Wayne Rooney confirms United exit - and blames lack of big

[Lazie]

Wayne Rooney confirms United exit - and blames lack of big name signings


Wayne Rooney has confirmed he wants to leave Manchester United - and claimed he made the decision because the club is not investing enough in improving the squad.

Rooney released a statement this evening in response to Sir Alex Ferguson's comments yesterday. And in it, he confirms he wants to leave Old Trafford.
"I met with David Gill last week and he did not give me any of the assurances I was seeking about the future squad," said Rooney.

"I then told him that I would not be signing a new contract."

Rooney admitted he was surprised by the depth of Ferguson's comments yesterday.

He remains a big fan of the United boss but says the future direction of the club was causing him concern.

"I was interested to hear what Sir Alex had to say yesterday and surprised by some of it," continued Rooney.

"It is absolutely true, as he said, that my agent and I have had a number of meetings with the club about a new contract. During those meetings in August I asked for assurances about the continued ability of the club to attract the top players in the world.

"I have never had anything but complete respect for MUFC. How could I not have done given its fantastic history and especially the last six years in which I have been lucky to play a part?

"For me its all about winning trophies - as the club has always done under Sir Alex. Because of that I think the questions I was asking were justified.

"Despite recent difficulties, I know I will always owe Sir Alex Ferguson a huge debt. He is a great manager and mentor who has helped and supported me from the day he signed me from Everton when I was only 18.

"For Manchester United's sake I wish he could go on forever because he's a one off and a genius."

Rooney was photographed on Wednesday morning at a private clinic with his left ankle bound in a support boot.

He sustained the injury in training yesterday, shortly before Alex Ferguson announced that Rooney wanted to leave United. The injury has ruled him out of tonight's Champions League match at Old Trafford against Bursaspor.

[Lazie]

"For me its all about winning trophies ..."

Mi nuh understand? Whosoever gave Rooney that script wasn't thinking. Everything Rooney ever won, was as a Manchester United player.

Oh well .. I hope Man City have 79 million in cash fi pay.

[Gamma]

look like somebady mek sure him have ankle probems.....

*knock knock,

SAF: wayne ...we have good news and bad news, the good news is the reason you are not playing tonight is because you have a broken ankle.

Wayne: if that is the good news, what is the bad news??!!!

SAF: i am here to break your ankle!

[Farmah]

Quite a classy response from Wayne Rooney!

[Sickko]

LOL!

[Jangle]

Bull$h!t response that! We still have a team that can win trophies, albeit with some luck and lots of hard work and player application. Sell him backside NOW!!!!

[Lazie]

Bull$h!t response that! We still have a team that can win trophies, albeit with some luck and lots of hard work and player application. Sell him backside NOW!!!!

There is nothing to do but sell him. His comment is a slap in the face of his 'teammates'. The same 'teammates' that has been playing as he struggles to regain his form, the same 'teammates' trying to get him to score so he can regain his confidence.

[Bricktop]

Ferguson going public with Rooney's request was a slap in the face...Boy U jus a slap up each odda

[Lazie]

Ferguson going public with Rooney's request was a slap in the face...Boy U jus a slap up each odda

Suh, with all the rumors and Rooney quotes, what should he have done when asked?

[Bricktop]

Suh, with all the rumors and Rooney quotes, what should he have done when asked?

Lie as usual

[Lazie]

Lie as usual

yuh drinking wid Mosiah?

[Dunny]

"For me its all about winning trophies ..."

Mi nuh understand? Whosoever gave Rooney that script wasn't thinking. Everything Rooney ever won, was as a Manchester United player.

Oh well .. I hope Man City have 79 million in cash fi pay.

Lazie you no realize that Rooney contract run out 2012,at the end of this season he will only have 1 year left so there is no way you will get his full market value!!

[Karl]

Wayne Rooney confirms United exit - and blames lack of big name signings


Wayne Rooney has confirmed he wants to leave Manchester United - and claimed he made the decision because the club is not investing enough in improving the squad.

Rooney released a statement this evening in response to Sir Alex Ferguson's comments yesterday. And in it, he confirms he wants to leave Old Trafford.
"I met with David Gill last week and he did not give me any of the assurances I was seeking about the future squad," said Rooney.

"I then told him that I would not be signing a new contract."

Rooney admitted he was surprised by the depth of Ferguson's comments yesterday.

He remains a big fan of the United boss but says the future direction of the club was causing him concern.

"I was interested to hear what Sir Alex had to say yesterday and surprised by some of it," continued Rooney.

"It is absolutely true, as he said, that my agent and I have had a number of meetings with the club about a new contract. During those meetings in August I asked for assurances about the continued ability of the club to attract the top players in the world.

"I have never had anything but complete respect for MUFC. How could I not have done given its fantastic history and especially the last six years in which I have been lucky to play a part?

"For me its all about winning trophies - as the club has always done under Sir Alex. Because of that I think the questions I was asking were justified.

"Despite recent difficulties, I know I will always owe Sir Alex Ferguson a huge debt. He is a great manager and mentor who has helped and supported me from the day he signed me from Everton when I was only 18.

"For Manchester United's sake I wish he could go on forever because he's a one off and a genius."

Rooney was photographed on Wednesday morning at a private clinic with his left ankle bound in a support boot.

He sustained the injury in training yesterday, shortly before Alex Ferguson announced that Rooney wanted to leave United. The injury has ruled him out of tonight's Champions League match at Old Trafford against Bursaspor.

Sounds like the youngster is making sure he cannot go back on his word!

[Lazie]

Sir Alex fires back at Wayne’s claims about the club’s ambitions


Speaking after United’s 1-0 victory over Bursaspor, Sir Alex hit back at Wayne Rooney‘s claims over the club’s ambitions and it made for some interesting reading.

Can kind of guess who the player is who questioned the talent of Rooney and Ronaldo and I think we deciphered David Villa is the player he was interested in this summer.

“To maintain the success at any football club is not a success-driven certainty, i.e. I always believe a four-year cycle is probably the most you can achieve in terms of success. Very few teams can create more than that four-year cycle. Last season we almost did it, we were one point short of winning the league for a record fourth time.

“We realised that to maintain that high consistency of being there challenging we had to inject youth into the club and we’ve been doing it for the last three or four years. We realised some years ago that Giggs, Scholes and Neville were never going to last forever and our policy is therefore to develop players within the club. We had a player that once said to me Rooney and Ronaldo weren’t good enough. Can you believe that? He actually said they weren’t good enough and he wasn’t prepared to wait until they were. That’s what happens, that’s the problem with potential – people don’t identify potential, they’re very poor at it. I’ve identified it all my life within young people – I know potential, I know how it can be developed and I know how to have faith in it – young people surprise you when you give them an opportunity. And that’s what this club is about. So when you see Manchester United at the moment with all these young players, you can’t see Manchester United three years ahead because you’re not thinking about that.

“We will invest in players when the time is ready. This summer wasn’t the right time as far as I was concerned; there was no value for me. There was one player who we would have liked to have got but he chose another club. I don’t think he ever wanted to come to England anyway. Some players don’t want to leave their country, it’s a fact of life, some players are happy in their own country. Some players are happy to leave and Manchester United is always a big attraction for any player. If they don’t want to leave their country then we forget about it.

“In terms of the future of Manchester United there are a lot of things in my favour – history, the respect we have from people – if I told you how many agents phone my secretary every week about players who would love to play for us – and I don’t just mean run of the mill players, I’m talking about players at almost every club in the world – it would amaze you. It’s because this club still has that fantastic romance and respect from everyone.

“Sometimes you look in a field and you see a cow and you think it’s a better cow than the one you’ve got in your own field. It’s a fact. But it never really works out that way. It’s probably the same cow which is only as good as your own cow. We have to deal with that – some players like to think that it’s a better world somewhere else, it never really works like that.

“As I said, three Premier League titles in a row is fantastic and we were within one point of a record fourth. It didn’t happen for us and we didn’t like that and we want to do something about it. We’ll be okay – I’ve got every confidence in that. We have a structure at the club which is good, we have the right staff, the right manager, the right chief executive, he’s a brilliant man. There’s nothing wrong with Manchester United, not a thing wrong with it. So we’ll carry on.”

[Bricktop]

Di man scandal mi player...he is a serial player scandaler...