Wayne Rooney Wins PFA Player Of The Year Award 2010

[Raptor]

Manchester United star Wayne Rooney has been voted PFA Player of the Year.

The England striker, who looks likely to miss the rest of the Premier League season through injury, was in London to collect his award.

Rooney, who has twice won the Young Player of the Year award, was hot favourite to take the honour voted for by his playing colleagues after scoring 26 goals in 30 Premier League appearances so far this season.

The 24-year-old succeeds United team-mate Ryan Giggs in claiming the award and he was handed the honour ahead of Chelsea's Didier Drogba, Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas and Carlos Tevez of Manchester City.

"It's a great feeling to win the Player of the Year award because it's voted for by the players," said Rooney.
"It's something I'm really proud of and it's a great honour.
"I remember coming here in 2005 and 2006 to win the Young Player of the Year.
"I saw the players winning the main one and it's something I've aimed for since."

Ferguson tribute

Rooney, the first Englishman to win the award since Steven Gerrard in 2006, paid tribute to the influence United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has had on his career.
"Sir Alex is a great manager who has really brought me on as a player since I joined United," he said.
"His hunger passes through to the players. It's great to see that he's pushing 70 and hasn't changed a bit.
"I'm sure he'll be here for a long time yet."

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[gunner]

No surprise really. One man team.

[steve10574]

Prob get laughed out the room here but how is there no spurs player in that team of the year or young persons short list???? Or zamora or bent for that matter?

[Raptor]

No surprise really. One man team.

Stop talking utter shit.

[beerman]

Fully deserved IMO.

[B.I.G.]

No surprise he's played well this year.

How the fuck is Reina not the keeper in the team of the season baffles me.We've been undoutedly shite this season and yet he's still on for the golden gloves for the fourth time in five years.

[ilscuro]

No surprise he's played well this year.

How the fuck is Reina not the keeper in the team of the season baffles me.We've been undoutedly shite this season and yet he's still on for the golden gloves for the fourth time in five years.

No doubt Reina's a great goalie, but from what i've seen of Joe hart this season, he deserves his inclusion.

Joe Hart (Birmingham), Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea), Richard Dunne (Aston Villa), Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Antonio Valencia (Manchester United), Darren Fletcher (Manchester United), James Milner (Aston Villa), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Didier Drogba (Chelsea).

[cyprus]

Rooney has been in inspirational form this season. One of the best seasons of his career. Lets hope he's fit for the World Cup. After that the fat cunt can be injured all he likes!

[Raptor]

lol

[Robbo]

And James Milner Young Player of the year
2nd Villa player in a row to get it

[BBK]

And James Milner Young Player of the year
2nd Villa player in a row to get it

I hope he wins the main award next year, making him the 5th United player in a row to win it

(ok, I can dream, him or Modric are my two wants for this summer, I'm planning on being disapponted!)

[biffo1]

well deserved , but man u are never a 1 man team , so ya talking crap ya not a scouser by any chance are ya

[Nikki]

Well done to him, he fully deserves it. Some cracking performances and goals this season.

[littlebilly1]

Well done to him, he fully deserves it. Some cracking performances and goals this season.

lets hope he can reproduce the same performances and goals in the world cup,

[wijit]

Rooney has shown a new side to him since Ronaldo went. He's being played in a far better position but I still worry that he covers so much of the pitch. I mean, should he really be dropping right back in defence they way he does, and should Evra really be going as far forward as he does?
I bet it was close on votes bewteen him a Drgba though, both have had an amazing season, but as has been mentioned, how has no Spurs plare got in there? In fact, how no City players have got there is also beyond me.

[petey85]

Player of the year...what shite again. Why can't they wait till the season is over!!
What if Gerrard scored a hat-trick today to beat Chelsea, then another next week and Liverpool rescued their season with 4th place and victory in the Europa?
Not that it was ever likely, but why discount the crucial games of the season, when there's still 3 trophies English teams could win.

[BBK]

Player of the year...what shite again. Why can't they wait till the season is over!!
What if Gerrard scored a hat-trick today to beat Chelsea, then another next week and Liverpool rescued their season with 4th place and victory in the Europa?
Not that it was ever likely, but why discount the crucial games of the season, when there's still 3 trophies English teams could win.

because its about INDIVIDUAL performances over a whole SEASON, and unless I'm mistaken, Rooney has been pretty much the standout performer over the whole season. Gerrard could have scored 10 on Sunday and still had a pretty shit season by HIS standards. Lampard, Drogba etc have performed admirably, but not in a way that IMO is anything above how those players have performed for the past few years. Doesn't denigrate their feats, which are admirable, but I don't think too many people would say Rooney hasn't been the stand out player of the season. Without him United would probably have been fighting Liverpool for 7th.

[B.I.G.]

Without him United would probably have been fighting Liverpool for 7th.

Are you suggesting Man u are a one man team?

[BBK]

Are you suggesting Man u are a one man team?

No suggestion about it, its fact. Well, certainly up front. We have one man in our side capable of scoring goals regularly, and lets be honest, when we talk about "one man teams" we are rarely considering the defence Defensively we are very sound!