The two stories seem unrelated but are actually tightly linked, and together raise the age-old question: If people are too lazy (or busy) to walk from the car to the burger counter, does it really matter if the fries have a little less fat?
Nor, perhaps, is it surprising that Rooney has been at the center of stories which, though officially unrelated to his contractual situation, appear remarkably coincidental in terms of timing.
These reported changes and seemingly unrelated events that often occur serendipitously, can provide powerful opportunities for new heroic stories to be told.