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16 Feb 14
19:57
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Here's Manchester United staring at the prospect of a season out of the CL and everybody wondering who's going to jump ship. What better time to negotiate a £70 million contract for a player who will undoubtedly fail to light up this summer's World Cup? Should keep him from worrying about the price of a packet of Superkings until he retires.
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Agree. Utter madness to offer a player with his physique that kind of contract. A sign of desperation I suppose.
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Woodward isnt exactly the best negotiator in the world is he
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the agent is better at his job, than the player is at his.
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http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/wayne-rooney-contract-manchester-united-striker-expected-to-sign-new-deal-reportedly-worth-300000aweek-9131893.html
You would smile too. |
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Agents must love sitting down with Ed the Equalizer. That gormless no chin grin, the carefree 'Tim nice but dim' air of toffish entitlement ... you'd feel like you were two - nil in front before the (prawn) cocktails even arrived !
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300k at the age of 33. He's massively overrated even now. Has the talent, not the application.
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Seems like Utd are betting the house on him. They are club 'owned' by people who used loans to buy it now up against other clubs who have backers willing to throw money at the game because they can afford to, not just at home but in the European competition too, and their answer to staying at the top table is to pay that much to Rooney? Either I missing some part of their thinking that will turn out to be genius or it is utter madness.
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Kind of ironic that Mancunians hate Scousers with a passion, yet they're prepared to bend over & get shafted by one.
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just think how much he could earn if he didn't smoke 20 to 30 Bensons a day
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Agent's other lever is that the best players in the world will not come to the Premier League because referees are weak.
300K a week? Think you'll get Messi? Dream on. |
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Rooney was a stone overweight when the 2010 World Cup started.
Can he repeat that feat before this World Cup? |
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Incredible how these people are taking clubs, chairmen and fans for complete knobs.
Best player they have had for a decade they said  Interviewed by Sky sports just before the last WC, "Wayne, most people in the world would rate you as the best player on the planet" No CL, no Europa league, but loyal enough to pledge himself for life. Wayne is right, football people are knobz. |
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He's worked hard for the last few months for that contract. Now for some pies, ciggies and old ladies to celebrate.
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Rooney and his agent have been f*cking shrewd here. They hold all the cards. They know the situation at United, might not be in europe next season, will struggle to attract the top players and therefore can't afford to lose their best player.
On top of that United know that if he did leave, they would have to spend the best part of 40m+ to replace him and pay that player 150-200k a week. So they're f*cked really, they have to give Rooney what he wants. Mind boggling wage but looking at the bigger picture, it probably works out cheaper than the alternative. Ridiculous wage though, no wonder Colleen stuck by him! |
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Little wonder McSporan left last year,is it
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Any sensible person would tell Wayne to **** off.
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RVP is our best player btw...
Can't help but think RVP will be on his way in the Summer & Wazza will be made captain... Sad state of affairs  |
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Van Persie back to Arsenal in the Summer.
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The X is on the papers, reportedly.
Watch Rooney's form taper off now imo. |
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has been tapering off for the last 6 years
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I'm a Utd fan but 300k a week? Nowhere near the class of Ron or Messi. Shouldve told him to **** off long ago imo
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rooney has become a liability now should have give him the boot when he gave up penalty taking and a striker taking corners is a joke with all them so called wingers kicking about lol
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got to laugh at sunday supp this morning when these theorys were put forward
best transfer of the season shows utd mean buisness rooney could get 300 grand elsewhere its the going rate how much would he cost to replace, blah, blah, but what didnt get mentioned or explained was this this irreplaceable player ,giving a 100 grand a week payrise is already utd,s player of the season and utd are having their worst season in 20 yrs,if his standards slip by 1% next season or he gets injured where does that leave utd, if rooney hadnt played a game this season how much worse position could they be in personaly i,d have preferred my main players to have underperformed miserably to give me hope for next season |
