Different era, and I wasn't emotionally involve with him (due to I'm not 100 y.o. fan).
Statue for Giggs and Rooney outside Old Trafford?
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Is this because City are having a couple of statues copying us again? We already have two new statues, trouble is they were playing the other night, Maguire and Lindelof.
I would have given one to Robbo before Rooney. He didnt try angling to leave as soon as the going got tough.
You know he was younger than the other lads don't you.
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/12/02/phil-neville-class-of-92_n_4371113.html
You either base it on football or not, surely.
If you start ranking on morals and suchlike, we're really going to struggle to have many heroes.
Really? So if next week, Rooney starts assaulting women and publicly shouting racist words, do you still want his statue at Old Trafford?
Ok then. We know this guys opinion.
We have enough dog shit surrounding the ground.
That could be asked for anyone with a statue up already.
I expect in your example they'd have to take a statue down.
He fecking was and you need a lot more than goals to transform a team the way he did. The swagger on him gave other players the opportunity to flourish. SAF knew what he was doing and what Cantona would bring to United.
Someone from United reads the Caf it seems...
https://www.manutd.com/en/news/deta...724542745&utm_medium=post&utm_source=facebook
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We should have a much more public tribute to Jimmy Murphy than a building at Carrington. He kept the club going at a time when it could very easily have collapsed.
Always thought it would be nice if he had a statue standing behind Busby or something.
Always thought it would be nice if he had a statue standing behind Busby or something.
A plaque with the names of each of the players who played for us in our treble winning season
Ole Solskjaer....sliding along the ground on his knees...with the slogan "and solskjaer has won it" emblazoned on the base.
Allow room in his hand grasp for a replica of the most recent trophy win to be placed there
Allow room in his hand grasp for a replica of the most recent trophy win to be placed there
Please don’t let the club just build a tonne of statues. Buy some players!
I may be completely wrong but didn’t Rooney recently say he didn’t actually hand in a transfer request? He questioned Sir Alex on the direction and ambition of the club and Sir Alex came out and said Rooney handed in a transfer request of someone like that.
How about Terry Cooke?
The only real options are Cantona ,Keane and Rooney perhaps Schmeichel our greatest goal keeper
Giggs has too much baggage now after what he did and that's what most people think off whenever he is mentioned.
Giggs has too much baggage now after what he did and that's what most people think off whenever he is mentioned.
I would say whatever the critics of Rooney and Keane would argue that they did what they did out of a desire to see Utd stay at the top and when they saw standards slip they were unhappy and reacted
I'd love to see a Cantona one.
Rooney was quite happy to play to a poor standard regularly for the last 4-5 years of his United career and collect his £300k a week though. Many of his performances during that period were disgraceful.
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Next one should be Brown Brwning one of his victims.
No. Statues should be for game changers - and that impact dan only be assessed decades down the line.
I strongly disagree. If you need decades to decide if someone is worthy of a statue? They generally don't deserve a statue.
Thank god they did Fergie's tributes while he was still alive and actively involved with the club.
Giggs/Scholes would be the next one I'd give, but if that is made to include the class of 92 (Beckham and G. Neville) at a minimum I wouldn't be imposed. Not, sure Phil Neville and Nicky Butt should get a statue, even if they were part of the class of 92.
You have a point. I think a criteria is: Has this person changed the course of the club? It could a lifelong work like SAF or a serial goalscorer/playmaker whose feats have directly won enough trophies to elevate the club into a new era.
In terms of most-deserving, I'd rank it as follows:
Tier 1: Giggs / Cantona / Keane
Tier 2: Scholes / Rooney
Tier 3: Moyes/LVG/Jose 'Unholy Trinity'... Lest we forget.
Unfortunately, all the tier 1 players have transgressions against them that likely prevent them from ever being erected.
Tier 1: Giggs / Cantona / Keane
Tier 2: Scholes / Rooney
Tier 3: Moyes/LVG/Jose 'Unholy Trinity'... Lest we forget.
Unfortunately, all the tier 1 players have transgressions against them that likely prevent them from ever being erected.
Rooney? Seriously?
If we're planning a statue then it should be with Gaz, Scholes and Giggs.
If we're planning a statue then it should be with Gaz, Scholes and Giggs.
Utd had a poll on their Instagram a week or so ago asking whether the fans think Giggs and Scholes deserve a statue.
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Build a statue of the Glazers, all of them with their middle fingers up, just so when you're next going to a game or going in the club shop, you realise the money is going straight into their pocket and not being spent on the improvement of the team.
Jude Bellingham. Might as well do it now.