Coneheadjohn Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Rooney definitely. Can I swap Ravanelli for Igor in his prime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 50 minutes ago, King Kevin said: Bigger than Kevin Hector in your dreams. You would say that wouldn’t you ? (with apologies to Mandy Rice Davies) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 1 hour ago, AndyinLiverpool said: Rooney is the biggest signing since Shilts Bigger 59 minutes ago, Ellafella said: Bigger than Charlie George...No. Bigger than Franny Lee...No. Bigger than Dave McKay...No. Bigger than Toddy...No. Bigger than Roy Mac...No. I hope WR does well but for me he won’t replace the real greats that have worn the Ram. Who? Rooney is the biggest signing since Bloomer MKII at the time of signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheron85 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 1 hour ago, AndyinLiverpool said: Rooney is the biggest signing since Shilts That I think is the only one which would be even close - Since he was the England keeper still at the time However - We were in the 1st division at the time right? With a bit of money to spend? (relative) - So I'd suggest that this is a much bigger signing because of how much of a coup it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Eranio was seen as quite a coup at the time and went on to be a great servant to the club. Be useful now, does he still put on his boots occasionally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dethorn Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 You just beat me to it I think Eranio at the time was more exciting as was maybe Igor Surprising I personally was very excited about Asa probably due to how good Igor had been. I am prepared to be underwhelmed and hoping to be very wrong about Rooney Edit Just found this on his wiki page - says it all really His main attributes were his technique, pace, stamina, and his ability to make attacking runs. Although he was primarily an offensive or wide midfielder, he was also competent defensively, and he was occasionally deployed as a full-back. Basically - can do everything in any position for a long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smyth_18 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 56 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: Surely a bigger name at the time of signing though? That's what this thread is asking. Bias killing alert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Just now, Smyth_18 said: Bias killing alert. If this replaces Hillsborough as my 'thing', then bring it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresOnlyWanChope Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Ellafella said: Bigger than Charlie George...No. Bigger than Franny Lee...No. Bigger than Dave McKay...No. Bigger than Toddy...No. Bigger than Roy Mac...No. I hope WR does well but for me he won’t replace the real greats that have worn the Ram. ??? He’s England’s record goal scorer ! Surely this signing is at least on a par with those names. Especially in an age of social media, and international coverage of matches from different leagues. Rooney has been one of the most famous football names of the last two decades internationally. Most football fans around the world would know him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresOnlyWanChope Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Ravanelli from what I remember had a terrible last few months but the start of one campaign he scored quite a few and finished our top scorer. It wasn’t his fault he had such a high wage. Always thought the negative thinking towards him by Derby fans is a bit unjust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 46 minutes ago, Theres’s Only Wan Chope said: Ravanelli from what I remember had a terrible last few months but the start of one campaign he scored quite a few and finished our top scorer. It wasn’t his fault he had such a high wage. Always thought the negative thinking towards him by Derby fans is a bit unjust. I remember it as the great hope that season was all pinned on rava, and we went down fairly poorly. season after was largely injured and ineffective (I remember hearing Graham Richards screaming "how much is he on?!" on radio Derby). There then seemed to be stories of "ravaneli new money demands" time and again in the DET (although, with Hindsight, he probably was owed his wages not just being a sod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBG83 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Ravanelli was a massive signing for Boro. Less so for us via Boro. He was a class act on his arrival in England. Rooney I imagine is as big a signing as Mackay was at the time. Best years behind him but loads left to give. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smyth_18 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 1 hour ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: If this replaces Hillsborough as my 'thing', then bring it on. Tip for the future. Elaborate further when mentioning that Hillsborough is 'your thing'. I'd much rather make people aware of knocking one out in their toilets than holding you responsible for the disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Is this even a question? Rooney is one of the worlds biggest names, one of the country’s greatest ever and was in his prime one of the finest strikers in the game. Biggest signing for us of all time imo, topping Ashley Cole last year, in terms of publicity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Rooney's bigger than all of our former players combined... Just look at how many Twitter followers the guy has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dethorn Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 You hit the nail on the head there 'in terms of publicity' Back in the day of Macfarland, Todd, Hector, even Igor, Eranio, Ravanelli, the publicity was not really a measure of a signing. Hector had scored 50 goals in his last 50 games for Bradford park Avenue before signing for us but his social media presence on a global scale was nil, but that did not make him a bad signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dethorn Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 New Scout to Cocu "Barack Obama in goal then Katy Perry up front, Trump in the engine room and Lady Gaga at Centre Half" Cocu to Scout " did you forget about the football bit again ?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Still think we should replace Kelle Roos with Antonio Brown and really blow the back out of sports media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollycutts1982 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 The real question is can we avoid FFP with them both on the books. We are still paying FabRav aren’t we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTSIDER Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 rooney by miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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