Roo Are A Disgrace

For many people,including myself, football is one of the few things that can lift my spirits regardless of what obstacles life is throwing me. loyal football fans up and down the country have been struggling over the last decade to be able to afford to go and watch their beloved team play. Over 500,000 hard working men and women will lose their jobs it was announced this week, so it is inevitable that the average football supporter will drift away from the game yet further due to the crippling financial constraints they will face. So it is in times like these that we turn to our idols, our heroes,the people who can provide us with some joy, despite the looming cloud of despair that blows our way. However, a certain Wayne Rooney, has effectively spat in the face of every hard working man and woman in Britain (not to mention football fans).

Many a Manchester United fan will declare the fact that Rooney has signed a new megabucks deal as a victory for football. They will digress that the ever domineering Sir Alex Ferguson has again triumphed over a rebellious footballer, and now that the saga is over, we can all pretend it never happened and that this week has purely been an elaborate work of fiction. I for one, think this is the worst possible outcome.

The money motivated 24 year old declared on Wednesday evening that the reason he wanted to leave Old Trafford was because the board had not given him assurances about the clubs future and that their ability to win trophies had severely waned. And he did have a point. The 3 time European champions are not the juggernaut they once were, highlighted by the average at best trio of Michael Carrick, Ji-Sung Park and John O'Shea being first team regulars. But what could have changed Rooney's mind over the past two days? Has Rooney been told of the "immenent" signings of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi? definatly not. Did a ropey 1-0 victory over European minnows Bursaspor convince Wayne that United are destined for a trophy laden season? Well unless there has been some funny substances in those ciggerettes we have seen him smoking recently, most probably not. There is only one thing that motivated Wayne Rooney and his distasteful agent Paul Stretford, and that was the astronomical amount of money David Gill presented them with.

The man who once exclaimed "Once a blue always a blue" while at Everton, has treated Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson and the fans with utter contempt. He has swindled a club who are riddled with debt into making him the highest paid footballer in the country, while also undermining the credentials of his fellow teammates. Exemplary professionals such as Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes must feel disgusted at the way Rooney has taken their beloved club for a ride.

The boy who grew up in working class Liverppol has forgotten his roots, and given a two fingered salute to the hundreds and thousands of men and women across the country who will not be in a job this time next year. And in an age when footballers are lambasted for being greedy and self indulgent, Wayne Rooney has proved that theory right. Quite frankly Mr. Rooney, you are a disgrace.