The Rooney Nike Advert: Whattayareckon?

The team should all line up looking like this for the national anthem!

(apart from Crouch obviously)

Posted from  United Kingdom

that´s just nasty

Posted from  Spain

Looks pretty cool.

Although at first glance it can look like a teaser poster to a gory horror movie

Posted from  United Kingdom

ok… which of you johnny foreigners wants to kick him looking like that? man… he looks nails… good on them… class.

As for german hetro boy frank… maybe the reason germany haven’t done so well in recent seasons is because klinsmann doesn’t pick ‘ugly’ players or something :p

Posted from  United Kingdom

BinaryBloke… “The team should all line up looking like this for the national anthem!

(apart from Crouch obviously)”

yep… cuz he shouldn’t be in the starting line up

Posted from  United Kingdom

Kinda scary at first but pretty cool.

Posted from  Australia

From the linked article:
“…the Christ-like pose of the striker…

“‘Wayne’s a good Catholic boy…

“The trivialisation of Christ’s suffering is highly offensive to Christians and to God…

As a “good Catholic boy” myself (the priest used to wake me up early Sunday mornings when he needed an extra altar boy), I’ve got to say that I DID NOT think of Christ and his crucifixion when I saw the ad.

I saw the St. George’s Cross (symbol of England) painted on Wayne’s too, too white body. I saw fierce patriotism. Who can fault that when it comes to playing in the bloody (pardon the pun) World Cup?

By the way, I also saw images of Braveheart flash through my head.

Posted from  United States

I say they should have just painted his broken foot…even over we know about the hype about “The Broken Metatarsal”

Posted from  United States

Binarybloke=The team should all line up looking like this for the national anthem!

(apart from Crouch obviously)

–>i could NOT possibly image gerrard’s like that lol (^_-)

Posted from  Malaysia

As Chinese,I don’t like it.It looks so uncomfortable.

Posted from  China

From the linked article:
“…the Christ-like pose of the striker…

“Wayne’s a good Catholic boy and I think the obvious crucifixion nuance is one part of it…

“It therefore brings to mind the crucifixion to many people…

Like Rooney, I am a “good Catholic boy”, and I have to say: I DO NOT think of Christ’s crucifixion when I see the ad.

I see fierce patriotism, not agony. I see the St. George’s cross, not blood. I see someone who needs to spend time in a tanning booth.

Frankly, the image that the ad reminded me of was William Wallace (Mel Gibson) in Braveheart.

Sure Wallace had blue, not red, painted on him. But for me the similarity was this: warriors ready to take on the world, single-handedly if need be.

Posted from  United States

Oops…double-posted again!

Sorry for the double-post, but I’ve been having trouble posting on the blog sites lately.

So, the next day, I’ll retype my post, and submit it again…only to see both of them appear.

Go England!

Posted from  United States

Religious people are idiots. It’s nothing new. Nothing wrong with the ad. Looks rad.

People who call religious people “idiots” are idiots.

Posted from  United States

Looks like Shrek having been attacked by something from Resident Evil

Posted from  United States

That is way cool and in your face, like it or not… well done nike…where can I buy one?

That is a great inspiring image-Rooney’s as englands saviour

Posted from  United Kingdom

But…isn’t Rooney technically Irish?-the git.

Posted from  United States

I think it is a fantastic symbol of England and there is absoloutely nothing wrong with it. The idiots who say there is are just looking for more ways to get at Rooney, pretty sad. Can I buy a copy/ print off a copy in A3 form.

C’MON ENGLAND!!!!!!!!!!

Posted from  United Kingdom

maybe instead of that cross, they could have placed the following message:
I got owned in the england vs portugal match at the 61st minute when my teenage hot headedness got the better of me and i just had to stomp on someone’s privates and shove my fellow club player.

and add him holding a red card on each hand too.

Posted from  Singapore

where’s the version holding Ronaldo’s head?

Posted from  Australia

^ yer i wanna see you ronaldo one as well

Posted from  United Kingdom

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Posted from  France

My eyes are burning from see that ugly shit.True he kinda looks like shrek.

Posted from  United States

if u now where to get the pic of rooney holding ronaldos head with his body painted like that can u e-mail me plz
big_gaz_2003@yahoo.co.uk

Posted from  United Kingdom