Sometimes I wish Gerrard would get 'injured'

The word is Wayne Rooney got 'injured' today in training and will be out for a month. Just in time to miss two matches for England, the Austria friendly and the Euro qualifier against Croatia. Tell me, why is it that United players just happen to get injured right before they're about to go out on International duty? Rooney always seems to 'stump his toe' every time England comes a-knockin', especially when it's just a friendly, and I seem to recall Tevez earlier this season 'not feeling well enough' to play for Argentina when he was the only true striker on the United bench.

Other than not having to play the two matches for the Three Lions, Rooney will also miss two meaningless Champions League matches and Premiership ties with Blackburn, Bolton, Fulham, and maybe even the leviathan that is Derby County. Oh no! So he'll basically miss one match that they have a slight chance of not winning in the Rovers. The convenience of pulling up lame right now is a bit overwhelming. I know, I know, he left the training facility on crutches (no, my eyes aren't rolling).

Anyhow, wouldn't it be advantageous for Gerrard to get an elbow bruise or possibly even a hangnail and not be available to try and save McClaren's ass? Those two weeks off would probably do him wonders. And what about Harry Kewell, maybe King Harry can stick his fingers down his throat, throw-up, and then claim he's too sick to play for the Socceroos against Nigeria. That would be grand, but unfortunately not our style. No, I'm willing to bet that even though Torres might not play for us before the upcoming international break, that he'll probably still feature for Spain in their two Euro qualifying matches next week anyhow. That's just the kind of players that wear our crest.

Oh, and don't be surprised if Rooney makes another of his 'miraculous recoveries.'