Legend Rooney insists he can still write more history in a Saints shirt

TWO cup-winning goals have gold-plated Shaun Rooney’s St Johnstone legend status.

But the double hero doesn’t want to close the book on his Saints story – because his sights are set on a Perth return to put even more silverware in the McDiarmid Park boardroom.

No player will have crammed more never-tobe-forgotten moments into 24 months of football in the club’s history.

The injury-time goal in the second leg of Saints’ Premiership statuspreserving play-off against Inverness proved to be Rooney’s last contribution for the scrapbooks, as a transfer to Fleetwood Town was announced just a few days later.

However, with plenty of good years left in him, Rooney would love to write a second chapter at the place he will forever be adored. The 25-year-old admitted that putting distance between himself and Saints hasn’t quickened the process of putting his achievements in perspective.

“It’s not sunk in yet actually,” he said.

“It probably won’t until I’m retired and I look back on my career.

“I saw Jason (Kerr) the other day and he was saying: ‘You do know it’s absolutely mental what you’ve done in the last couple of years?’

“It is surreal to think you’re looked upon as a legend having just been at the club for two seasons.

“There’s a few legends in the team I played in for sure – Muzz, Ginge, Spoony, Stevie May.

“We’ll hopefully always be invited back for reunion dinners! You never know what’s going to happen next in football.

“Hopefully I’ll be back later in my career for more. Everybody wished me well and said nice things when I left and I’d definitely want to come back one day. Who knows, hopefully I’ll score another two cup final goals.”

ROTHERHAM have completed the signing of Jamie McCart on a threeyear deal, following the expiry of the defender’s contract at St Johnstone.

Shaun Rooney wants a Saints return.