Wayne Rooney Drink Driving

One_Of_Shanks wrote: »

He was up to all sorts of weird things, the Granny thing, the hookers thing, the wedding thing, they were all before he re-joined Everton.
He's not very bright. Insanely wealthy, but not too smart.

Why do you say he's not too smart?
I saw him answering questions at a press conference for the England team not too long ago, about three years back, where the press pack were asking some very awkward questions regarding the manager and his team selection. Imo Rooney handled the situation very adroitly and really was quite impressive. He may not have a huge vocabulary but he chose his words very wisely that day and managed to give the hounds the slip, so to speak, as he did many a defender at his peak. Btw, he's not quite a has-been yet, he's started pretty well for his beloved Everton, so reports of his career demise are greatly exaggerated
Also, I think there's a lazy-minded tendency to think that footballers are a bit thick, maybe because the vast majority of them are working-class without a third level education etc.
But I don't believe that there's any real evidence for this perception, personally I think a lot of that type of slagging or criticism is just pure envy, it's like the only stick left to beat them with is the old 'thicko' one.
Just remember that unlike a lot of people, a footballer doesn't have to impress with language - he does his talking on the pitch Brian - and therefore there's little or no expectation from any quarter for him to so do. So stick a mic under his nose straight after a game with the adrenaline still pumping and he's going to say that 'the lads gave 110%' or some such platitudinous crap. It's just not that important to him to give an impression of being erudite and articulate. I'd say more times than not he can't wait to to get back in the into the dressing room, have a shower and head back to his mansion in Cheshire to count his money.

For the record, at the time of the 'Granny' incident Rooney was 18 years old, so would hardly be expected to have the wisdom of Solomon, and staying with biblical characters, the 'Granny' in question was 48 years old..... so not quite up there with the lad Methuselah!

If i was him id be doing the same thing he could replace coleen in the morning and she knows it. She should be very grateful he kept her when his fame came along.

12gauge dave wrote: »

If i was him id be doing the same thing he could replace coleen in the morning and she knows it. She should be very grateful he kept her when his fame came along.

Quite a warped view on relationship dynamics, particularly when the couple in question also have children.

His father Mickey must be turning in his grave.