Quote Originally Posted by Syn View Post
Come on, he's a sublime footballer. That record is about as relevant as Henry in cup finals. Rooney has mostly performed on every big stage, from a CL final V Barca to international tournaments. He is woefully past it now though.

In terms of England stars in the last 20 years for England NT I'd go:

1. Rooney
2. Gerrard
3. Terry
4. Cashley
5. Beckham
6. Lampard
His record is presented in response to all the fawning over his easy and uninspiring passage to the top of the scoring charts. When you get picked by default just because you sign for Utd and they roll you out in 101 meaningless friendlies, and the Soviet Union splinters into football cannon fodder of course you will rack up the caps and the goals. He's supposed to have been England's genuine world star for over a decade. Is he fuck. Surely one of the most over-rated and overpaid media footballers in living memory. And a cunt of a bloke to boot. A cheat and a tosser who has always placed the cash above the football. Yes he'll steal records from proper players on the basis he was pre-printed onto every team sheet, big deal. Nobody will be talking about Rooney in the same breath as Charlton or Best, not even at Man Utd.