Community | November 04, 2010 | 4 comments

Shrek-like Wayne Rooney set on fire for bonfire night

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will finally get fired – as the celebrity villain at this year's most controversial bonfire night.

It's true that the player has a face only a mother could love so to stay true to his appearance the 49ft (15 meters) statue of Rooney has been given green ogre-style Shrek ears. Dressed in full kit, the giant Rooney clutches a copy of his new five-year contract and a holdall full of cash. The actual effigy has been stuffed with fireworks and will go up in flames on Saturday at Edenbridge Bonfire Society's annual parade in Kent.

It’s been an tumultuous year for the star striker and his antics have made him the obvious choice for this year’s bonfire baddie. In September he hit the headlines over allegations that he slept with two prostitutes whilst his wife Colleen was pregnant with their first child. Then his loyalty to his club came into question as he suggested he was going to leave before signing a new lucrative deal with the club - taking home £200,000-a-week, making him Britain's highest paid footballer.

Rooney will now join previous baddies Katie Price, Saddam Hussein, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair, in the Edenbridge Bonfire Society’s hall of infamy in Kent.

Organiser Charles Laver said: “This year Rooney was the runaway choice.

“We did think of him when he was allegedly sleeping with prostitutes but that all died down. Then he stepped up to the mark with all his wage demand shenanigans.”

"I hate football myself so I'm quite happy to burn a footballer," he added.

Dressed in full kit, the giant Rooney clutches a copy of his new five-year contract and a holdall full of cash. Last year an effigy of Katie Price, aka Jordan, was burnt.

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