Fri 26 May 06
Ins and Outs of Strikers
Rooney:
He’s traveling to Germany but only with the prospect of a further scan on June 14. As noted by one of our regular contributors, this is proving to be a tricky dilemma both medically and politically. So count him out of the group stages for now.
Johnson:
Andy’s definitely on his way back to the Premiership. Wigan and Bolton are both ready to pony up £8.5M for his services. I would hope that he tends towards Wigan: Paul Jewell is getting it right at the JJB, whereas Big Sam has been failing in the clutch of late while on the road. And I still hope that Andy gets a call-up for Germany in light of Rooney’s condition. I will not hop onto the inexplicable bandwagon for the Merseyside Lurch.
Update: Now the Toffees have joined the bidding war for Johnson. I still stand by my observation above.
Paul Canniff
