Just listening to the Rooney interveiw on talksport from this morning and he is pretty indepth when talking about what happened in the final etc he actually comes across as a pretty down to earth bloke and not the chav people claim him to be

Sven iirc

Really sad to see Scholes retire, he's been an unbelievable player and without doubt one of the finest, if not the finest player to ever play for Utd.

Giggs, Keane, Scholes, Beckham - Fantastic midfield.




Conflicting resport on Young, some reports suggest Utd and some suggest Liverpool?

Really? I've always understood him as a boring old sod, abit like how Darren Farley sees him on that video website...

"Erm.....erm....yeah....Just put me out on that bloody pitch will you...I know they rely on me...I'm bloody great"

Quote Catalancs="Catalancs"Paul Scholes: A video appreciation from the Guardian. m.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2 ... pe=article'" Brilliant.

Quote Catalancs="Catalancs"Paul Scholes: A video appreciation from the Guardian. m.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2 ... pe=article'" Brilliant.

It's depressing to think that the need to try and squeeze Lampard and Gerrard into the same team, which cost the national team Scholes' service, continues to this day.

The press (who have constantly been given too much thought by England managers) would have gone ballistic if either of the golden boys had been left out in '04, I'm not sure it wouldn't be too dissimilar now - even after the intervening years of mediocrity.

The reason we're behind isn't the personnel they pick, it's the technical ability of the players. The Barcelona players are far superior technically to anything we have in this country, only perhaps Leon Osman would fit into that category of ability with the ball.

It's the little things that make you good in football, positioning, defensive discipline and closing down are important but the basics are where Barcelona are better. They receive the ball better, they are so efficient with every touch and their passing is just fantastic. Their choice of pass is superior too, but they weight their passes so well that it is very rare for them to give up possession. Everything is so crisp and calm, even back to the keeper. With the pace they move it about and how well they know each other it makes them formidable.

In England we're all about hustle and bustle and running round a lot. Even the likes of United, whilst clearly better than most in the Premier League rely on pressure and pinning the opposition back to score. They are miles away from the technical level Barcelona play at.

Bang on. The failure of the golden generation really boils down to that and the continued reliance upon Beckham who never was that great in the first place.

Agreed.

Aye, that's the one. We're in for Gervinho too but late interest could see him go elsewhere.

What do you make of your prospective new signing? Seems like a very mixed reaction on RAWK.

Makes you wonder what Fabio's plans were for him last summer had he agreed to go.