Northampton 1:3 Manchester United

BringNaniBack · Sep 21, 2016

So Rooney gets to start against the minnows so he can nick a goal for his media buddies to claim he's still got it when Zlatan is out of the team or some similar nonsense.

Can't wait until this man is out of the club, actually starting to despise him now. If starting today means he's not playing against Leicester then fair enough but I can't see it.

Varun · Sep 21, 2016

Rossa said:
Shouldn't start at all. Feck me he's been dire.

1 step at a time mate. Lets hope this is the start.

ottosec · Sep 21, 2016

That front 3 of Rooney, Young and Depay... :lol:

caisenma · Sep 21, 2016

Shady said:
I actually thinks him playing this means he will be benched against Leicester.

I do too... unless he scores.

pauldyson1uk · Sep 21, 2016

BringNaniBack said:
So Rooney gets to start against the minnows so he can nick a goal for his media buddies to claim he's still got it when Zlatan is out of the team or some similar nonsense.

Can't wait until this man is out of the club, actually starting to despise him now. If starting today means he's not playing against Leicester then fair enough but I can't see it.

what !!! so he was only picked to score and let the press say he still has it :houllier:

sunama · Sep 21, 2016

Mibabalou said:
Rooney starts

He is the Captain.
"My captain shall always play!"

I think LVG has briefed Jose about this. Jose has listened and is obeying.

podurban2 · Sep 21, 2016

ottosec said:
That front 3 of Rooney, Young and Depay...

LvG would have been proud! Queue Young play #9 and Rooney drop deep.

Hopefully not.

bosnian_red · Sep 21, 2016

BringNaniBack said:
So Rooney gets to start against the minnows so he can nick a goal for his media buddies to claim he's still got it when Zlatan is out of the team or some similar nonsense.

Can't wait until this man is out of the club, actually starting to despise him now. If starting today means he's not playing against Leicester then fair enough but I can't see it.

I think it's pretty clear that starting today does mean that he's not starting on the weekend. The others are being rested. If it wasn't the case, then he would be rested as he always needs one with Rashford starting probably.

Varun · Sep 21, 2016

BringNaniBack said:
So Rooney gets to start against the minnows so he can nick a goal for his media buddies to claim he's still got it when Zlatan is out of the team or some similar nonsense.

Can't wait until this man is out of the club, actually starting to despise him now. If starting today means he's not playing against Leicester then fair enough but I can't see it.

Why would Mourinho pick Rooney to cater to Rooney's buddies in the media?

Maradona10 · Sep 21, 2016

Cant wait for rooney to scrape a goal of his standing leg against 2nd division part time footballers and then his friends and supporters will say he is back

BringNaniBack · Sep 21, 2016

Rooney, Memphis and Schneiderlin are all awful players who will never be good enough for this club. Can see them having a decent game tonight against lower league opposition though, meaning they will stay close to the first team for another few months when they should be in the reserves.

ha_rooney · Sep 21, 2016

Rooney starting :lol:

BringNaniBack · Sep 21, 2016

Varun said:
Why would Mourinho pick Rooney to cater to Rooney's buddies in the media?

I have no idea mate. It's all a mystery how Rooney and his cronies have control over every manager he plays under.

Dobba · Sep 21, 2016

Rossa said:
Don't care. Looks like Mourinho is trying to piss off the fans.

Think he had that covered with the City and Watford debacles.

shabadu84 · Sep 21, 2016

Almost all ex-Fergie players there. Surely intentional after this week's leak

Shark · Sep 21, 2016

ha_rooney said:
Rooney starting

Surely thats good news?

sunama · Sep 21, 2016

Raw said:
At least he's up front instead of at #10.

No matter where you play Rooney, he sucks.
After 2 years of sub par performances, in whichever position/formation, have you not understood this yet?
Some pundit on MOTD even suggested that he play as a No.4 (ie. defensive midfielder)!

If he plays as GK and sucks, there will be people saying, "he needs to play as No.10".

Balerion · Sep 21, 2016

Balerion said:
Hopefully Rooney plays the whole 90 minutes, so that he can get some rest for the Leicester game. For his own good of course, so he can be fresh for Luhansk. Very important game that. So we'll obviously need our captain to get us back on track in Europe.

*fingers crossed*

All according to the plan

pauldyson1uk · Sep 21, 2016

BringNaniBack said:
I have no idea mate. It's all a mystery how Rooney and his cronies have control over every manager he plays under.

come on you dont really think this is true, you need to take the tin foil hat off.
OK so he has been crap but maybe he sees something in training that we dont.

BringNaniBack · Sep 21, 2016

pauldyson1uk said:
what !!! so he was only picked to score and let the press say he still has it

Yes. Or given the opportunity to score. He shouldn't be anywhere near the first team. His time should be up.

Maradona10 · Sep 21, 2016

Cant wait for rooney to scrape a goal of his standing leg against 2nd division part time footballers and then his friends and supporters will say he is back

RedDevil-85 · Sep 21, 2016

Great to see Fosu Mensah starting

Hope him and Depay have a good game today.

sewey89 · Sep 21, 2016

Out of curiosity, when Rooney is eventually dropped and we're still shit, who gets the blame?

I'm no fan and agree he's now far from his best, but feck me, the bloke is going to be our top goalscorer of all time, some of you make out he's never done anything for us.

Taxx · Sep 21, 2016

It all depends on what happens at Saturday - if Rooney still starts then, nothing has changed and the doom train can keep going.

Rhyme Animal · Sep 21, 2016

Midfield against Northampton...

Herrera - Carrick - Morgan

Midfield against City...

Pogba - Fellaini

Ridiculous.

Sandikan · Sep 21, 2016

BringNaniBack said:
So Rooney gets to start against the minnows so he can nick a goal for his media buddies to claim he's still got it when Zlatan is out of the team or some similar nonsense.

Can't wait until this man is out of the club, actually starting to despise him now. If starting today means he's not playing against Leicester then fair enough but I can't see it.

A strange interpretation mate.
This is clearly Jose being very cute indeed.

Pitching it to Rooney as needing his "leadership" after our bad run of form, when really giving him more rope to hang himself. As if you cannot do it against league 1, you really shouldn't be near our club,

And however it goes tonight, he will need to "rest" him for Saturday, a game which being a 12.45 is very close.

sunama · Sep 21, 2016

pocco said:
Maybe The Sun was right afterall. They said Rooney would be starting tonight but has been dropped for Leicester. I think this is a sure sign that he's been dropped.

Rooney dropped? I will believe it when I see it. That guy can easily play 2 games per week.
He'll suck, for sure. But he can play.

The team playing today has no influence on the team which plays on Saturday. All our players can play 2 games per week, with the exception of Carrick (due to age).

Varun · Sep 21, 2016

BringNaniBack said:
I have no idea mate. It's all a mystery how Rooney and his cronies have control over every manager he plays under.

I think its a start towards him being "rotated" and eventually marginalised. I doubt Mourinho wants to go for the big move at one go which is understandable.

joedirt87 · Sep 21, 2016

Gut call but I think playing Rooney today makes him a lock for Leicester on Saturday. Why else play him. This is a chance for him to bang in some goals against a weaker side, gain some confidence and have the media fawn all over him for scoring in what will likely be another poor showing from him

Sandikan · Sep 21, 2016

Shame for Rashford. Would have been a rare start in his actual main position

Ban · Sep 21, 2016

sewey89 said:
Out of curiosity, when Rooney is eventually dropped and we're still shit, who gets the blame?

I'm no fan and agree he's now far from his best, but feck me, the bloke is going to be our top goalscorer of all time, some of you make out he's never done anything for us.

Most of us are speaking of how good is he now. Nobody is denying the past.

limerickcitykid · Sep 21, 2016

pauldyson1uk said:
come on you dont really think this is true, you need to take the tin foil hat off.
OK so he has been crap but maybe he sees something in training that we dont.

Just look at his tagline, the guy's theories are mental.

Steven Seagull · Sep 21, 2016

BringNaniBack said:
So Rooney gets to start against the minnows so he can nick a goal for his media buddies to claim he's still got it when Zlatan is out of the team or some similar nonsense.

Can't wait until this man is out of the club, actually starting to despise him now. If starting today means he's not playing against Leicester then fair enough but I can't see it.

are you high?

Manny · Sep 21, 2016

Rhyme Animal said:
Midfield against Northampton...

Herrera - Carrick - Morgan

Midfield against City...

Pogba - Fellaini

Ridiculous.

KGBhoy · Sep 21, 2016

shabadu84 said:
Almost all ex-Fergie players there. Surely intentional after this week's leak

Sorry I've been living under a rock for the past week. What leak?

sunama · Sep 21, 2016

Varun said:
1 step at a time mate. Lets hope this is the start.

What start do you mean?
He is playing today, just as he has every game this season (except Feyenoord).

Sassy Colin · Sep 21, 2016

DomesticTadpole said:
NORTHAMPTON'S STARTING XI
Northampton have named their team via their Twitter account it features United's former Academy player Kenji Gorre.

Watch, if he has a good game, he'll be linked with us in the morning papers.

Dec9003 · Sep 21, 2016

Nice to see our squad players like Young, Carrick and Rooney getting a run out

pauldyson1uk · Sep 21, 2016

match not even started yet and already this thread is :houllier:

I am far from being a Rooney fan but all this is just daft.

Sandikan · Sep 21, 2016

joedirt87 said:
Gut call but I think playing Rooney today makes him a lock for Leicester on Saturday. Why else play him. This is a chance for him to bang in some goals against a weaker side, gain some confidence and have the media fawn all over him for scoring in what will likely be another poor showing from him

If we had to leave him out for the euro game to make sure he was ready for Watford (! yea I know!), then a Wed 7.45 to a Sat 12.45 definitely is too little time.

It's a clever way to ease him our of the premier league team. We can then continue it by featuring him in the next euro, before a "resting" for Stoke.

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