Rooney article

He's nearly bigger than united atm .

Originally Posted by Horst_ Bucholst

He's nearly bigger than united atm .

united got small.

Originally Posted by jem

united got small.

Shrank

Originally Posted by Horst_ Bucholst

Shrank

different film, honey.

Originally Posted by Tumescent Throb

so the team worked better with RvP up front than it did with Rooney up front then

glad we agree


incidentally, rooney scored 1 more goal but only scored in 17 league games compared to van Persie scoring in 21 league games.

i suggest that that is the most important statistic in terms of direct comparison between the main goal scorer in the two seasons in question


the difference overall may not have been that big, but it is measurable

and ...


No of goals scored by RVP that were

first in the match - 7
match winners - 5
goals that got us a point - 2

That's not count 2 goals against southampton which kept us in the game before the winner and his goal against newcastle which made got us back to 3-3

Compare that to rooney's in the previous season...

first in the match - 7
match winners - 3
goals that got us a point - 0

looks a lot different than just saying 27 goals as opposed to 26 goals.

all very interesting, but how did city do last season compared to the previous one?

They were certainly poor than the previous one... but not that poor. They failed to convert draws into wins. Lost almost same number of matches. Got knocked out first round in both seasons, although did much better in other cup competitions.

23 - 9 - 6

28 - 5 - 5

They couldn't rise up to united's challenge

Originally Posted by jem

all very interesting, but how did city do last season compared to the previous one?

the previous one they got away after the 1st derby and we caught them

last season we got away after the 1st derby and they didn't catch us

they couldn't live with the run of wins I've mentioned


your argument is characteristically simple

Originally Posted by Tumescent Throb

the previous one they got away after the 1st derby and we caught them

last season we got away after the 1st derby and they didn't catch us

they couldn't live with the run of wins I've mentioned


your argument is characteristically simple

simple and correct.

the truth will set you free.

or at least point you in the right direction, bozo. watch out for that tree.