I don't think Rooney should be given to much stick. He tried his best, which granted didn't really say much but he can't do anymore than give his best. Everyone is entitled to an off day. If fans want to boo him, fair enough, but if you are going to boo you shouldn't start moaning if you get a reaction. Rooney gives 110% every game, no-one can deny that.

I'll deny that , it's a stupid saying , and nothing to do with fact your Darlo fan.

Explain to me how anyone can give 110%.

And if last night's performance by him comes anywhere near that I'll plait sawdust. Which is as unlikely as anyone giving 110%

Fetish, Fetish, it wasn't meant to be taken literally, old fruit. It's a common way of accentuating the point you're making. It's like calling someone a carthorse, which doesn't really mean you think the guy has hooves.

Yes but if that came anywhere near 50% last night by Rooney, I'll still plait sawdust. Fact is he was anonymous along with the rest of the team.

So he doesn't like being booed, F***ing hard luck that performance deserved it and I've never booed Pools at any game. I just walk out without applauding.

Fans have spent thousands to go out there and support the England team, the players are in best hotel, took on safari, play golf all the fans want is some effort and they didn't get it last night.

Rooney was out of order, I'm not saying he doesn't have right to think it, to even say it, in the confines of the dressing room or hotel to team mates, but to look at directly at a camera and say it is bang out order, IMHO.

Did he think it wouldn't get shown and reported on time after time.

No it was a "I'm a highly paid footballer playing in the world cup, who are those oinks to boo me" statement. Went down in my estimation last night.

They're hardly alone in that respect at this world cup.

I thought England were more than capable of reaching the semi's in this tournament. Obviously they are still in with a chance of getting through to the second round but it will take a huge amount of effort to defeat Slovenia on Wednesday after the morale sapping nadir of last night.

I hope they win but sadly I can't see anything other than another draw.

"I'm a highly paid footballer playing in the world cup, who are those oinks to boo me" statement by Roo. Words straight out of the Rooneytic asylum.
The fact is he has not turned up for either of the England games so far. But he is not the only one. Just the one that the fans were placing the most faith in, therefore they express the most dissapointment against.
in a lot of ways this is probably unfair on the lad. But he should understand this and not come out with Looney tune - Rooney tune - statements.

In any case.

Does that not show that in spite of what they say in public about the pride they supposedly feel when they pull on an England shirt, in private, they do not really "give a shit".

Club, not country is at the top of their priorities.
With the football season getting under way not too long after the end of the world cup, it would not surprise me if they were being very carefull not to get injured.

They may well be under instructions from their various managers NOT to come back crocked.

What do the managers of the top clubs care? they are nearly all foreigners anyway. I include Jocks & Paddys in the foreigners bracket as well.

I could be wrong - but its just a thought.

As I state below " I don't say much-------------"

I don't think he thought that at all, I think it was a spur of the moment thing. Rooney wears his heart on his sleeve and gives his all every game. He wants to win at everything, and is much an England fan as you or I.

Can you honestly say he gave his all last night. I rate Rooney, Im of the belief his words were wrong, simple as that. He should have walked off and showered etc to think of what he was going to say.

I don't doubt he wants England to win as much as most Englishmen want us to win.

And every supporter who watched both at home and more specifically in South Africa wear their hearts on the sleeve when it comes to the football team.

And if you believe he shouldn't get stick for his comments then can I presume you believe the fans who booed the team at the final whistle should also expect no stick from a player they have paid thousands of £'s to watch. They were doing the same when they booed, in my opinion, wearing their heart on their sleeve, at that particular moment.

I expect Rooney regrets saying what he did, he was probably as pissed off as the rest of us but unlike the rest of us hes a celebrity who in every day life says what he wants to without any repercussions. It was a heat of the moment thing with no thought given. It maybe the start of him hitting top form and forgetting whether hes told not to come back crocked or not.

Every team has a bad spell, ours has come during the world cup, we will get better on Wednesday.

Everytime one of players ran with the ball they could'nt keep it under control, I'm not making an excuse for the players, but other teams are overhitting crosses and free-kicks also with it. Surely they've practised with it prior, the performance was inept, and devoid of any "risk". Pleased it's not pay per veiw.

Gutless wimps.

for someone who has admitted coming on here and saying stuff in the heat of the moment, that is, frankly, bollocks