I'm fingering Paul Stretford as the main instigator of the Rooney Affair.
Now we all know Rooney thinks the sun shines out from a certain part of Stretford's anatomy, that the guy can do no wrong and therefore whatever he says must be right.
I feel that he has screwed with Rooney's head. He has weaved stories that paint pretty pictures of life on the other side of Old Trafford. A life that would make 'Wane' Rooney (sic), the most highly paid footballer in the world, while lining his own pockets with millions on the back of this treacherous deal.
Rooney is beset with problems both on and off the pitch at the moment (loss of form, hookers, lack of goals) and he, with an IQ of room temperature, has to rely on this 'bloodsucking leech' for guidance.
What follows are pure random thoughts, intermingled with truths.
So what is this so called 'agent' doing for his client?
Well I think Stretford has realised that Rooney's next contract will span the years when the player will/should be at the pinnacle of his career.
What better time could there be to cash in on the biggest payday of them all, for the pair of them ?
This is a win, win situation for all concerned. (Apart from United)
If United put Rooney up for sale in the January Transfer Window it gives them the opportunity to maximise on any wage deal struck with interested parties (Barcelona, City, Real Madrid or whoever).
* They could negotiate the very best deal possible, say (200,000+/week, over a 6 year contract; ??000/week Image Rights; Bonuses; A Buy Out clause etc. etc. etc.) (You get the idea.)
The buying club would get the best player 'reputedly' in the EPL at a knocked down price, Rooney only having 18 months left on his United contract.
Alternatively :
* Rooney could honour his contract with United, 'do a Bosman' and get a 30million signing on fee, plus the above deal.
His new club would still be getting him at a bargain price, (for a 6 year contract).
Also having the opportunity to make a healthy profit should the buyout clause be executed at sometime in the future, or they wished to sell him on, at a later date).
* (All figures have been plucked from the air and exist here only to serve as an example)
So they clean up, with Rooney making an all round world record deal, (for a footballer) and 'Scumbag Stretford' adds millions to his coffers with his 20% (or whatever) blood money.
Not bad eh? (For a wanna be footballer from Croxteth and a fat, parasitic ex-vacuum cleaner salesman, once banned from working as an agent for 18 months.)
The leverage of a top football agent is not to be underestimated.
It could, feasibly, sometime in the near future bring about the downfall of one of the Premier League football clubs.
Now we all know Rooney thinks the sun shines out from a certain part of Stretford's anatomy, that the guy can do no wrong and therefore whatever he says must be right.
I feel that he has screwed with Rooney's head. He has weaved stories that paint pretty pictures of life on the other side of Old Trafford. A life that would make 'Wane' Rooney (sic), the most highly paid footballer in the world, while lining his own pockets with millions on the back of this treacherous deal.
Rooney is beset with problems both on and off the pitch at the moment (loss of form, hookers, lack of goals) and he, with an IQ of room temperature, has to rely on this 'bloodsucking leech' for guidance.
What follows are pure random thoughts, intermingled with truths.
So what is this so called 'agent' doing for his client?
Well I think Stretford has realised that Rooney's next contract will span the years when the player will/should be at the pinnacle of his career.
What better time could there be to cash in on the biggest payday of them all, for the pair of them ?
This is a win, win situation for all concerned. (Apart from United)
If United put Rooney up for sale in the January Transfer Window it gives them the opportunity to maximise on any wage deal struck with interested parties (Barcelona, City, Real Madrid or whoever).
* They could negotiate the very best deal possible, say (200,000+/week, over a 6 year contract; ??000/week Image Rights; Bonuses; A Buy Out clause etc. etc. etc.) (You get the idea.)
The buying club would get the best player 'reputedly' in the EPL at a knocked down price, Rooney only having 18 months left on his United contract.
Alternatively :
* Rooney could honour his contract with United, 'do a Bosman' and get a 30million signing on fee, plus the above deal.
His new club would still be getting him at a bargain price, (for a 6 year contract).
Also having the opportunity to make a healthy profit should the buyout clause be executed at sometime in the future, or they wished to sell him on, at a later date).
* (All figures have been plucked from the air and exist here only to serve as an example)
So they clean up, with Rooney making an all round world record deal, (for a footballer) and 'Scumbag Stretford' adds millions to his coffers with his 20% (or whatever) blood money.
Not bad eh? (For a wanna be footballer from Croxteth and a fat, parasitic ex-vacuum cleaner salesman, once banned from working as an agent for 18 months.)
The leverage of a top football agent is not to be underestimated.
It could, feasibly, sometime in the near future bring about the downfall of one of the Premier League football clubs.