‘Hi rio do u want picking up in the morning pal’: Recalling Wayne Rooney’s Twitter glory days

Plenty of journalists to have dealt with Wayne Rooney over the years remark how he is much more intelligent and articulate than he is given credit for. The same, however, cannot be said for Rooney’s approach to Twitter.

At their best, Rooney’s tweets are less streams of consciousness and more primitive notes of communication that will be studied in hundreds of years.

We absolutely love Rooney, and his tweets are one of the many reasons we feel the way we do – so we’ve compiled 12 of the best.

Rio

Hi rio do u want picking up in the morning pal

— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) April 23, 2011

Whitney Houston

Whitney has passed away. RIP u will live on forever. Cant believe it. I wanna run to u. Really cant believe this. @

— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) February 12, 2012

Piers Morgan

@piersmorgan shut up u egg and get out of cowells hole. Won't tell u again.

— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) June 23, 2011

I’ll put u asleep

@WayneRooney I’ll put u asleep within 10 seconds u little girl. Don’t say stuff and not follow up on it. I’ll be waiting

— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) May 17, 2011

Mr Bean

Mr bean. Funny

— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) July 27, 2012

Hair transplant

It's still a bit bruised and swollen when it dies down u will be first to see it. Anyone recommend any good hair gel. Haha

— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) June 4, 2011

Piers Morgan, again

@piersmorgan hello big pants

— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) March 3, 2013

Phil Neville

@fizzer18 shut up Philip u are boring the life out of me on this

— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) July 8, 2011

Mate

Mate mate mate mate mate.

— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) July 2, 2011

Tapping up

I don't know if phil jones is signing for us just saying he is a good player that's all. I haven't got a clue if he is signing or not.

— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) June 8, 2011

Fucking hell

Just to confirm to everyone i have now named my horse switcharooney.

— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) February 15, 2012

Leg

Utd til I die. Everton til I die. Believe. Come together. The beatles. Leg.

— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) May 14, 2011

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