“It’s not often you can proclaim a stoic full back like Gary Neville a visionary, a man ahead of his time, but in an interview in March of this year – yes, a full seven months ago – the Manchester United veteran painted a picture. Displaying the prescience of a man who’d made a living from reading tea leaves all his life, he painted a future dilemma Wayne Rooney might face.” (Tribune)

The Rooney Saga A Little Historical Perspective
“Following Rooney Week earlier in October, when the Manchester United forward went from publicly requesting a move away from Old Trafford to signing a new five-year contract at the club within the space of 72 hours, the fallout from those days’ events lingers on. Rooney is likely to be out of first team action for longer than expected with an ankle injury – sustained after a training-ground tackle from Paul Scholes – that was evidently much easier to diagnose than the one his manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, alleged the player was already carrying, a verdict that Rooney contested. For as long as the forward is injured he will be unable to break a scoring record that stands at no goals at club level from open play since 30th March.” (twohundredpercent)