Who is better?

adidas09 (Galway) - Posts: 14 - 26/03/2010 14:54:35    599912

Eeeeeeeeeehh no brainer, sorry to be sarcastic i just can't believe anybody would even ask such a question. As an avid supporter of Real Madrid i have to say i still think we have a clear winner here but its an insult of a question to ask so i ain't gonna answer it. Good day to you sir.

Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 26/03/2010 15:06:38    599929

Admin - please, please, please lock this thread down.

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9821 - 26/03/2010 15:14:10    599950

I think your Messi n about with this thread?

fortyfive (Tyrone) - Posts: 5929 - 26/03/2010 15:15:11    599951

OH dear....

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 26/03/2010 15:16:54    599953

fortyfive
County: Tyrone
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599951 I think your Messi n about with this thread?

HAHAHA

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 26/03/2010 15:21:39    599960

see the world player of the year thread

JammyDodger (Meath) - Posts: 306 - 26/03/2010 15:22:50    599964

The following individuals are not fans of Rooney.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQzYnbljZ9Y

JuanVeron (Westmeath) - Posts: 1866 - 26/03/2010 15:23:41    599966

whats better fair city or glenroe............. massive yawn to this thread

asf22 (Galway) - Posts: 31 - 26/03/2010 15:29:02    599973

Rooney is an excellent, but nowhere near as good as the little Argie.

Jgc81 (Meath) - Posts: 195 - 26/03/2010 15:32:19    599980

Eh Clearly it's Glenroe!

KKid (Kilkenny) - Posts: 421 - 26/03/2010 17:00:37    600134

MESSI

ballinastack (Galway) - Posts: 96 - 27/03/2010 17:50:33    600855

Eoin Goal of United appears to be better than both.

He has won United about 12 VITAL points this year.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 27/03/2010 18:41:34    600892

You should not have to ask. Messi is without a shadow of a doubt better than rooney. Even Man utd fanboys cant argue with that

zidane (Galway) - Posts: 272 - 27/03/2010 21:51:04    601007

no question- messi by a long way

JPM1981 (Kildare) - Posts: 825 - 28/03/2010 12:26:27    601082

Anyone who watches the spannish league and the premier league would know MESSI by a million miles. Rooney does it simple, Messi does it everyway

allstar4 (Donegal) - Posts: 558 - 28/03/2010 16:38:12    601322

Its not even close I agree guys, Rooney is at a different level. Messi scores couple of good goals and suddenly he is the man. He's been very quiet this year, very quiet in deed. Did you see Fuller's goal yesterday, it was a great goal also and fair play to the lad he has had a good season. But one goal doesn't make you the best player in the world. Granted last year he was the man and he is coming back into form now that the season is over. Rooney has consistently performed brilliantly all year.

I remember the Giggs goal against Arsenal 99 the year the reds won the treble. Possibly the best goal I've ever seen. United win all and Giggs scores goals like you wouldn't believe and guess what because he's not South American it doesn't count. Believe all the hype you want Messi wouldn't lace The ROO's boots and that's a fact.

Let's do a points scoring exercise;

Rooney Messi
Goal Scoring 10 10
Assists 9 9
Defensive Play 9 6
Dribbling 9 10
Passing 10 10
Work Rate 10 8

Total 57 53

Game over Rooney would be first on my team sheet without a doubt. If I was say City and I could only buy one of the 2 it would have to be Rooney every time he has the whole package guys the whole package.

Mancirish (UK) - Posts: 2200 - 28/03/2010 18:30:59    601498

Mancirish,

Should you not have put that on the "Weirdest Dreams" thread ??

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 28/03/2010 18:55:03    601535

OK, so it is about goals.

Frank Lampard must be the best.

Far better record, year in, year out, than Rooney.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 28/03/2010 19:49:40    601617

manc irish. messi has been brilliant and consistent all season. he has also been playing at that standard for his whole career. rooney has had a 2/3 month spell wheres he's played at that standard in 8 years. you say messi has only just started the perform. that should actually apply to rooney. he did nothing for the first half of the season. messi's just raised the bar even higher. to a level no other footballer can go. for the whole season messi is being judged by his own high standards and isnt built up by the british media the way rooney is. rooneys current claim for "the best footballer in the world" is also helped by his current form v previous average season. but messi is just on another level. its a simple as that really. from an unbiased view, your table should be more like this:

Rooney Messi
Goal Scoring 9 10
Assists 5 9
Defensive Play 8 7
Dribbling 8 15 (10 just doesnt do justice. he is so far ahead of anyone in this regard. the greatest dribbler ever)
Passing 7 8
Work Rate 10 9

instead of:

Rooney Messi
Goal Scoring 10 10
Assists 9 9
Defensive Play 9 6
Dribbling 9 10
Passing 10 10
Work Rate 10 8

32_4_1 (Meath) - Posts: 4165 - 28/03/2010 19:59:15    601634