David James puts his oar in in The Indie:
"Of course a sports psychologist can help - it's certainly helped me.
"Wayne is still a very young man in a position which has a lot of strain and stress. He is a decent lad under a tremendous amount of pressure.
"People think you must be crackers if you've got a psychologist but psychology is part of the building bricks to make a top athlete.
"I'm a much-improved goalkeeper and professional athlete courtesy of my psychology work. It does help.
"Wayne is a very energetic character. It's energy, energy all the time and I suppose it's difficult to know what to do with it.
"You see Wayne in a training session and when he has lost a game he is not happy. I don't think he should be afraid of trying things that just might help him."
Alan Smith:
"Naturally, we'll all try to help Wayne and the biggest disappointment for him and all of us is knowing that he can't play against Benfica in the next game. He will suffer when he has to watch that game from the stands but whatever we say to him, you only stop reacting the way he did when you realise yourself that you mustn't do it.
"At the end of my last season at Leeds, I knew that I needed to be playing all the time and I went 17 games without a booking to make sure I played every week. That's what you've got to look at and now, playing in the position I am for Manchester United, I've got even more responsibility. It's not a question of counting to 10 but knowing that if I'd been sent off in midweek, I would have been no good to anybody. I'd have been no good if Roy had been fit, injured or suspended."
Paul Gascoigne:
"People forget how old Wayne is. It is not fair relying on a 19-year-old kid to win games for England.
"That should not happen. He should be welcomed, cuddled and caressed - and looked after a bit more.
"Of course you have to tell him to behave as well, but that will take time. It is not going to happen overnight just because he got sent off once.
"But if it does not happen with Sir Alex Ferguson then Wayne is a fool to himself because he will get fed up sitting in the stands all the time through suspension."
Eriksson meanwhile expressed confidence that Rooney would learn his lesson.
"I know it has been a difficult time for Wayne recently but I am absolutely certain he will learn from his mistakes and bounce back," the Swede said.
"He is only 19 and he is already one of the best young players in the world.
I Have Never Been Booked in his Telegraph column:
We have a tendency in this country to accentuate the negative and I would just ask that we give Wayne some slack; to lay off him a little bit. I was blessed to be born without a temper, whereas Rooney clearly has a lot of anger and cannot help expressing it. We should not forget, however, that as a football player, his talent is way above his age and it is a shame that his behaviour is not.
He is, though, a product of his generation and we live in a world where teenage kids seem to go out and get drunk all the time and cause problems for everyone. Rooney grew up in a tough environment but thanks to the disciplines of football, behaves in a much more responsible manner than almost any other normal lad of 19 with his background.
People who have suddenly jumped on the cricket bandwagon after England's recapture of the Ashes are also making nonsensical comparisons to the behaviour of cricketers. The two sports not only tend to attract entirely different personalities but people from completely different social backgrounds.
As a footballer, Rooney is absolutely exceptional, the best young talent that I have ever seen and, although this is no excuse, his age is an extenuating circumstance and so are the forces that shape players like him. A lot of brilliant players had an edge to them; Maradona for example, and to an extent even Johan Cruyff. But over time, such people learn to deal with their demons, as I am sure even Rooney will.
Eriksson:
"I know it has been a difficult time for Wayne recently but I am absolutely certain he will learn from his mistakes and bounce back..
"He is only 19 and he is already one of the best young players in the world.
"Wayne has a tremendous desire to win every game he plays as all great players do. He is a winner and he is one of the players who can make a difference for England now and for many years to come."
Charlton's Chief Exec (he's called Peter Varney) FFS:
"Projecting the right image of the sport is vital and there are those who need to reflect on the damage their actions do to the professional game," he said.
"The sight of the England captain being subjected to a string of foul abuse by a fellow player in full view of the nation damages not only England but the game as a whole.
"We need good role models to promote our game. We could stick our heads in the sand and hope these issues disappear, but they must be addressed."
Heinze:
"Rooney is a young player and he has still got a lot to learn. But he is going to have to change the way he behaves - especially with referees.
"We are all trying to help him, especially the older players and the manager, but he has a special character.
"When he misbehaves he always shows us that he is sorry and tells us not to worry because it won't happen again. But it does happen again - and the team suffers."