Nobody's writing him off, but unless he gets his act together, he could end up like Gazza.

There was me thinking I was on your ignore.

Wayne Rooney is staying! Manchester United striker signs new five-year contract in extraordinary U-turn

 

 

By Sportsmail Reporter

Last updated at 1:03 PM on 22nd October 2010

 

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The Wayne Rooney saga has taken a sensational twist this afternoon after the Manchester United striker performed an extraordinary U-turn by signing a new five-year contract.

The club confirmed the news on Friday lunchtime, ending an amazing week which included Rooney insisting that United no longer matched his ambitions and that he wanted a transfer away from Old Trafford.

Rooney had endured a traumatic last 24 hours with irate United supporters arriving at Rooney's house in Prestbury last night to demonstrate over a potential move to hated rivals Manchester City, followed by death threats scrawled onto the wall of a soon-to-open Nike shop in the city's Arndale Centre.

But now, with Rooney staying put until 2015, the England star said in a statement: 'I’m signing a new deal in the absolute belief that the management, coaching staff, board and owners are totally committed to making sure United maintains its proud winning history – which is the reason I joined the Club in the first place.

 

What a week: Rooney has performed a remarkable about-turn and is now staying with Manchester United

 

'I’m sure the fans over the last week have felt let down by what they’ve read and seen. But my position was from concern over the future. The fans have been brilliant with me since I arrived and it’s up to me through my performances to win them over again.'

After such a tumultuous week it barely seemed credible such a position could be arrived at so quickly. But the conciliatory nature of a holding statement from United last night suggested rapprochement was in the offing.

And, after consultation with the owners, who allayed his fears about the future direction of United, Rooney agreed to extend his contract, which will now expire in 2015.

'It's been a difficult week, but the intensity of the coverage is what we expect at Manchester United,' said Ferguson.

 

'Join City and you're Dead': The death threat painted on a Manchester shop on Friday

 

'I said to the boy that the door is always open and I am delighted Wayne has agreed to stay.

'I am pleased he has accepted the challenge to guide the younger players and establish himself as one of United's great players.

'It shows character and belief in what we stand for.

'I am sure everyone involved with the club will now get behind Wayne and show him the support he needs to produce the performances we know he is capable of.'

 

 

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^Gobsmacked. What a massive "Roo"-turn........................... :stunned:

Dude, it has it's own thread.

Keep up.

Didn't need one. It belongs here.:rolleyes:

It is a huge topic which deserves its own thread. This will be talked about for quite a while. This place would be better off discussing actual football matters. It's only like you posting sex allegations in the news section - saves this thread getting clogged up.

Goal-line technology on the way in?

 

21st October 2010

 

Football’s law maker the International Football Association Board (IFAB) has agreed to reconsider the introduction of goal-line technology. However, IFAB has stated that any decision on whether a ball has crossed the line must be able to be made within one second – a policy which rules out video replays.

It’s clear too that most fans now back goal-line technology. After the World Cup and Frank Lampard's ghost goal three out of every four backed it in an FSF poll. The FSF believes IFAB should introduce goal-line technology; the game is so fast moving nowadays that such systems can only be of benefit to referees.

 

Companies must put forward their ideas to IFAB by the end of November for a period of testing which will run until March 2011. This coincides with the next IFAB meeting on 5th March when the technology will be reviewed and possible implementation timelines discussed.

 

“The indication of whether a goal has been scored must be immediate and automatically confirmed within one second,” said a statement from IFAB. “The technology would apply solely to the goal-line, and only to determine whether a goal has been scored or not. The indication of whether a goal has been scored will only be communicated to the match officials.”

 

While it’s common to hear commentators and pundits pontificate on rule changes and blithely state that FIFA or Sepp Blatter should change the rules the situation is a little more complicated than that. IFAB is the only body which has the power to change the laws of football – FIFA cannot do so unilaterally.

 

IFAB is made up of five members and the UK’s numerous FAs have a very powerful say in the matters. The national FAs of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales all sit on IFAB and have one vote each. The fifth member is the world game’s governing body FIFA which has four votes.

 

Any proposal to change the game’s laws requires six votes to be passed and this leaves a very clever and delicate balance of power. As FIFA has four votes, no law can be passed without their approval. However, they also require the support of at least two of the UK’s four FAs in order to implement any laws. The UK’s FAs hold four votes in total and thus cannot pass any laws without FIFA’s approval.

 

This is not the first time such proposals have been considered. In 2008 FIFA decided the Hawk-Eye system – as used in cricket and tennis – was not suitable for football. A microchip inserted into a football was also experimented with although this was found to be too complicated and inaccurate.

If the coming tests bring to light a system which is, on this occasion, both quick and accurate goal-line technology could be in place as soon as July 2011.

So the United fans had to resort to terroism in order to change his mind.

We never really wanted him anyway...

Tévez is in much better form than he is anyway

But Rooney is 2" taller than Tevez, surely you would want the perfect team with all that lolly?

How the meeting really went (some words have been changed to make sense):

Rooney - I wanna more money

Man Utd Person - No, your on enough at the moment

Rooney - Fine, I won´t sign a new contract

 

*Rooney throws toys out of pram*

 

Man utd Person - Okay van rooneyo, how does *insert silly sum of money here* sound?

 

Rooney - goodie, I can pay for better shags now.

How the meeting really went (some words have been changed to make sense):

Rooney - I wanna more money

Man Utd Person - No, your on enough at the moment

Rooney - Fine, I won´t sign a new contract

 

*Rooney throws toys out of pram*

 

Man utd Person - Okay van rooneyo, how does *insert silly sum of money here* sound?

 

Rooney - goodie, I can pay for better shags now.

 

So I guess everyone's being screwed, including Rooney.:rolleyes:

Newcastle are doing a lot better than I expected them too !

I'm back in +ve figures on IKTS! \o/

finally an away win!!

 

now time for arsenal to show man city that money aint everything. 3-2 to arsenal is my prediction.

Chicharito with the performance of the weekend gives United an away win that takes them above Man City

 

speaking of the champions elect, they're down to 10 men against the gooners with a fantastic professsional foul by Boyata, apparently favoured ahead of the magnificent Joleon Lescott. Hindsight is a wonderful thing!

City 0-1 down with only 10 men. Ref obviously turned down the Sheik bribe!

2-1 to Liverpool! Your eyes don't deceive you that is a win TO LIVERPOOL! Not perfect and a test will come next week at Bolton but still always nice getting one over Fergie's fag.

 

And come on Arsenal!

big day for little United - FC United of Manchester (FCUM) have reached the FA Cup 1st round proper for the first time in their short history!

 

http://twitter.com/FCUnitedMcr

Man City 0-2 Arsenal....nice.

0-3 even nicer!

Awesome! What a great day. Fuck City.

 

And thanks Daryl, Newcastle are doing fine, we'd be doing better if when we played City the ref didn't give you a penalty which was never a penalty, and didn't give us a penalty when it was stonewall. The cheek of Mancini to bring that up today, he's such a deluded little bastard does he not realise that City have been so fucking lucky so far? Last Sunday was a joke.

The Arsenal v. City game was very good!!! Arsenal are 2nd now!!!!:dance::wacky::awesome:

A draw with Sampdoria, Lazio 4 points clear, AC a game in hand and only 1 point behind:cry:

Good week of football fun all round! Let's be thankful for that fact:

:)

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