Comments on: Rooney & Nike, Shocking Marketing Image

By: K.C.

K.C. — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:12:43 +0000

I think it was ment to look like the english flag, the background being white and the red cross

By: razz

razz — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:50:23 +0000

it’good, Ilike a nike football boots but not possible buy nepal.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:47:12 +0000

Good

By: ---

--- — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:07:54 +0000

it depends what player you are, ive had both pair of boots, im a striker and i prefer the nike legends this is because they are made out of lether and you can get a real feel for the ball, vapours are very light and they dont offer you much protection meaning tht you pick up injuries regularly.

(p.s i fractured my leg in a pair vapours )

By: UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:21:26 +0000

i am a striker and i average 2-3 goals a game, my advice is if your fast get the nike vapours, but if your more of a power kick i’d reccomend the adidas predators, i am more of a speedy player, but i bought the predators and i’m extremely comfortable with them. but it’s really up to you…..

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:14:53 +0000

That picture is not the entire picture. I saw the whole thing and you can see it if you look it up on google images but in his left hand he is holding C. Ronaldo’s head by the hair and it is severed as if Rooney beheaded Ronaldo and smeared the blood from his neck on himself. This is obviously because of Rooney’s sending off in the World Cup but Rooney and Ronaldo are still the best of mates so yea.

By: greg

greg — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:34:56 +0000

i play for barca b and i wear umbro xa14 111 fg

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iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:47:06 +0000

the zoom airs are much better

By: rooney

rooney — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:45:43 +0000

get the vapours a lot lighter and you get a much better shot than the zoom airs

By: iveroon

iveroon — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:03:57 +0000

i recommend you to get air legend, i collect soccer cleats, i have like 30 of them, from george’s weah diadora, ronaldinho air legend and r10, r9 vapors, from 1 2 and 3, talaria, f 50+, F+10, predator accelerator, nike supremacy, rivaldo’s mizuno,kelme,so far air legend are still the best. If you want speed, get vapors, but vapors kinda hurt when u hit the ball, not that much protection on vapors, f50 is a good cleats for a playmaker, but air legend, it got the touch, the speed, the look, the comfort, the grip.

By: ronald

ronald — Fri, 25 May 2007 04:47:35 +0000

as i read many comments is see that many of u guys play for the youth clubs such as arsenal and chelsea. u guys are so lucky i wish i would live in the uk or europe so that i could play with a good team. all the teams in the us for the youth are bad. and have ne of u guys seen or met some real pros which play in the epl.

also thanks for the help about the f50 boots imma keep em now and i wont change em.

By: credo

credo — Tue, 22 May 2007 17:27:47 +0000

vapours for me are brilliante iam a striker and i have scored 30 goals this season beacause of them.so my advise to all of you is buy some vapours

By: Baker

Baker — Thu, 10 May 2007 03:16:41 +0000

First off, as soon as I saw this I knew exactly what they were going for…Rooney plays for England’s national team, and he is English himself. These advertisements are going up in England and it makes perfect sense. He is not emulating the crucifix, and that is not blood on him.

He has his arms out so the long part of St. Georges’ Cross can be showing, it would make sense if his arms were crossed… the colours are that of the flag as well…one of the more famous flags associated with England…I love the advertisement and it is very passionate. I don’t see any problems with this at all…

By: JamesG

JamesG — Mon, 07 May 2007 10:22:08 +0000

Well I’ve never owned a pair of F50’s, but my friends say they are decent enough boots if you are willing to take the little bit of extra time to keep them in good shape. On the other hand I have worn the two major footballing boots that are out today: The Adidas Predators and the Nike Vapors.
Lets start with the Vapors. Yes, they are extremely light and are nice to have on your feet when its getting to the final minutes of a match. I really don’t think they necessarily make you faster, it’s more of just a mind set placed there by Nike’s advertisements of making you faster. Speed is more on who’s wearing the boot, but if wearing them makes you think you are faster, then go for it. Vapors have good touch, though not quite as nice as the touch of kangaroo leather, but again, I strongly feel that its the player, not the shoes. The downsides to vapors are that they do cause blisters when you first buy them, but that is not a huge deal. The bigger dislike that I had for them, was that being that they are extremely thin, they do not offer much protection to your feet. So occasionally you might take a very hard knock to your feet, which could end in a broken foot. The Adidas Predator offers more protection to your feet, because it is slightly heavier and is made of kangaroo leather. As advertised, the predator has an insole called the powerpulse, that is supposed to add more power to your shot. Again, it is my opinion that this is more of an advertisement than it is true, however it may be true.
Personally, I just remove the Powerpulse insert and insert the backup lighter insoles that come with the shoe, which drops the shoe from about 12 ounces to 10.6 ounces. The difference between the Vapors weight and the predators weight is now very minimal, and the predator still offers more protection. The predator has nice feel and touch, thanks to the kangaroo leather, but you have to make sure that you use leather food on them so that they stay in nice match shape. AGAIN, everything is more on the player not the boot, but the boots do make some things easier and more comfortable. However, each player is different and relies on a different playing style, so you should just try different boots if you are able to and see which one(s) fit your playing style.