sambosa75

I've no problem playing Rooney if he contributes to the team. My issue is that he doesn't do enough to warrant an automatic start, without questions asked. If he starts to contribute regularly, he should play. If he is going to get frustrated and kick out at players because his team mates apparently "aren't as good as him" despite the fact he did very little to stand out himself, then he should not be in the team. I can't see how this can be disputed.

Some lad in my office mentioned that about treatment costs. What an absolute joke. In what way could that possibly work or be of benefit to everyone?

anyone able to nab the highlights off sky sports news???

Anyone know what QPR's record was this time last season?

I love this club.

What?!? Goal disallowed to book a West Ham player?

West Ham will score. I'm convinced.

in to stoppage time... 5 mins... are you f*cking kidding me?

Unlucky Rickie...

come on saints, pull it together FFS.

De Ridder coming on to run the channels. Come on Stevie son...

Come on Saints... another goal please. Don't fancy our chances keeping a clean sheet tonight.

Agent Dowie... haha good lad.

West Ham now got 3 forwards on... interesting.

bye bye Taylor...

Let them start of the front foot... come at us all you like, we'll pick you off. Haha, Man City 1-0 down!

Come on Saints, lets have a win here...

Club form tells you he plays well in a team that is studded with players not legible to play for England. That's all. Rooney is every bit as involved in selection "due to image rights" as anyone else you may care to suggest. England players should be picked based partly on club form, but also their ability to fit in to the national side and make it a better side. This is why Senna played for Spain for years at the expense of Xabi Alonso and Cesc Fabregas. Not because he was technically a better player, just because he made Spain a better team. Rooney has not made England a better side since 2004. In fact, I would go as far to say he has made us a much slower, more pedestrian side than we would otherwise be in his last 2 World Cups. Unlike you, I am unwillingly the read in to his performances against the likes of Montenegro and Bulgaria in qualifying, which despite perhaps not being the worst in the world, certainly weren't that of an automatic, no-questions-asked starter.

I know what you are getting at but we don't benefit from it. If anything it hampers us. The difference is two-fold. Firstly Sheringham was better than Rooney at it for England and secondly, Rooney doesnt have the luxury of an Alan Shearer already leading the line.

Where has this love-in for John Carew come from? He's an absolute donkey.

you tried flying from east midlands?

check out skyscanner.

Agreed. Surprised Sky tried rationalising it by saying it to be honest.

Pompey isn't much better though to be fair...

Shocking thing is that among the people that walked by was a women hand in hand with her daughter, by the looks of it a similar age. You'd think maternal instinct would kick in and she'd do something about it...