The Rooney apologists are a bit quiet tonight

[Not that Nice If I'm Honest]

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[Costanza]

I like to judge players after their contribution has ended. He can do next to nothing and score a tap in like against Ukraine for all I care.

[Arriba]

trying to do too much if anything.

[Kinky Tom]

it's quiet in general...

[Flashheart]

I thought matches last for 90 minutes

[janaage]

What an awful thread. You could say that about a number of strikers. My old man used to moan like hell about our own Duncan Shearer then he'd pop up and win us the match. That's what it's all about.

[Kinky Tom]

What an awful thread. You could say that about a number of strikers. My old man used to moan like hell about our own Duncan Shearer then he'd pop up and win us the match. That's what it's all about.

he's on the wind up, he hates rooney, no point telling him otherwise.  'world class' players have to control every minute of a match otherwise 'they're shit' - jealousy usually

[janaage]

Ah right. Best leave him to it then.

[Not that Nice If I'm Honest]

Yea , best leave him to it.

Scotland are doing well

[Not that Nice If I'm Honest]

he's on the wind up, he hates rooney, no point telling him otherwise.  'world class' players have to control every minute of a match otherwise 'they're shit' - jealousy usually

World class players who play centre forward, and score one goal in 20 games are few and far between unfortunately.

Virtually every England attack has ended with Rooney.

I used to rate him World class, I even own a "Roo dares wins" T-shirt, but the guy is totally out of form, and is a liability.
I get no joy saying it, but I'm not blind.

[DRS]

The fact you have that tshirt makes your whole point invalid.

[janaage]

Ha ha, good point DRS. 'Roo dares wins' t shirt? What a pleb.

[walcot red]

He's not exactly set the game the alight but if he scores and wins us the game then I couldn't care.

[Posh Red]

He's not exactly set the game the alight but if he scores and wins us the game then I couldn't care.

The Italians know he is the threat, and get 2 or 3 men around him every time the ball gets near him

[Not that Nice If I'm Honest]

He had two responsibilities -

1) score goals (or at least create something)
2) close down Pirlo

The result -

1) He fucked up every ball that came to him
2) Pirlo ran the game

He scored a good penelty in the shoot out, but anyone who says that he is (still) World class is fucking deluded