Rooney turning his back on Liverpool

An argument I hold with my mate every now and again and thought I'd bring it onto here because I'm definately not the only person who has considered this.

I personally think that Rooney is a disgrace for turning his back on his childhood club and Liverpool as a city by moving to Manchester United, after most likely being brought up to despise the club. We have all even witnessed him patting the Manchester United badge in matches against his former club in an attempt to wind up the fans, and I've wondered to myself how he could possibly do this.

My mate, a Manchester United fan, says in his defence that this doesn't matter, and he made the right decision as he will be earning more money and more importantly will win more trophies/achieve more success. Playing for Manchester United will also mean that he will prosper into a better player and is more likely to achieve more success at international level too.

I just think it's almost unacceptable though, for example, Gerrard or Carragher would never even consider moving to Manchester United. It's almost like an unwritten rule.

What's your take on this?

2 ways of looking at it

1) young lad playing at a club where hell win nothing gets the chance to play at an equally horrible club but might win something. He wouldnt see that as turning his back just trying to improve his chance of success

2) Claims to be once a blue always a blue but f**ks off first chance he gets and to make it worse to a club who do nothing but sing anti Liverpool (the city and club) songs. Shows the ignorance of the c**t. To tog out for a club whos fans despise your town. Money talks but I couldnt play for people who hate everything about me

Well he moved for success, what he done for kissing the badge is turning your back, leaving the club especially when he was never going to win anything, thats not

Didnt he do an exclusive interview for the sun aswell??

the bitters simply dont hate the mancs as much as us
once a blue always a judas

cant blame him for earning though, would we in our shoes..... if he was a red and playing for LFC he would never have done it

kissing that badge though.....cant think of anything worse...maybe eating sh*t

the bitters simply dont hate the mancs as much as us
once a blue always a judas

cant blame him for earning though, would we in our shoes..... if he was a red and playing for LFC he would never have done it

kissing that badge though.....cant think of anything worse...maybe eating sh*t

would sooner EAT sh*t than kiss THAT badge ! 

Its called respect and he hasn't got an ounce of it.

Rooney.... Who wants Rooney? Clowns...

I'm just happy that he isnt an aussie. HK is bad enough but even he isnt a patch on Shrek.

I'm just happy that he isnt an aussie. HK is bad enough but even he isnt a patch on Shrek.

I doubt that, check out his little dig at us in the Kop.

I fiercly object to ever playing for a club you grew up to despise, period. He was an up and coming talent, someone else would have come in for him, its not like that was his last chance at stardom.

I would rather work at the local market than ever play for that sh*t club no matter what the money or circumstances. I F***ing hate them and for him to kiss their badge is the ultimate sign of disrespect.

Well, it's not often you can a person like Stevie and Carra around. And I'm glad they play for Liverpool.

Kissing the badge of your current club in front the fans of the team you used to play for = unacceptable.

Agree with Brian78's points entirely.

Personally, I couldn't play for a club who not only openly sing about their hatred for scousers and their murderers chants and Hillsborough chants etc about people where you're from.

It's one thing selling out your supposed boyhood club - after all he was never going to win anything with the blues and at the age he moved - 17 or whatever - then you can hardly claim to be the world's biggest supporter of anyone at that age IMO.

However it's a completely different thing selling out your heritage and your own identity. 

I have no respect for the little fat sh*t.

I have no respect for the little fat sh*t.

Same here
He is disgraceful. Once a blue always a blue eh?
I wish one pundit or interviewer would have the balls to show rooney the video where he has that written on his t shirt and ask him what it actually meant.
I think he's overrated anyway. Every time he gets the ball the commentator goes crazy...
Here's Tevez, to Carrick to Scholes ... to ROOOOOOOOOONEYYYYYY ... to vidic. It's ridiculous

Here's Tevez, to Carrick to Scholes ... to ROOOOOOOOOONEYYYYYY ... to vidic.

Noone likes a sell out. And as you guys say, its one thing leaving for money, leaving for Man Utd from Liverpool City with a big grin is something else.

Do they like him there at all??
If the Torres story were a different one, if he only came to us cause we offered more money than Chelsea, but that Liverpool or Chelsea didnt really matter, two big clubs, whats the difference... would we still love him as we do? I know for myself he had to do more than score lots of goals or kiss the Liverbird to win me over. I'm even a bit skeptic when players come and say they chose LFC cause they want to win trophies. I want players who wants to play for Liverpool, cause theres nowhere else they would rather be!
Well, how silly is that :

^^^^ Not silly at all, i know alot of people who think like that and i do too to a certain degree. The good thing is, most (not all) players usually end up not wanting to leave because of the affection they have developed towards the club and its fans.

True

The bitters made him what he is. To kiss the badge of a club that you've moved to just to wind up the people that made you is moronic.
His parents undoubtedly, are blue. I wonder what they think? They must feel like they've had a heart attack.

He's scum. Scum of 2 sorts.