Rooney, Loyalty and Football
BBC SPORT | Football | Man Utd | Rooney waiting on scan
Talking with Cashin today I have to agree that loyalty does not seem to be a valued trait in football these days. Rooney was a die-hard Evertonian and has gone to a team he would have once reviled. Will Rooney return the fear-factor of the not-so-long ago ManU side? Time will tell. But for Everton, perhaps Rooney has done them great service - the team is badly in debt and the Rooney deal will boost their finances significantly. Would Rooney have stayed at Everton all his career? It likely would have meant he would have been keeping himself out of top-class competition as Everton aren't going to making a Champions League run anytime soon. Nor are they contenders for the Premiership (even with Rooney). The amazing thing about Rooney is that his premium price is mostly dictated by his Euro 2004 performance - now is that a fair measure of his long-term value as a footballer? In fairness, Alex Ferguson does have an eye for developing young players.
Why no Liverpool news this week? Well with the exception of four players, all members of the Liverpool sqaud have been pulled out for International play (England plays Austria Saturday). All the team is reporting is who they didn't sign or close before the close of the transfer window.
Talking with Cashin today I have to agree that loyalty does not seem to be a valued trait in football these days. Rooney was a die-hard Evertonian and has gone to a team he would have once reviled. Will Rooney return the fear-factor of the not-so-long ago ManU side? Time will tell. But for Everton, perhaps Rooney has done them great service - the team is badly in debt and the Rooney deal will boost their finances significantly. Would Rooney have stayed at Everton all his career? It likely would have meant he would have been keeping himself out of top-class competition as Everton aren't going to making a Champions League run anytime soon. Nor are they contenders for the Premiership (even with Rooney). The amazing thing about Rooney is that his premium price is mostly dictated by his Euro 2004 performance - now is that a fair measure of his long-term value as a footballer? In fairness, Alex Ferguson does have an eye for developing young players.
Why no Liverpool news this week? Well with the exception of four players, all members of the Liverpool sqaud have been pulled out for International play (England plays Austria Saturday). All the team is reporting is who they didn't sign or close before the close of the transfer window.
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