Incognito Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Nobody in their right mind is going to choose Liverpool over Man U, man. Not yet but maybe in a year or two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettNUFC Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I can't even bring myself to get in a debate with someone who feels Rooney is better than Ibra Nobody did. Clueless. I'd rather have Rooney in my team. End of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I can't think of anyone clearly better than him outside of Messi and Ronaldo. He's top bracket. Inieeeeeesta. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Robben is no more talented than Rooney but at the very top level he's much more of a factor. Like I said... when has Rooney come through in the clutch for England or in the latter stages of Euro comps? When has he even had big moments in the CL? He'll tear the Crystal Palace's a new one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Whilst £300k per week is clearly obscene, it's no more obscene than £200k per week. Or £40k per week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 It is like EDIT: Maybe not £200k p/w. But certainly £40k Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 It doesn't really matter how good Rooney is, their bigger problem is Moyes. It's like us signing Cabaye and Debuchy, it's money wasted when you have a manager who doesn't get the best out of technically gifted footballers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 It is like EDIT: Maybe not £200k p/w. But certainly £40k Why is it? Footballers getting a very good annual salary every week for turning up to training a couple of times and possibly playing an hour and a half of football at the weekend. That ship sailed years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I'm not bothered about specific numbers of pounds. I think a large amount of the money in the game should naturally go to the players, as long as the clubs aren't putting themselves at risk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 It is like EDIT: Maybe not £200k p/w. But certainly £40k Why is it? Footballers getting a very good annual salary every week for turning up to training a couple of times and possibly playing an hour and a half of football at the weekend. That ship sailed years ago. The ultra-absurdity comes from the fact you're paying a player 5-6 times the amount of what would be considered a top salary for a footballer though. There's a handful of clubs on the planet who can afford to give a player £300k a week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 It's all become much of a muchness now. 50, 100, 200, 300 grand a week. I have no idea how to quantify that in my head and it just emphasises the alienation between footballers and fans. The bubble will burst eventually, but until then we'll just keep seeing astronomical numbers flying all over the place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 - £15,600,000 a year - £300,000 a week - £43,000 a day - £30 a minute - 50p a second ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippity Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 - £15,600,000 a year - £300,000 a week - £43,000 a day - £30 a minute - 50p a second ... Another way of looking at it is -if he plays, on average 3 games every 2 weeks over the season, then it's roughly £37 per second.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 wat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 - £15,600,000 a year - £300,000 a week - £43,000 a day - £30 a minute - 50p a second ... Another way of looking at it is -if he plays, on average 3 games every 2 weeks over the season, then it's roughly £37 per second.... Add in whatever training sessions they do as well and work it out. It's ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I'm not bothered about specific numbers of pounds. I think a large amount of the money in the game should naturally go to the players, as long as the clubs aren't putting themselves at risk. Generally I agree but numbers like that make me feel queasy. I'm canny tight but if I was earning that much, I'd be going down the homeless shelter every night and handing out £50 notes. My conscience wouldn't allow me to just stuff it in a bank account away from society. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Despite what Froggy says I still don't think he's ever reached the astonishing potential that we saw from him as an 18 year old in Euro 2004. Part of that though is due to his own personality in putting the team first and many times at the detriment to that of his own game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippity Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 - £15,600,000 a year - £300,000 a week - £43,000 a day - £30 a minute - 50p a second ... Another way of looking at it is -if he plays, on average 3 games every 2 weeks over the season, then it's roughly £37 per second.... Add in whatever training sessions they do as well and work it out. It's ridiculous. Dunno how long Man U train for but if he played for us and I factored it in, it'd be..... ...roughly £37 per second. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 He hasn't. He had everything in his locker to become one of the very greatest players of our time, but as good as he is, he isn't on that level. Ferguson is responsible for a lot of that, coaching some of the flair out of him but of course for the overall benefit of Man Utd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 If football wasn't already detached from the working class fan, £300,000 a week will finish it off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 £300,000 a week man, imagine having that (obviously taking away the tax) Trying to think what I would even do with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I honestly think I'd just take me and my mates on a constant binge. That's why if I ever had that money it wouldn't be from something athletic. I doubt I'd have the discipline. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Along the lines of what Wullie said I would definitely give desperate people a load of money fairly regularly. Would be for purely selfish reasons, just to see some homeless persons face as I stuff £5,000 in his pot. I would be a sucker for these tv stories as well, like the reality show Chicken Shop (I think it was called) where some lad was working ridiculous hours a day to spend even more hours in University to study so he could make something of himself, I would track him down and give him enough to do it without working Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Rooney will become a club ambassador when he retires as well. You'd have to think that's him at us for the rest of his career now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 How many years till he puts in another "transfer request" because he wants 400k pw? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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