initially when this all brew up I thought it might have been as a reaction to dirtying his bib with the hooker etc. falling out with Fergie over that etc. and looking for a way out of the paparazzi limelight in Spain but it seems not. It doesnt appear to be about money so far as I can see but about football and if that is the case he is correct to want out. United sadly in my opinion are a debt ridden monster with a nucleus of ageing players a handful of promising upcoming players and a lot of deadwood.
For arguments sake next summer United loose Giggs, Scholes, Neville, van Der Sar, what is left ? I dont see any up and coming players there who would be fit to lace the boots of those players, ok maybe Rafael can replace Neville and Cleverly is one to watch but untried. Not only football wise will the loss be felt but also in terms of stature and leadership, those guys like Man Utd or hate them are THE last of a generation of one team players who influenced their teams both on the field and in the dressing room and carried themselvres with dignity in their private lives, an example of how it should be done. There is no money for big name signings in the past, the guys coming up are not good enough in my opinion and most probably Wayne's so Rooney not being stupid seeing this is going to want to hang around trying to carry and bail out players like Carrick, Anderson, Gibson, Macheda etc ? The man is a dick but a truly great player, great players deserve to play in great teams not carry average ones.
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http://www.last.fm/user/strummsI saw an elsebound train, on the overpass
In the driving rain, every ticket costs the same
For where you can't go
Mustang horses, champagne glasses
Anything frail anything wild
It's the price of living motion, what's beautiful is broken
And grace is just the measure of a fall.