Well Fergie has handled his press conferences well in my opinion. It is true that the reasons behind the snub of the new contract is unknown as of yet as Rooney has not spoken about it himself. It is all speculation at the moment. But the bad news is that he does seem to want to leave and the club has to prepare itself if he does go though with a move away from OT.

Like my gut feeling is that he wants to leave England to get out of the spotlight of the English media who lets be honest is the most intrusive anywhere in the world.

I have found it intersting to see both Jose and Wenger came out publicly and stated that they both believe Fergie will convince Rooney to stay and sign a new contract in the end and that Rooney will never enter the transfer market as available.