres iniesta or lionel messi play - both products of barca youth system - messi is an argie and both are supremely talented.


rooney is talented but ronnyd blows him away and would always do

[nufc]

you heard of that 15 year old sensation, called freddy adu from brazil man u have reportedly been intrested in him. Go on google images type in his name he well doesnt look 15.

[Assara K]

i agree Rooney isnt all that and ronnyd is on a different level..... but what's wrong in wanting to be the best if the potential is there?

[Assara K]

yeah ive heard and watched him play he is amazing!!! he's been around for sometime now and if Man U dont get him you can bet Chelsea will

[Assara K]

Ferguson handed lifetime honour

Ferguson has managed more than 1,000 games at Manchester United

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has won a Lifetime Achievement Award for his services to football.
The 63-year-old Scot was honoured at the 2005 HMV Football Extravaganza in London on Tuesday and admitted he was delighted to receive the award.

"To be recognised for an award such as this is something to be proud of," said Ferguson at the Grosvenor House Hotel.

Ferguson follows the likes of Sir Stanley Matthews, Sir Bobby Charlton and Brian Clough to receive the honour.

Ferguson has won 16 major trophies at Old Trafford since joining the club in 1986 and this season celebrated 1,000 games in charge of United.

John Charles was the first person to win the Football Extravaganza award in 1997 and the most recent recipient was Kenny Dalglish, 12 months ago.

> fergie

[nufc]

congrats fergie, yeh hes been around for quite a while ago i heard of him when he was 13. yeh hopefully newcastle can buy him, lol.

[Assara K]

nah nufc i think the guy would like to win a trophy

[DM]

his looks

[Rob H]

The facination with Rooney is that he proves evolution doesn't excist. He is a caveman

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

guys freddy adu is originally from ghana, moved to US as a kid, he lost his birth certificate in move and now mysteriously they found it and it shows he is 15!!! LOL he is more like 19 - not a bad player

[nufc]

freddy adu's birth certificate are probably stored with waqar younis and shahid afridi's birth cetifcates!

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

LOL@NUFC

[ImranR]

Freddy adu apparantly is like 20.His mum has said she doesnt know how old he is.When i saw him when he was 13 he looked much older and bigger then the other 13 yr old kids.About Rooney i agree he isnt a pele,zidane or maradona but he is a huge talent and if he is half as good as these guys then he will be a fantastic player.

[nufc]

i would understand if his mum didnt know if he was 13 or 14 but surely she must know if he is 15 or 20!

Rooney is extremely talented. Potentially the one of the best players the ever to have played

[nufc]

he has potential but so did owen, hopefully he can develop as a good player under fergie and be considered as a great player in the years to come.

I think will defintely be successful. The fact that his club captain is Roy Keane must also help.

He is the key to England's WC ambitions next year which I think and hope they will win

[Geordie Ahmed]

Originally Posted by Waqar's inswinging yorker guys freddy adu is originally from ghana, moved to US as a kid, he lost his birth certificate in move and now mysteriously they found it and it shows he is 15!!! LOL he is more like 19 - not a bad player

His uncle is TONY YEBOAH

[Oxy]

Tony Yeboah...always be remembered for THAT goal for Leeds v Liverpool...one of the best goals you will ever see!

[Rana Banana]

rooney is just a fat pie

[nufc]

tony yeboah wow is that really his uncle! yeah agree oxy that goal was great.

[Geordie Ahmed]

Originally Posted by nufc tony yeboah wow is that really his uncle! yeah agree oxy that goal was great.

Yeah he is!

That YEBOAH goal was awesome

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

rooney isnt that great - when he performs against likes of nesta or other world class defences and not the world renowned colin murdoch, tony capaldi

[Shohair]

I agree.

Rooney is nothing special.

He does well against bad teams. He was rendered useless against France or Portugal, Spain. Whereas he does well against teams like Croatia and switzerland. He failed against AC Milan too.

United have wasted their 27 million on him.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

i agree - 27 million is way over the top when barca got ronnyd for a mere £20 million

[Shohair]

Yeh.

THe England commentators are also way ver the top. They said Rooney was the future Pele and he is England's Ronaldinho!

My god, that is a great insult to Ronaldinho!

[ImranR]

You guys say he is nothing but look how old he is only 19 and is so good at that age.Watch when he gets older he will be a great player but not as good as pele or maradona

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

he isnt in ronnyd's league and NEVER will be - i hate john motson - so biased it is unbelieveable - i laughed today when he said rooney plays ball out sportingly when rooney was so mad he booted the ball out and started swearing!!! the guy' famous gaffes include declaring davids average etc etc

[nufc]

i dont think he is as bad as you guys say he is, and united only paid £20 mill for him and i think thats a good price. The other £7mill was on stipulations like if united win the league they get an extra £2 etc
so basically they only gonna get £20 mill!

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

£20m for rooney

or

£20m for ronaldinho



hmmmm - what a tough choice

[Geordie Ahmed]

Originally Posted by Waqar's inswinging yorker £20m for rooney or £20m for ronaldinho hmmmm - what a tough choice

Thats a really hard one

[nufc]

lol true but i fink rooney is still worth it, ronaldinho was just a bargain hes worth bout £50m now!