Wayne Rooney - Derby County player

[Zlatattack]

Yep - Wayne Rooney has signed for Derby County as a player-coach for an 18 month contract.

He'll join in Jan.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49243606

Up The Rams and lock up your Nans.

 

[Lay]

I thought he was loving life in the US?

 

[eltigreFalcao]

This amazes me, hopefully he'll do well and it'll help him start a succesful managerial career.

 

[SportingCP96]

TF just happened? This came out of nowhere!

 

[RobinLFC]

I thought he was loving life in the US?

I read yesterday that Coleen wants to raise their children in the UK.

 

[Scarecrow]

Good to have him back in English football. Hope he does great.

 

[MoXoM]

Good luck Roooooooney!

Perhaps United's and England's all time top goal scorer could eventually become United manager in the future...

 

[Sir Scott McToMinay]

Would love to see him in the premier league one last time.

 

[Coxy]

Thank god the media circus will die down for a bit - it was mad this morning by the training ground (I live round the corner)

 

[Rhyme Animal]

He's had / having such an interesting and cool career - it gets under-rated I think.

It's so much more interesting than a Gerrard or even a Scholes / Giggs.

I Love him, hope he does really well there.

 

[Raw]

Needs to score a goal from the halfway line to keep his record of scoring one at every club he's been at

 

[Samid]

Thank god the media circus will die down for a bit - it was mad this morning by the training ground (I live round the corner)

You're irrelevant for most parts, just enjoy the limelight.

 

[Art]

Hope we draw Derby in one of the cups. Would love to see him at OT again.

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

Fair play Wazza, he wants to return to England, keep playing and start coaching. I look forward to see him bossing the Championship, I think his football brain alone will mark him out there.

 

[Kostur]

I thought he was loving life in the US?

Language barriers apparently.

 

[MsNuno]

Wayne Rooney's Derby County. Great for them think he'll do well there.

 

[Luke1995]

Given the way he struggled in his last season at United, expect him to have a difficult time in the championship. The pace of the game is the same and you know about his first touch.

 

[starman]

I liked watching Rooney's exploits (clips) in the US. In England hes going to look dreadfully off the pace, even in the Championship

 

[Dan-Utd]

I've been watching a lot of Wayne Rooney in live games broadcast on FreeSports (Sky 422) and have to say he still has the quality, eye for a pass that he has always had.

I think he will be a great addition to Derby, if they get to December time and are hovering between 1st - 9th I wouldn't be at all surprised to see either him scoring the goals or assisting the goals that get them into the play offs or promoted.

Good luck to him :-)

 

[SirAF]

Language barriers apparently.

 

[K13]

Really looking forward to seeing how this works out. Obviously been a great club for Frank Lampard.

 

[Mrs Smoker]

Excellent. Another Championship club to follow.

Pretty cool and exciting league anyway.

 

[VeevaVee]

Does the coach part of player-coach mean manager(ish) here then?

 

[Mr Smith]

Big surprise this, interested to see how he does.

 

[Nialinho]

Calling it now, he's gonna seal victory for Derby in the playoff final with a ridiculous strike from distance.

Would be great if we got Derby in the FA Cup 3rd Round and his first game was against us at Old Trafford.

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

Calling it now, he's gonna seal victory for Derby in the playoff final with a ridiculous strike from distance.

Would be great if we got Derby in the FA Cup 3rd Round and his first game was against us at Old Trafford.

Yes to both, as long as he isn't sealing Ole's January sacking by downing us in the third round

 

[Vidyoyo]

He's bagged himself a nice internship

 

[UnofficialDevil]

Good luck Rooney hope he succeeds there too.

 

[United Junkie]

Good luck Rooney! I'll hope he succeeds.

 

[Ban]

Good to have him back.

 

[poleglass red]

apparently took a pay cut. His family were homesick, good on him and good luck to him. Hope it works out for him.

 

[DoomSlayer]

Good luck Wazza! Hope he tears up the Championship and gains valuable coaching experience.

 

[Suedesi]

He's had / having such an interesting and cool career - it gets under-rated I think.

It's so much more interesting than a Gerrard or even a Scholes / Giggs.

I Love him, hope he does really well there.

How so? His playing career ended 3-4 years ago, he's just managed to extend the getting paid part.

 

[pacifictheme]

How so? His playing career ended 3-4 years ago, he's just managed to extend the getting paid part.

Sorry for your post.

 

[Casanova85]

He was homesick.

 

[Born2Lose]

Lock up your mothers, Wayne's back

 

[Bwuk]

He’ll score for fun in the championship if he’s fit and interested.

 

[Billy Blaggs]

It will be worth watching how he does no doubt.

 

[Pexbo]

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Looks like he’s managed to get the password for his account from his PR team again.

 

[DavidDeSchmikes]

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