F.A. to have Wayne Rooney Testimonial Match

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

From the BBC, is this correct?

Rooney, who has excelled in Major League Soccer, looked trim and fit as the crowd cheered his every move, willing him to produce one more special England moment.

Must have missed the first one............

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

Does "excelled in Major League Soccer" mean, "missed a penalty which ultimately led to DC united being knocked out of the playoffs"?

If you in between the lines, yes I think it does ;-)

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

Have I just heard this correctly (granted it was on Talksport) - apparently due to the FA or the foundation 'forgetting' to order the collection buckets they didn't collect any donations?

Wayne Rooney gets 'a good send off' - check

Gate is inflated for a game no-one cares about - check

Charity gain meaningful donation - TBC

 

[BimboBob]

Have I just heard this correctly (granted it was on Talksport) - apparently due to the FA or the foundation 'forgetting' to order the collection buckets they didn't collect any donations?

Wayne Rooney gets 'a good send off' - check

Gate is inflated for a game no-one cares about - check

Charity gain meaningful donation - TBC

Charity should get ALL the games profits.

 

[Gazza]

It was probably never intended to be a charity game, but decided it was the only way it could be justified.
I'm still trying to work out why -
To sell the game to the USA?
To provide a shield for the Scudamore pay-off?
To round off Rooney's caps to 120?
Nope, still don't know.

 

[Dubai Blue]

It was probably never intended to be a charity game, but decided it was the only way it could be justified.
I'm still trying to work out why -
To sell the game to the USA?
To provide a shield for the Scudamore pay-off?
To round off Rooney's caps to 120?
Nope, still don't know.

To give Rooney's profile a boost in the U.S. by showing that the "home of football" idolises him enough to organise an international match in his honour.

That this idea was born solely in the mind of his own agent is all you really need to know.

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

Charity should get ALL the games profits.

I'm sure it intially sounded like all proceeds of the game would be going back on the charity (it seemed to be a couple of days later that they then confirmed that the gate receipts etc were being kept by the FA)........

It would appear the main winners in this scenario was the FA with their increased gate

 

[Henkeman]

Charity should get ALL the games profits.

They do get all the England players' fees remember. For every game.