I love Paul Lambert. Managerial legend. Playing legend. All round legend.

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The gap was 5 points going into the game.

Was it 5 when Rooney's illness was announced?

Also, I made a mistake, gap is now 2

It was announced either the day of the match or the day before (the Ajax return match).
Fergie's taken risks in the past but that's always been before European games not after. And why risk not playing Rooney *at all* when he could just as easily have played him in the game and then said he'd picked up a knock? You don't think it was a huge risk because they could have scored 4 or 5, but Fergie knows how Norwich always put in a shift when facing United which makes me think he'd have played the strongest team possible.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012 ... ajax-match

Not that I care if he plays for England or not

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Does seem a roundabout way of doing things if it was the case.
As bear said though, he should never have been picked in the first place.
Should probs move on from this, never going to be able to prove/disprove it.
Whatever the case with Rooney, I wish people (and probs more importantly their managers) would treat having the opportunity to play for their country with more respect.

Why shouldn't Rooney have been picked? I thought he'd been playing quite well recently. Not sure I can think of 5 others strikers who have been better. Is it more to do with getting rid of the old "golden generation" of players?

Piers Morgan took on Charlie Adam on twitter and STILL lost!!

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1 > 2 > 3 >>>>>>> 4 >>>>> 5

If we don't have Rooney in the England team then our chances of doing well are even worse. Still, I'm glad he won't be in it as a United fan.

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Wouldn't class Rooney as part of the golden generation, I still think he has more to offer.
I was thinking more in terms of picking such a key player for united at this time in the season is only going to create further animosity between club and country.
He's banned for the first few games anyway so what's the point in picking him now? We know what he can do on his day.

I completely forgot about the ban.

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What was said?

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Englands preparations for the Euro's are awful though, no matter what way you look at it. No idea what the team will be and no manager 3 months away.

We like a challenge

Its the england way



I have the utmost faith. Just dont play play lampard or walcott

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Who cares if Rooney is missing for the England game? He is banned anyway for the first two games, so we need to experiement. We haven't got anyone who can fill his void. I would say Sturridge perhaps, but he has played out wide all season.

I cant no longer big up sharon
I dont know who else can play there

Wellbeck or sturridge I suppose

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Y'all be cheering Big Andy on as he destroys the competition.

Sucks to be Sharon.

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The Eeveelution club! \o/

I feel bad for him as he deserves a go, he should have gone to South Africa to be fair.

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Interesting(ish) stat;

If Own Goal was a player, he would be Man United's joint 7th all-time goalscorer with 168 goals, tied with Wayne Rooney and Joe Spence. In the league, Own Goal would be the joint 6th all-time goalscorer with 137 goals, tied with the mighty George Best.

Own Goal