Rooney speaks...

Originally Posted by scarface

nobody even dare £#%&!ing say it

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“I think it was well documented that Chelsea and Mourinho wanted to sign me.
There was Real Madrid, Barcelona and the Man City thing keeps cropping up, but there was never the option for me to go there. Although there were rumours on that as well, but the other three, really, were more realistic options.
In my head, at the time, in that two-day period basically, I was ready to go and play in Spain. Ideally, I would have liked to have gone to Barcelona, but it was looking more likely to be Real Madrid than Barcelona. Chelsea were always there as well.
After a couple of days, I spoke to David Gill again and when there were those protests at my house, I’d actually already agreed to sign the new contract by that time. I was thinking ‘Jesus’, it was three o’clock in the morning and I didn’t fancy going out to calm down 20 or 30 lads with their hoods up!
I remember sitting down for one day and thinking ‘imagine playing in that Barcelona team – Messi, Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets’. And at that time Messi wasn’t playing the way he plays now, as a no.9 for instance. He was out wide. I was thinking I could have slotted in perfectly. I could have come to the ball as well and have players running in behind. I remember thinking about that, but the biggest thing for me was it was sorted out – I had good conversations with David Gill to get it sorted."

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Originally Posted by Arnold Muhren

“I think it was well documented that Chelsea and Mourinho wanted to sign me.
There was Real Madrid, Barcelona and the Man City thing keeps cropping up, but there was never the option for me to go there. Although there were rumours on that as well, but the other three, really, were more realistic options.
In my head, at the time, in that two-day period basically, I was ready to go and play in Spain. Ideally, I would have liked to have gone to Barcelona, but it was looking more likely to be Real Madrid than Barcelona. Chelsea were always there as well.
After a couple of days, I spoke to David Gill again and when there were those protests at my house, I’d actually already agreed to sign the new contract by that time. I was thinking ‘Jesus’, it was three o’clock in the morning and I didn’t fancy going out to calm down 20 or 30 lads with their hoods up!
I remember sitting down for one day and thinking ‘imagine playing in that Barcelona team – Messi, Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets’. And at that time Messi wasn’t playing the way he plays now, as a no.9 for instance. He was out wide. I was thinking I could have slotted in perfectly. I could have come to the ball as well and have players running in behind. I remember thinking about that, but the biggest thing for me was it was sorted out – I had good conversations with David Gill to get it sorted."

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Honesty from the lad. Messi and Xavi or Anderson and Valencia. Tough call indeed.

Originally Posted by 92ToBury

Honesty from the lad. Messi and Xavi or Anderson and Valencia. Tough call indeed.

He was only ever honest.

https://twitter.com/utdreport/status/1331198866264371200?s=21

Originally Posted by believe

He was only ever honest.

I quite miss Rooney...

Originally Posted by dragflick

https://twitter.com/utdreport/status...264371200?s=21

:gervaisohhyourhard:

Originally Posted by dragflick

https://twitter.com/utdreport/status...264371200?s=21

Top story

Originally Posted by dragflick

https://twitter.com/utdreport/status...264371200?s=21

It’s character we miss . No doubt some £#%&!er in the current squad would have insta lived it and bought a jewel incrusted charger for ravel as a gift.

It would appear that Schteve has gone back to Derby to assist Wayne in his endeavours. Which will be his fifth spell there in some capacity.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

It would appear that Schteve has gone back to Derby to assist Wayne in his endeavours. Which will be his fifth spell there in some capacity.

Probably still three spells behind the great Bald Eagle.

Is Wazza about to get Wazzumped by John Terry?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...aff-Derby.html

Must be a kick in the teeth for managers who are doing solid jobs in Leagues 1 and 2 that ex players who have never managed at any level are jumping ahead of them to get higher level jobs just because of their name

Originally Posted by Buck

Must be a kick in the teeth for managers who are doing solid jobs in Leagues 1 and 2 that ex players who have never managed at any level are jumping ahead of them to get higher level jobs just because of their name

Must every thread descend into Ole bashing?...

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

Must every thread descend into Ole bashing?...

New to Fred, pol?