How to make Rooney happy in one simpe step.

This is Rooney celebrating a title. But this here is Rooney collecting a medal.

This is Rooney celebrating a goal, this here, well, this is sad.

This is Rooney on the bench. This here, just another sad, sad image.

If not a team mate, a big little brother to look after.

Or someone to catch him when he jumps.

Not everybody can understand about these good ol' days unless they were there.

You get it now, don't you? You want Rooney happy? Simple, Bring back Cris!

If not for Rooney then for me, I don't think I can take another episode of this! Too sad.

Badge Kissing and Club Loving

Today I will talk about one of my favorite people in the world, footballers!

Let me start from the beginning. Do you know how much these people are making from ads? They make a lot! Sometimes, and I mean most of the times they make more from ads than what they make from their salaries. And a salary for an average player will be around £100,000 per week! If you have any doubts just ask yourself; how could Becks donate ALL of his PSG salary?

See how endorsement deals are important? Now we come to their images and followers. You don't get these endorsements unless you have an image to sell and followers who will listen and buy if you tell them to. Image is easy, all it takes is some commitment in the gym with those weights, good behavior in public and a good PR team. 

Do you believe Cristiano is the cocky, selfish SOB the media say he is? Spend some time on blogs and websites that are loyal to him and you will change your mind. Is Messi really the innocent, humble, kind footballer of them all? Don't search any further, same loyal Cris' fans will give you the dirty on Messi that will leave you confused!

Now about followers, and I am not talking Twitter followers here! These are the fans that will support a player regardless of what team they are playing for. And these are the people that dictate what deals you are getting and how big they are.

Followers are Arsenal fans who stay up past mid night watching Barcelona just for a promise of seeing Fabregas play. Followers are the fans who now knows even the bench warmers at Real Madrid because since Ronaldo signed for them, they haven't missed a match. 

I am also a follower in this case, no shame in admitting that. And some of the players I follow haven't even played for Manchester United! I follow Torres (yes, Nando), Chicha, De Gea, Ramos, Rafael da Silva, Ibrahimovic, Evra, Berbatov, Oscar (Chelsea and Brazil), Fabregas, David Luiz (who is on probation for the Rafael's incident). My list is way too long.

These followers translate to £ £ £ £ to our dear footballers. With them moving clubs for bigger salaries, threaten to move if clubs don't up their pay, is there anything they wouldn't do for followers?

And that has made the badge kissing and club loving generation! 

A footballer kisses a badge on Saturday, requests transfer on Sunday, sold at midnight on Sunday and on Monday he is holding a press conference declaring that his new club has been his dream club since he was six days old!

Badge kissing and club loving is all business today. We were lucky to have the likes of Carragher, Lampard, Raul, Casillas, Steven Gerrard, Puyol, Xavi, Gary Neville, Scholes, Giggs etc. Let us cherish these men who are still playing, hold on to the memories of those who retired and not force these role models on our current players.

A special shout out to the Baby faced Assassin Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who happily embraced his Super Sub status in his early 20s. Manchester United accepted Tottenham Hotspurs bid in 1998 which will guarantee him more play time and more zeros on his pay cheque but the player refused and chose to stay with MUFC. Now that's some true loving. Ole can spend his whole career not kissing a badge or saying he loves the club and we'll all know that he loves MUFC.

So, Wayne Rooney can sign for Chelsea and I wouldn't loose a tiny bit of my sleep over that. Fabregas can sign for Manchester United and I wouldn't question his loyalty. Suarez can stay at Liverpool and blame shetani mbaya alimpitia  and I wouldn't mind if I was a Liverpool fan. 

They can kiss the badge all they want but they are not fooling me. They can declare their love for club all they want but I am not believing isht. You love the club, do something that will make a statement, don't just kiss the badge or say you love the club. I would kiss Liverpool's badge for the right price, with a smile!

So, that's me with the badge kissing and club loving ballers.

Cheers.....

Dear Uncle Moyes

Dear uncle David,

I hope all is well with you and your family. And I hope you are as excited to start your new job as I am excited to watch you do it!

First things first, let me wish you the best of everything in this new challenge. It is definitely the biggest challenge of your career but if anybody can take over after Grandpa Alex, that person is none other than you.

I saw your 2013/2014 tasks. From the first five I can say, you need all the support you can get! That is your chance to show that you will not be bullied around by the so called big Five!

Chelsea are coming home and only one dream comes true at the Theater of Dreams and we all know whose dreams! Show Liverpool why we are THE Red Devils and paint Manchester Red, starting from Etihad. On the Etihad task, please uncle we can not start a season with noises, please uncle David shut those Noisy neighbors up!

I know how every grown up say they were always first in class, if Grandpa Alex told you this, that old man lied! It took him six seasons to come first. Moral of this story is, it is not how you start it is how you do, continue doing and how you end your Manchester United stay.

Me and the rest of the family got your back. We are 110% behind you. if we retain the EPL it will be great, FA will be sensational, Capital One will be okay and please warn us now if you are going to win Champions League, we don't wanna loose anybody to heart attacks!

But, if worse comes to worst and we end with nothing we will still stand behind you. We know you can do this and you will do this, win us trophies and make us proud and we are willing to wait.

If I was your boss, I would give you a three seasons probation. Don't ask me why Grandpa Alex had six and you have three, grandpa Alex was new to Division One and you have at least 10years of experience in Premier League. And not to mention you having champions for players! So, being me I will review your performance after your three seasons probation, which is right after 2015/2016 season.

If I can tell you a few things Uncle David, please and please do not give in to Jose's mind games! And you already know Arsene is not as scary as he looks!

Lastly, I know my birthday is in December but if I can make an early birthday wish; will you please sign Thiago Alcantara? Can we please keep Wayne Rooney too?

Talk to you soon Uncle David.

XOXO,
@Zamaradi_M