Shrek effectively hands in transfer request

[TheDrowningMan]

Wayne Rooney declares his intention to walk out on Manchester United | Football | The Guardian

 

Wayne Rooney has thrown Manchester United's season into a state of turmoil after informing the club he has no plans to sign another contract and intends to find new employers. Rooney's decision is based on serious differences with Sir Alex Ferguson, the Guardian understands, and will be a devastating blow to the supporters who have come to regard him as a talismanic figure in this troubled era under Malcolm Glazer's ownership.

 

United may have no option now but to sell the England striker, possibly in the January transfer window, rather than risk his transfer valuation dramatically lowering now that he is only 20 months away from becoming a free agent.

 

Rooney has always said he has no desire to play abroad and would like to remain in Manchester for the rest of his career, but his mindset has changed and his availability will inevitably attract interest from major forces such as Real Madrid and Barcelona. Manchester City may feel they have an outside chance of capitalising on what has gone wrong for him at Old Trafford, although their chances are undermined by the fact they already have a huge task ahead of them bringing down their wages to prevent Uefa banning them from European competitions under financial fair-play rules.

 

The full details are not yet clear but the underlying fact is that Rooney now feels that his working relationship with Ferguson has suffered potentially irreparable damage in the fall-out from tabloid allegations about the striker's private life, coinciding with a dramatic loss of form and a growing sense that the most successful manager in the business has taken a hard-line approach with his player.

I'm not smiling like Roy, but hey...it's been a shit day football-wise so there's a little bit of amusement...

Edited October 17, 2010 by TheDrowningMan
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[Dan Vito Corleone]

Shame, he's the most overrated player in the history of the universe.

[Pidge]

Not a single quote. I'd expect more from the Guardian.

[TheDrowningMan]

Not a single quote. I'd expect more from the Guardian.

 

I'm sure his agent has been doing the usual snide agent 'thing'.

[George Costanza]

In the Times tomorrow too

[Redder Lurtz]

Post the fu... ah who cares.

[Sandman]

I can't help wondering if this friction has been engineered with the express intention of doing a sale to get some money in.

 

I don't believe Shrek is in on it, but it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if Slur is doing exactly what the Glazers have asked him to do.

[INTORRESTING]

whats good about that? They will sell him for an absolute bomb and buy a couple of world class players or maybe 1 world class and pay off some interest. Would rather they kept him!

[Carradona]

What exactly does The Times know?

 

Other than nothing.

[Trumo]

troubled era under Malcolm Glazer's ownership

 

That's delivered thus far:

 

2005/06 Carling Cup

2006/07 Premier League

2007/08 Premier League, Champions League

2008/09 Premier League, Carling Cup, World Club Cup

2009/10 Carling Cup

 

and a smattering of Community Shields if you count those.

 

Not exactly a troubled era that. And I'm NOT condoning the LBO tactics as my recent blog attests.

[Guest LFD]

I would be delighted if he left United.

[RedKnight]

Swap for Benzema at Madrid?

[RedKnight]

It's in the Guardian too.

[Dan Vito Corleone]

What exactly does The Times know?

 

Other than nothing.

 

They know that CHINA BUYS LIVERPOOL Cain, what are you prattling on about?

[Tom R]

Swap for Benzema at Madrid?

 

 

As if!

 

Alex Ferguson has very clearly stated that he would never do business with real madrid.

In fact he wouldn't sell them a virus!

 

Oh hang on...

[Juniper]

He won't leave in the end. Can't see Slur wanting rid.

 

Was a rumour going round in Manchester today that he's been told to find a new club, but it's probably all bollocks.

[loadsoftrophies]

City are rumoured to be throwing a shitload of money to sign him with massive wages.

Then united are considering a bid for Torres although that was before we got new owners.

[El Rojo]

He'll be grunting and spitting in a new language by January.

[Funkasy]

we can trade him with poulsen

[Guest TesticleOReilly]

He's going to City, he needs the money to bring the rest of his family back to life and lift the curse.

 

[Anubis]

He should head to a Russian club. Red Nick can attest that they have great prostitutes.

[Redzawi]

Wonder if Bolton will go for Rooney.

[Section_31]

Shame, he's the most overrated player in the history of the universe.

 

Aye.

 

He's a gobshite too he really is, he owes Ferguson IMO because he's shielded him through thick and thin.

 

Not a single quote. I'd expect more from the Guardian.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if Ferguson has given the okay to leak the story so he can lay the ground work for getting rid with minimal fan backlash. He did a similar thing with Ronaldo. I remember reading about how he'd acted the dick at a Munich anniversary press conference, even though the story was six months old. The press had sat on the story but then released it when it was 'okay to hate' as Ferguson was looking to ship him out.

[Guest TesticleOReilly]

Aye.

 

He's a gobshite too he really is, he owes Ferguson IMO because he's shielded him through thick and thin.

 

No different to any of their other gobshite players. Ferdinand gets busted for missing a drug test, then holds United to ransom over his next contract after they stand by him for 9 months and paying his salary while they did so.

[norwichlfc]

Rooney needs the money to keep his Prossie habit going.