I'm finding it really difficult to describe my emotions right now. My initial reaction was "fuck no," but as the hours have passed, i've warmed more and more to the idea. It would be the most astonishing football transfer EVER. I've always considered him to be synonymous with the rags, which was the main source of my initial feelings towards this potential move. But in reality, he is Everton through and through, and he's fallen out with Bacon Face. So maybe he's not so synonymous with the rags afterall. Also, the likes of Schmeichel, Andy Cole and Tevez gave/give their all for City, and became well respected/liked by the fans very quickly. It really wouldn't take long for the fans to change their tune. If you see a player busting his gut for the cause, you grow to like him, no matter what his past was. That's how football fans are! Even if the player's a knob head, he becomes "our knob head" and his past is brushed under the carpet as long as he puts a shift in and plays like he cares. I get the impression that Rooney would certainly play like he cared, that's how he is. He is English and only 24 years old. This should also be a key consideration. The likes of Lescott, SWP and Bridge will eventually leave for first team football over the coming seasons, and our number of first team "home grown" players will start to dwindle. We are going to have to add more young talented English players to the likes of Milner, Adam Johnson and Joe Hart. Also, Barry wont be around forever. So from that point of view, signing Rooney would be brilliant. He's a top class player that's also home grown. Generally speaking, you have to go for those kind of players when they become available. They are like gold dust. I can't help but feel that if we can tempt Rooney to quit the rags for City, there is literally nothing we can't achieve. I am quite happy to go on record as making the move over to the "yes" camp. I would love this to happen, i really would.
