Rooney's new deal + £300k p/w.

[TylerB]

As for Rooney himself, I really don't think he's reached the potential he once promised. Don't get me wrong, when completely for he's still a great player and one of the few genuine 'world-class' players we have, but I can't see him getting any better now under David Moyes and I think he badly needed a new challenge somewhere else to get the best out of him.

[Paul6754]

Yes his new deal is crazy but at the end of the day its supply and demand, if you want to compete with the best you have to sign the top talent.

[aspins-revenge]

An alternative view.

 

Man United can afford it, so it's there business.

 

That's a lot of taxable income coming into the country.

[Howjy04]

Can't wait to see him on the bench in 3 seasons time when he's fat, bald and past it. The £300k deal will be cracking when that happens....

 

He'll still be better than your shower of ****.;)Worth every penny.

[mcfin]

just obscene the sooner fifa or even uefa bring in wage caps, etc the better, then the player will go to to which ever club he chooses for footballing reasons and not earnings.

[Howjy04]

He looked every bit a £3.00 a week player last night, completely anonymous, as he will be on the World stage in Brazil........

 

£3 ? I would have wanted change after last night.I think ENGLAND will be anonymous in Brazil unless Popey goes.

[Jacko51]

The problem Man U will have now is it will raise the wages bar for any blokes they try to sign in the summer.

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

Not so sure about Pope but would quite happily see Doug Loft in ahead of Cleverley and Adam Yates in instead of Chris Smalling

 

To be fair I would take Tunstall Town's right back over Smalling based on his performance last night!

 

And thank god that Rio is no longer involved, he's slower than McDonald and McCombe combined!!

[JOHNNYAITCH]

Yes his new deal is crazy but at the end of the day its supply and demand, if you want to compete with the best you have to sign the top talent.

 

Just as with top bankers ;)

[JOHNNYAITCH]

300k a week what a joke ,nobody deserves to earn anything especially in something u should do because you love it more than a grand a week max.

Modern day footballers r a greedy bunch when the folk who generally go watch them earn a pittance .

I do 160 hrs a month my top line is 1800 after stoppages take home 1350 which works 312.50 a week I despair I really do .

 

Then get yourself trained up to do something else that will pay more..Rooney slogged himself from a very young age to get where he is and to be in such demand and will have had to make many sacrifices and be very dedicated.

 

Fair play to him for coming from such humble roots to get where he is..we should admire him not condemn him

[VantaaVale]

Obscene is the only word I'd use for 300K/week for kicking a ball.

[eh up nah]

It is indeed obscene but that kind of money is in the game now. Manure see Rooney as a vital asset. If he left, not only would their team be weakened at a time when they simply can't afford that, there would be uproar amongst the fans to add to the discontent amongst them surrounding the manager.

 

Top clubs pay top money to keep their best players. Robin Van Persie won the Premier League for them last year. Man Utd were prepared to pay him silly money and Arsenal were not. Thats the difference.

 

Why should there be a wage cap? Obviously that kind of money is incomprehensible to most of us but he just happens to be at the top of a profession that pays that sort of wedge.

 

How many who are saying it's ridiculous and that it shouldn't happen would turn it down due to their own standards?

 

I'd certainly jump at the opprtunity.

[newchapel valiant]

Can't wait to see him on the bench in 3 seasons time when he's fat, bald and past it. The £300k deal will be cracking when that happens....

 

One things for certain you wont see him sitting on the bench down Sjoke in 3 seasons time as you wont be in the Premiership by then.lol

[Houston Valiant]

I like you, you're funny.......

 

At the rate they're going, Manure won't be there either.

[For Us All]

Rooney seems to have gone downbank since he signed his new contract and he's one of the players who has helped to get Moyes the sack.His body language last week against his old club Everton told it's own tale but he wasn't the only one who seemed to be on cruise control.