Baggio Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Wayne Rooney's start-of-season jinx looks set to rear its ugly head again with Sir Alex Ferguson concerned that the Manchester United striker will sit out the Premier League opener with Newcastle United. Ferguson feels Rooney and Michael Carrick will both be out of the starting XI for the Community Shield clash with Portsmouth, live on Setanta Sports, after picking up a virus in Nigeria, and a question mark has been placed over Rooney's involvement in next weekend's game at Old Trafford as well. Even though United's stay in the African country was short-lived, as they played a friendly against Pompey, it is believed both players contracted an illness. Rooney has an unhelpful habit of missing the opening of new campaigns. He did so after Euro 2004 when still recovering from his foot injury, was suspended in 2006 after being sent off in the Amsterdam and broke his metatarsal in United's first game of last season against Reading. Ferguson does not expect the former Everton striker to be available for the clash with Kevin Keegan's Magpies on Sunday, August 17. "I don't know whether we will have a team ready," complained Ferguson. "Nani is suspended, Anderson is in the Olympic Games and I doubt if Rooney will be fit for the start of the season with the virus he's had. "It's a virus picked up in Nigeria, I believe, not a nice one. "Carrick's come in this morning and he may play a part of the game on Sunday. "They've said it's a bad virus and Wayne's not back in yet, he's not been training. It's been a long time." http://sport.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/08/05/Prem-Rooney-virus-a-concern/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrette Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 We'll still get beaten like. To state the obvious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Fkn Gtn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 rooney & ronaldo out and tevez off to the olympics we might get a draw here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Sexual Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Saha up front if he doesn't join West Ham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
olliemort Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 No Rooney,Tevez,Anderson,Ferdinand doubtful,nice one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 How many of our players are injured for the match though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Now all we need is for Paul Scholes to get injured and we might be in luck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Bet its Campbell and /or that Manucho fella. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
olliemort Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 How many of our players are injured or the match though? At the mo only Vidukas def out and Barton prob will be banned Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 "We'll shit 'em." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Maybe we could send Alan Smith out on loan to them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guinness Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Good stuff considering he usually tears us apart every time he plays against us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Maybe we could send Alan Smith out on loan to them? With a clause insisting that he plays against us? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Lets hope Spurs mess them about so they don't have Berbatov by then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Maybe we could send Alan Smith out on loan to them? With a clause insisting that he plays against us? We'll even pay his wages, as long as that clause is sorted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Brilliant news if true, hope the cunt has broken his leg. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Jesus wept @ this thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
josimar Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 It's a virus picked up in Nigeria apparently. Ebola hopefully. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Nani suspended too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Their own boards reckon the following are all out for our game: ----- Carrick Hargreaves Park Anderson Nani Saha Rooney Ronaldo Welbeck Manucho Dong ------- It's still Man Utd and it's still at Old Trafford but that list makes things look a lot better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Article in opening post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sniffer Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 It's manure at OT. What will be worse? Being made to look an absolute joke by their top players or taken to the cleaners by a bunch of kids? Still hope we will win, like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
josimar Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Their own boards reckon the following are all out for our game: ----- Carrick Hargreaves Park Anderson Nani Saha Rooney Ronaldo Welbeck Manucho Dong ------- It's still Man Utd and it's still at Old Trafford but that list makes things look a lot better. Dong's out (for the lads) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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