AJC wrote:
Where??? If you believe the "reputable inside sources" of the unreputable British newspapers looking to flog as many copies as possible then you're gullible. Recently national newspapers seem to employ similar journalistic tactics to Heat magazine etc, where news is replaced by hearsay or is simply fabricated so that people will buy them for this "must read story", which is pathetic really. Until either Rooney, Ferguson or someone high up in the club confirms this story, then I'll give it all the journalistic weight it deserves, which is on par with the nonsense transfer gossip that goes around every transfer window.
halftimeresults wrote:AJC wrote:
Where??? If you believe the "reputable inside sources" of the unreputable British newspapers looking to flog as many copies as possible then you're gullible. Recently national newspapers seem to employ similar journalistic tactics to Heat magazine etc, where news is replaced by hearsay or is simply fabricated so that people will buy them for this "must read story", which is pathetic really. Until either Rooney, Ferguson or someone high up in the club confirms this story, then I'll give it all the journalistic weight it deserves, which is on par with the nonsense transfer gossip that goes around every transfer window.
AJC wrote:What an intelligent response. Obviously as a Liverpool fan, relishing Man Utd's perceived misfortunes is the only thing for you to cheer at the minute, not much going on the pitch to celebrate for the team joint bottom of the league. However, unfortunately for you, Utd's finances area lot healthier than you believe. Pre-tax profit of £48.2m in 2009, loss this year partly due to one off payments, and record levels of turnover, Man Utd can cover there costs. And unlike Liverpool, despite Man Utd's best player and talismanic striker struggling with poor form and contributing little, we are not languishing in the relegation zone, but are joint 3rd, level on points with Arsenal. Man Utd are not a one man team, no matter how much you'd like it to be so, and have managed to continue to compete despite losing the likes of Cantona and Ronaldo in the past. In fact, unbeaten this season with Rooney playing few games, and only contributing scored penalty this season when he has been on the pitch, I'd say Man Utd are coping without Rooney relatively well already, although the club has higher ambitions than "just scraping 4th place". Regarding my scepticism of media reports, having heard for the last year plus that Vidic is imminently leaving, only to sign a new long term contract, this is relatively understandable. Furthermore, I'd suggest you adopt a similar scepticism, as according to "reliable sources", both Gerrard and Torres are courting moves abroad, and will be moving away from the EPL in a similar time-scale to Rooney himself.
AJC wrote:halftimeresults wrote:AJC wrote:
Where??? If you believe the "reputable inside sources" of the unreputable British newspapers looking to flog as many copies as possible then you're gullible. Recently national newspapers seem to employ similar journalistic tactics to Heat magazine etc, where news is replaced by hearsay or is simply fabricated so that people will buy them for this "must read story", which is pathetic really. Until either Rooney, Ferguson or someone high up in the club confirms this story, then I'll give it all the journalistic weight it deserves, which is on par with the nonsense transfer gossip that goes around every transfer window.
What an intelligent response. Obviously as a Liverpool fan, relishing Man Utd's perceived misfortunes is the only thing for you to cheer at the minute, not much going on the pitch to celebrate for the team joint bottom of the league. However, unfortunately for you, Utd's finances area lot healthier than you believe. Pre-tax profit of £48.2m in 2009, loss this year partly due to one off payments, and record levels of turnover, Man Utd can cover there costs. And unlike Liverpool, despite Man Utd's best player and talismanic striker struggling with poor form and contributing little, we are not languishing in the relegation zone, but are joint 3rd, level on points with Arsenal. Man Utd are not a one man team, no matter how much you'd like it to be so, and have managed to continue to compete despite losing the likes of Cantona and Ronaldo in the past. In fact, unbeaten this season with Rooney playing few games, and only contributing scored penalty this season when he has been on the pitch, I'd say Man Utd are coping without Rooney relatively well already, although the club has higher ambitions than "just scraping 4th place". Regarding my scepticism of media reports, having heard for the last year plus that Vidic is imminently leaving, only to sign a new long term contract, this is relatively understandable. Furthermore, I'd suggest you adopt a similar scepticism, as according to "reliable sources", both Gerrard and Torres are courting moves abroad, and will be moving away from the EPL in a similar time-scale to Rooney himself.
AJC wrote:halftimeresults wrote:AJC wrote:
Where??? If you believe the "reputable inside sources" of the unreputable British newspapers looking to flog as many copies as possible then you're gullible. Recently national newspapers seem to employ similar journalistic tactics to Heat magazine etc, where news is replaced by hearsay or is simply fabricated so that people will buy them for this "must read story", which is pathetic really. Until either Rooney, Ferguson or someone high up in the club confirms this story, then I'll give it all the journalistic weight it deserves, which is on par with the nonsense transfer gossip that goes around every transfer window.
What an intelligent response. Obviously as a Liverpool fan, relishing Man Utd's perceived misfortunes is the only thing for you to cheer at the minute, not much going on the pitch to celebrate for the team joint bottom of the league. However, unfortunately for you, Utd's finances area lot healthier than you believe. Pre-tax profit of £48.2m in 2009, loss this year partly due to one off payments, and record levels of turnover, Man Utd can cover there costs. And unlike Liverpool, despite Man Utd's best player and talismanic striker struggling with poor form and contributing little, we are not languishing in the relegation zone, but are joint 3rd, level on points with Arsenal. Man Utd are not a one man team, no matter how much you'd like it to be so, and have managed to continue to compete despite losing the likes of Cantona and Ronaldo in the past. In fact, unbeaten this season with Rooney playing few games, and only contributing scored penalty this season when he has been on the pitch, I'd say Man Utd are coping without Rooney relatively well already, although the club has higher ambitions than "just scraping 4th place". Regarding my scepticism of media reports, having heard for the last year plus that Vidic is imminently leaving, only to sign a new long term contract, this is relatively understandable. Furthermore, I'd suggest you adopt a similar scepticism, as according to "reliable sources", both Gerrard and Torres are courting moves abroad, and will be moving away from the EPL in a similar time-scale to Rooney himself.
AJC wrote: However, unfortunately for you, Utd's finances area lot healthier than you believe. Pre-tax profit of £48.2m in 2009,
Bare Ben wrote:
How pathetic, this is a Morecambe messageboard, go away. Where does halftimeresults say he is a Liverpool fan? You can't count "reliable sources" as your wife/sister. Yeah wow.
AJC wrote:[
Shrimper, I agree there is an irony that two of the four clubs that've relied so heavily on Champions League competition money have such financial predicaments, but neither Liverpool nor Man Utd have ever really had sugar daddies. Both have previously been shareholdings, and current ownerships of both are investors who believe than can increase turnover, raise the company value and make money basically. Completely different scenarios to Man City and Chelsea, although Abramovich has reigned in his spend recently, leaving City in a league of one in terms of their financial situation.
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halftimeresults wrote:[quote=
I mean the gutter press and gossip columns, which is what this topic was based on.
No it turned out that this topic was based on fact and not newspaper gossip. Rooney wants to leave.
it also said in the sun that Rio wants to leave
AJC wrote:halftimeresults wrote:[quote=
I mean the gutter press and gossip columns, which is what this topic was based on.
No it turned out that this topic was based on fact and not newspaper gossip. Rooney wants to leave.
it also said in the sun that Rio wants to leave
Hence the use of the word "was", rather than "is". I said I'd reserve judgement on this until someone from the club confirmed the situation, because transfer speculation is notoriously unreliable, which is why every Premier League club is "apparently" on the brink of buying about 20 players each and every transfer window.
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