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Oh come on, we had Rooney in a City shirt plastered all over our papers...

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none of our papers are as closely linked to clubs as marca are to Real Madrid.

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Seems like Rooney has doubled his money to £180,000 a week. Which ironically will make it harder to bring in more top class players as there wage bill will spiral. Victory for him and his agent though as it's considerably more than the touted £120,000 offered in the summer.

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Marca are a bit OTT though. It's well known Madrid were looking quite closely at buying him but they felt City were ahead in the players mind.

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Ah that must be what Matty means about clubs with no chance of winning the Champions league ;)

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I do think that this has damaged the relationship between him and the players and it will be interesting to see how they react the next time they are all playing.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/f...s-2109748.html

Did you really think Rooney was going to Madrid in January (Jorge Valdano stated "In January there will be neither ins nor outs"? Also would Mourinho have wanted to upset his potential future employers?

Utd and Rooney have got what you wanted, Rooney stays.........as do the Glazers!!!

Did someone say Rooney has a mind :shocked:

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The incident outside Rooney's home came after his team-mate Patrice Evra said that the striker should be frozen out at United over his public declaration that the club have not signed players who can make them competitive. Evra said: "If one player does not trust the other players, that player should not play. I am not like that as I trust everyone and I know we can win."

Full story: the Independent

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According to Sky Sports News (TV), Portsmouth FC are to be liquidated.
Feel sorry for the fans if it goes through, the players won't care as they'll get their money.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...461734,00.html

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Tragic. Puts the pathetic Rooney story in perspective.

This month:

• Liverpool get saved on the day their loans need to be called in.
• Italy and Serbia game is called off due to violence.
• FIFA members investigated for corruption.
• Napoli fans attack Liverpool fans
• Rooney, in public, expresses a desire to leave and then signs a new contract for at least £180,000
• Portsmouth may well cease to exist

What a month for football eh?

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I think Rooney will regret his actions of the past week.

United have now acquired his signature on a further five year contract which is what they wanted. (Needed for a maximum sell on fee).

My guess is that he will not be a Man utd player in say 18 months time.

You stand up against Fergie/Man Utd at your peril.

Plus Rooney needs to get rid of his agent imo.

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Most above, if not all, are not that unusual, though maybe in Liverpool case, more high profile

I don't feel sorry for Portsmouth, I think more clubs should go to the wall. I do feel sorry for all the businesses that lose money purely due to bad management by the owners of football clubs. I think something should be done to them.

Otherwise, corruption in office, sick fans attacking someone (and italy, shock) and a footballer on the front of the newspapers...nope..usual :D

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What about Portsmouth fans? The ones who have poured countless money into the club? They deserve a sympathy vote surely? After all, its not the fans that decide to pay silly wages etc.
If all this goes through, it could be a BIG wake up call to "bigger" teams that they need to start living within their means - though something inside says it won't.

As for Rooney...well, to question Sir Alex is bordering on lunacy. You can probably work out that I'm not Man United's biggest fan, but SAF deserves more respect, he's got Man United winning things with an average squad for the last 4 years I'd argue, simply because he's a winner and it rubs off on people. If Rooney did have doubts, they should have been aired in private, before he announced his intention to leave.

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Nope. You pays your money, you takes your chance.

The club, at one time was owned by somebody, and then went into public ownership. So someone took a conscious decision to sell.

As to fans, what do they own? They supported a club..they had a choice. No one forced them, and i don't see how they can complain.

Loyalty means nothing...let's not kid ourselves on that point.

If a few clubs go to the wall..so be it...if from that, clubs start living within their means..great. And if Man city keep spending their owners money..good..after all..it is his money.

I think the petty jealousy needs to be dropped, I don't let people tell me how to spend my money..and i have been known to spend it foolishly

And as for the fans..peeing a few pints or more of lager against a wall is not the best use of money..but is their choice..as is going to a football match

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Good points but I do think you are being a bit harsh, don't forget some people will have been paying to watch Pompey 50+ years before it was a rich mans game, and to suddenly have it taken away due to greedy agents...I just feel sorry for them.

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I have sympathy..but garnished with realism

Whilst i know some make supporting their clubs their whole life..I think some take it too far..hence the supporters outside rooney's home

And no reason they don't do a wimbledon..not happy, support someone else local. But playing with the big boys costs money. And their club was living beyond their means.

I would think these days..most football clubs must be someone's possession. Only club I know owned by the fans, is the one bought on internet, Ebbsfleet United
(I swithered paying money back then to join them...but didn't..thought of other things to waste my money on :)..but supported the sentiment )