0% Villa: Rooney signs new 5 year contract!

[Somniloquism]

I think Fergie will dig his heels in as he's never sold a star player to a PL rival - remember Heinz going to Liverpool? 

My guess is Jose will take him to Madrid.

Err Tevez?

Tevez was only on loan to ManU and they couldn't do anything to stop him leaving apart from offer the stupid wages he wanted to stay.

[Dave Cooper please]

I think Fergie will dig his heels in as he's never sold a star player to a PL rival - remember Heinz going to Liverpool? 

Djemba-Djemba to Villa.

There, that's blown your theory out of the water.

[Somniloquism]

I think Fergie will dig his heels in as he's never sold a star player to a PL rival - remember Heinz going to Liverpool? 

Djemba-Djemba to Villa.

There, that's blown your theory out of the water.

Veron to Chelsea. I can see a pattern appearing here.

[john e]

one of the main things in this Rooney saga, is his contract only had 18 months left to run,
as others have said at the end of this season, he either stays, leaves for the best offer they can get or risk losing him for nothing the season after,

Man Utd are not in a great negotiating position,
its not really in Fergies hands to do what he wants.

 if Man City offer massive money at the end of the season or even in jan, they will be sorely tempted, or risk losing him for no fee,
 and i cant see the Glazers doing that

[damon loves JT]

apparently ferguson is doing a press conference in half an hour and has said in advance that he won't answer any questions about Wayne Rooney.

There's always some poor sap who has been told to ask anyway. It is excruciating. Especially when it's you

[Concrete John]

Maybe.  Yet if someone like Madrid also offer big money they can hold out to try and force him where they want. 

I think if it does happen it will be the Glaziers decision and the beginning of the end for Fergie. 

[TheTimVilla]

IF he goes anywhere, it won't be Chelsea as they're looking to lower their wage bill - they've let the likes of Ballack, Joe Cole, Carvalho, Deco, etc go and not brought in big salary players to replace them.

[eastie]

How can fergie did his heels in? Rooneys contract is running out , if he wants to go to city as many are saying then fergie either sells him to city or loses him to city for nothing- if Rooney wants to go to city then fergie can't do fuck all about it!

[supertom]

I hope Shrek fucks off out the country personally.

[Concrete John]

How can fergie did his heels in? Rooneys contract is running out , if he wants to go to city as many are saying then fergie either sells him to city or loses him to city for nothing- if Rooney wants to go to city then fergie can't do fuck all about it!

Same thing with Heinz who wanted to go to Liverpool, but he said no and would only let him go abroad.

Slightly different scenario given the money Rooney will demand and the Glaziers, but we'll see what happens.

[pablopicasso_10]

is it just me, or is it a little convenient that there is this little "spat" over nothing, when man utds debts are rising and it looks like the only way to stem the flow temporarily, is with another huge player sale?

probably the cynic in me, so best to ignore... just throwing it out there into lala land...

[eastie]

Reports are neither he nor colleen would consider moving abroad for both personal and business reasons.it will be city - and the utd empire is crumbling yippee!

[Gazza1982]

At last, someone mentions Coleen....she has him by the nuts, he'll go wherever she says.Sunny Spain or the shops of Chelsea. Like another post said, anything that weakens manure is fine by me.

[damon loves JT]

Rooney would never survive abroad, unless, say,  Inter Milan were prepared to build a Liverpool-themed CenterParcs on the site of Appiano Gentile

[eastie]

The difference john m is heinze wasn't British-Rooney is a Lancashire lad and by all accounts would prefer to stay in that area for many reasons - going to city would be the perfect revenge on sir alex and he'd be staying in same home, keeping his family settled and on more money too - as well as joining probably a better team , it could be the end of sir alex and utds empire may come crashing down with him.