Wayne Rooney

manclad said:
Your post also takes me back about 45 years Kaz.
I first went to Plymouth in August 1979 with my new girlfriend ( we've now been married almost 44 years).
Her older sister was married to a sergeant in The Royal Marines and they lived in Plymton, which is on the outskirts of Plymouth.
We were there when The Fastnet Yacht Disaster was taking place ,so as you can imagine the weather was terrible, but we visited all the tourist spots while we were there.
And Barbara had already visited her sister for the Silver Jubilee in 1977, so she knew her way around the city centre, including the Barbican, The Hoe ( I think she said there was a beacon lit there in 1977) and as you mentioned Union Street, where we went for a drink or two in various pubs.
Some matelots once asked me which ship I was from,as I must have looked like a military type with my short cropped hair,but I just told them I was a civvy landlubber with no interest in naval affairs.
One thing that does stick in my memory is the number of military police officers who were in and out of the various pubs, trying to keep a lid on things.
We did the same holiday in 1980, but my brother in law left the Royal Marines in 1981 and he became a police officer with Norfolk Constabulary,so that curtailed our visits to Plymouth.
Click to expand...
Well done being married for so long ! I am bias about cornwall being the best place in the country but plymouth comes second. I am thinking about my young self a lot lately, the first mr k and i are still in touch and we reminise a lot
 
hertsblue said:
Sacked after 83 days at Birmingham with 9 defeats in 15 games and that’s after somehow getting sacked from the retirement MLS league, and 4 wins in 23 games at Plymouth.
Anyone else stupid enough to appoint him deserves all they get.
No doubt though it’s another ex Rag for Sky/TNT to shove down our throats as we listen to him telling the world about the tactics in games he watches despite being a total failure as a manager
Click to expand...
Him and Nevillle should be put together as the dream team to save the rags. After all, they’re both winners shrouded in that famous rag DNA.
 
Should do a sweepstake at where he ends up at next.

Salford might be too obvious.

Wigan were mad enough to try Kolo Toure, so they might give him a go.
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
Should do a sweepstake at where he ends up at next.

Salford might be too obvious.

Wigan were mad enough to try Kolo Toure, so they might give him a go.
Click to expand...
I’d like to think wherever he is about to rock up next, their fans will make enough fuss before he puts pen to paper to make the chairmen realise it’s one way to oblivion
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
I’d like to think wherever he is about to rock up next, their fans will make enough fuss before he puts pen to paper to make the chairmen realise it’s one way to oblivion
Click to expand...
You’d like to think so, but somehow, he gets exposure for the club he’s at and they get more TV money as a result.

Obviously they have to get rid when the threat of relegation looms large each time.
 
It's an interesting problem really. The players who work with Rooney like and respect him but the only jobs he can get are difficult ones where they lack quality.
If you're appointing Rooney then you're doing it for the brand which means that exposure is probably worth a decent bit of money to you.
When I think of these ex-players, I think of Rico Lewis. They're young managers and as such will continue to make mistakes and not perform as well as you'd expect but them showing their determination and ability to learn is exactly what would make you a top performer.
It's when they give up like Neville that you know they would never succeed. Rooney will find his level and be comfortable and grow in time. It's just how low he's willing to go to find his current level. He says he loves football and just wants to be involved, let's see I he still thinks the same in the National League North.
 
kaz7 said:
Loved union street late seventies into the eighties , met first mr k in a club called castaways , the forces were thriving , navy and army and marines , lots of fighting with locals , brilliant pubs then, always full , such a great night out . Waiting for a taxi at the rank for ages was the only downside , we often walked home pissed, a few of us together , it was miles away , good times
Click to expand...
You would be gutted to see it now - not much on union street anymore . The centre is a shit hole as well .
 
manclad said:
Your post also takes me back about 45 years Kaz.
I first went to Plymouth in August 1979 with my new girlfriend ( we've now been married almost 44 years).
Her older sister was married to a sergeant in The Royal Marines and they lived in Plymton, which is on the outskirts of Plymouth.
We were there when The Fastnet Yacht Disaster was taking place ,so as you can imagine the weather was terrible, but we visited all the tourist spots while we were there.
And Barbara had already visited her sister for the Silver Jubilee in 1977, so she knew her way around the city centre, including the Barbican, The Hoe ( I think she said there was a beacon lit there in 1977) and as you mentioned Union Street, where we went for a drink or two in various pubs.
Some matelots once asked me which ship I was from,as I must have looked like a military type with my short cropped hair,but I just told them I was a civvy landlubber with no interest in naval affairs.
One thing that does stick in my memory is the number of military police officers who were in and out of the various pubs, trying to keep a lid on things.
We did the same holiday in 1980, but my brother in law left the Royal Marines in 1981 and he became a police officer with Norfolk Constabulary,so that curtailed our visits to Plymouth.
Click to expand...
The mp’s were busy at 0200 before the extended boozing laws . Thousands of people leaving a dozen clubs on one street pissed up .
 
Damocles said:
It's an interesting problem really. The players who work with Rooney like and respect him but the only jobs he can get are difficult ones where they lack quality.
If you're appointing Rooney then you're doing it for the brand which means that exposure is probably worth a decent bit of money to you.
When I think of these ex-players, I think of Rico Lewis. They're young managers and as such will continue to make mistakes and not perform as well as you'd expect but them showing their determination and ability to learn is exactly what would make you a top performer.
It's when they give up like Neville that you know they would never succeed. Rooney will find his level and be comfortable and grow in time. It's just how low he's willing to go to find his current level. He says he loves football and just wants to be involved, let's see I he still thinks the same in the National League North.
Click to expand...

I think it's quite a simple problem. He walks into the room and everyone's thinking about how great he was as a player. Then he opens his mouth and it goes to shit.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Unread Posts

Don't have an account? Register now and see fewer ads!

SIGN UP
Back
Top