On the Wednesday morning after the Barnsley feast, Mrs T and me were still breathless. “Sublime” said Laws and he was fully justified. But meanwhile just when you thought it safe to assume that all was well with the world, now that Liverpool had been ‘saved’, what pops up but Rooneygate.
    
At John Lennon Airport, Liverpool, the Lennon statue had been defaced. Someone had added to the inscription ABOVE US ONLY SKY.

Now it read BELOW US ONLY WEST HAM. “Probably done by one of our lads,” said Evertonian Uncle Arthur. He had another little joke ready. Rooney wants to see the chiropractor because he has a stiff back. So he phones up for an appointment. “How flexible are you,” asks the chiro. “I can only do Tuesdays,” says Rooney.

Rooney wanted to leave United and Ferguson looked devastated and browbeaten when he went public. If we were bored silly with the story of the Yanks at Anfield, then we were simply swamped by Rooney Tunes. God it was on non stop, incessant, never-ending, and analysed all day long, all night long, the same things being said over and again. But only one guy knew why he wanted to go and that was Rooney. Except – most of us thought it was something to do with him wanting more than £90k a week. Except – most of us thinking, ey up chuck, he’s been tapped up.

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