20 Nov 2014 21:55:04
Going on from what edd 007 was saying about Rooney being held in the same category as George Best in 20 years time got me thinking haha, i'm sure if there were forums like this around in the days of Best then the same types of fan would be having the same debate as the Rooney one :) "Dosent look after himself", "not hitting his full potential" haha :)
{Ed007's Note - That's not what I said at all, I said in years to come all Rooney's off-field issues will be glossed over when people reminisce about the 'good ol' days'. In 20 years time youngsters will only be interested in what Rooney achieved with the club but I don't doubt Rooney will be seen as a Utd great, even a legend, in 10-20 years time.
As you say though, can you imagine the abuse George Best would have got for not turning up for training or games, always in the papers for the wrong reasons, drinking and partying etc. It would be interesting to hear the TRUTHFUL recollections of Utd supporters who were around then, there is no way they would have been happy at him not turning up to train/play and his general flippant attitude towards the club, wasn't there an issue about the way him (and other older players) treated the youngsters coming through as his career was on the decline under O'Farrell?
I'd take a guess that most older supporters that watched him would say they can't remember all the carry-on and stupid decisions he made but they can easily remember some fantastic goals he scored and matches he played in which kind of proves my point.
If you were supporting Utd back then you surely couldn't have been happy turning up on a Saturday to watch the team struggling in the league only to find out Best was in London on a bender or just AWOL - but how many people would be willing to say what they really thought about Best in the early 70's and the years leading to relegation? How many people on here today would be willing to forgive a player behaving like Best without moaning about it on here or on Tawtter etc?}
Sorry Ed misread it :) but yeah I think in 20 years Rooney will be remembered for his many spectacular goals and his role in the great team of 2008 not his wage demands etc. :)
{Ed002's Note - Search engine please.}