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Wayne Rooney

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Vodkalimeandice · 26/07/2021 22:44

Poor chap he's been tricked into sharing an evening of drinking & dancing with some lovely blonde 20 somethings. Followed by being tricked into going back to a hotel with them all. Poor chap doesn't have much luck does he?

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lazylump72 · 27/07/2021 10:02

I only hope they have an open marriage albeit with Colleen being more discreet! Surely the lady can;t get any fulfilment in any way other than financial from Wayne.

RoseRedRoseBlue · 27/07/2021 10:05

@Orf1abc

What has he been a victim of? There's no suggestion he was forced back to the room, no suggestion of unwelcome physical contact. The whole thing is incredibly crass, but calling him a victim implies an offence has taken place, and I don't see one.
Nailed it.
Viviennemary · 27/07/2021 10:05

So what. He' a footballer.

MyShoelaceIsUndone · 27/07/2021 10:18

Bless him all he wanted was a quiet drink.
Colleen knows what’s he’s like and is happy to stay with him. She definitely deserves better

ElizabethG81 · 27/07/2021 10:29

@MyShoelaceIsUndone

Bless him all he wanted was a quiet drink. Colleen knows what’s he’s like and is happy to stay with him. She definitely deserves better
Does she though? She's been putting up with this shit since they were engaged and never does anything about it. As people have said, she could leave and get millions. She chooses to stay and doesn't even really seem bothered by it, so I'm not sure she does "deserve better".
BarefootHippieChick · 27/07/2021 10:41

You know you've made it when you become a Snapchat model 🤣

BarefootHippieChick · 27/07/2021 10:43

Colleen will only get rid when Wayne is completely irrelevant and no longer making money

NotTheFunKindOfFeminist · 27/07/2021 10:48

I don't think anyone comes out of this looking good.

The farting video doesn't look real. I think they added the sound effects on.

Seeleyboo · 27/07/2021 10:49

I guess she stays with him to avoid all the new mummy's the poor kids will end up meeting.

BogRollBOGOF · 27/07/2021 10:51

@Ronsmood

For me, the victim blaming argument doesn’t stand up in this situation. He holds 99% of the power. He is physically stronger than those women. Financially he’s untouchable. He has a position of responsibility as a world famous sportsman, father and husband. He shouldn’t behave like this.
I agree with this.

There are people that will attempt to elevate their position off his, especially with his personal history.

Women constantly make decisions to protect themselves (checking the lighting, who's around, not leaving a drink unattended, checking in with others, avoiding "unsafe" places...) Society is harsh on women who become victims ("why was she jogging in a park at 8pm in the dark?") when they put themselves into far less compromising positions than the ones he made while he still had capacity. Were the women right in their actions? No, not at all. But he's led himself into a position where it's very likely that he could be exploited.

Women are too afraid to report sexual harrasment for fear of their actions being torn apart for far far less.

I'm trying to think of an equivilent situation and the best I can come up with is pausing to have a friendly chat at an open car window in a red light district and wondering what went wrong... except those consequences would be far more unplesant.

Neither party has behaved well here.

YesIDoLoveCrisps · 27/07/2021 10:54

I have decided to become a mumsnet model if being a Snapchat model is a thing.

SoupDragon · 27/07/2021 10:59

Society is harsh on women who become victims ("why was she jogging in a park at 8pm in the dark?") when they put themselves into far less compromising positions than the ones he made while he still had capacity. Were the women right in their actions? No, not at all. But he's led himself into a position where it's very likely that he could be exploited.

Oh, the irony 😂😂

Viviennemary · 27/07/2021 11:03

I just read Cheshire police have confirmed they have received a report of blackmail. Victim blaming. Hmm

Elderflower14 · 27/07/2021 11:06

Those boys are going to grow up and read all his indiscretions... He is a terrible role model to them... Coleen should get some gumption and leave him...

Guavafish · 27/07/2021 11:14

His marriage is a sham … I agree with others there is an arrangement.

Those pics are vile and they should be taken down from social media. No consent

roses2 · 27/07/2021 11:16

@Viviennemary

I just read Cheshire police have confirmed they have received a report of blackmail. Victim blaming. Hmm
Or possibly his PR / lawyer team trying to put a "positive" spin on it. Let's see what evidence of blackmail is found.
Oblomov21 · 27/07/2021 11:25

Well he is a right dunce anyway, but on this occasion it would appear bad morals on the girls part, but he should look at his decision making to allow him to get into that situation.

UrgentExit · 27/07/2021 11:31

@lazylump72

I only hope they have an open marriage albeit with Colleen being more discreet! Surely the lady can;t get any fulfilment in any way other than financial from Wayne.
I see Coleen and Wayne's relationship as quite the conundrum. We have no idea how she feels and how she deals with him and his various escapades behind closed doors.

Whoever said upthread that he's a nice lad who never grew up and is very, very dim, seems to have nailed it from what I've seen of him, although I'd qualify that as nice enough when he's sober and he's not your husband. When he goes on nights out without his wife, he really ought to have a paid minder come driver watching over him and making sure he gets home safely. So many of the people who go partying with him seem to melt away and leave him to his own devices. He really isn't discerning about the company he keeps. This isn't victim blaming, the behaviour of those women was just awful and horrible, but he has a track record of poor judgement and putting himself in to bad situations and the company of people who don't have his interests at heart. If nothing else, he should have learned some lessons by now.

Yes, he may be mid 30s and mega wealthy, but he's very clearly not capable of looking out for himself, especially when alcohol's added in to the equation. This isn't even a year ago
heatworld.com/celebrity/news/coleen-rooney-wayne-rooney-drunk-mistake/

If I had to hazard a guess I'd say their relationship isn't like what most of us think a marriage to be. I'd say he feels safe with her and is grateful for their family and the fact she sticks by him and that she has a deep and true affection for him, a kind of love not dissimilar for the love she has for their children. Maybe she too feels safe because that's all she's ever known? I imagine she gets extrememly hurt and absolutely furious, but much like mothers who indulge and allow bad behaviour from their adult children, she puts up with it all and hopes one day he'll change.

If nothing else Mumsnet at least teaches us that not everyone's savvy when it comes to relationships no matter how intelligent, educated or experienced they are. Fortunately not everyone has to play it all out in the public eye.

crabbingbucket · 27/07/2021 11:31

He's disgusting. For some reason the thing I was most grossed out by was the £60 a night room.

He really likes to slum it doesn't he. It must be an illness

Jojoanna · 27/07/2021 11:35

Why is he out in a nightclub anyway inviting women back to his room, why isn’t he with Colleen ? I think they have separate lives

Youdiditanyway · 27/07/2021 11:40

Coleen is Catholic so she won’t willingly divorce him. They’ve been together since school so he’s probably the only man she has ever been with and all she knows. That’s why she stays with him, naff all to do with money (she’ll always be a millionaire now).

He knows Coleen will never leave him so can effectively get away with whatever he wishes. How did the ‘Snapchat models’ end up in his hotel room? He’s old enough to know better than this, he’s a total idiot for getting himself into this situation.

Wheretobuy · 27/07/2021 11:42

I couldn’t stop laughing when I found out that one of the ‘studs’ that Jeremy Clarkson bought for his reality tv show was named after Wayne Rooney (the other was christened Leonardo Di Caprio). How apt! Grin

lastcall · 27/07/2021 11:45

More money than sense. He wasted his talent on booze, smoking and bad food as well. I feel sorry for his kids and don't understand why Colleen stays with the waster.

crabbingbucket · 27/07/2021 11:45

Wonder how the kids will feel when they read about how their dad treated their mum and she put up with it. I'd have had to have left him by now if only to set an example

Fullofglee · 27/07/2021 11:50

Tbh I think he had every intention to cheat again but was too intoxicated. Why would he go back with the women to the hotel, one picture looked like he was very comfortable hugging and kissing. I think he got what he deserved abit of embrassment. Colleen's a mug for staying but she clearly likes the status of being married to him he's nothing to look at.