Wayne Rooney

[durhamclaret]

For anyone who is interested WR has left DC United by mutual consent.

[evensteadiereddie]

[Quickenthetempo]

He keeps getting linked with the Brum job, although their win against WBA on Friday night must give Eustace some breathing space.

[mkmel]

There were one or two on here that put his name forward when we were looking to replace Sean Dyche

[CoolClaret]

Done nothing to suggest he’d be a decent gaffer.

[Barlickclaret]

He keeps getting linked with the Brum job, although their win against WBA on Friday night must give Eustace some breathing space.

On twitter he's got job, with John oshea and ash Cole his new backroom staff.

[Vegas Claret]

Done nothing to suggest he’d be a decent gaffer.

could be their new owners have seen the level of players VK has been able to attract and are going to try the same thing, otherwise yeah, square root of nothing to suggest he's better than Eustace at this point. It could hugely backfire on their new owners if it all goes tits up (which I think it will)

[Foshiznik]

Did well at Derby

[bfcjg]

Did well at Derby

Did even better at the Derby and Joan club. Allegedly.

[Conroysleftfoot]

I see that Birmingham have potted Eustace, to make way for Rooney I presume.

[Longsidelenny1882]

The next Birmingham manager the best kept secret in football utc

[IanMcL]

Unlucky Eustace. 6th in league with minimum spend. Not a name. Just a manager doing his stuff.

Hope the wheels come off for the Yanks. Will be just desserts.

[Granny WeatherWax]

Absolutely ridiculous replacing Eustace with a manger who has a 28% win percentage, purely due to who he is.

Same at Rangers if they appoint Lampard.

[Bordeauxclaret]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Eustace ends up at Rangers.

[ClaretTony]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Eustace ends up at Rangers.

He's favourite for the job and he's done a good job at Birmingham

[claretonthecoast1882]

Birmingham should have hung on a day or 2 they might have got money for him instead of paying him to go

[jrgbfc]

Eustace seemed to do a good job at Brum. Steadied the ship when they were a bit of a mess of the field and made a good start this season.

[chekhov]

Rooney appointed. Shame for the old manager, probably made their best start to a season for quite a while. I can see this backfiring.

[Nori1958]

There were one or two on here that put his name forward when we were looking to replace Sean Dyche

I think the documentary proved that they were correct

[Commy]

They want a 'no fear' policy for all of their teams. Watch the goals fly in the wrong end .

[bfcjg]

https://www.gbnews.com/sport/wayne-roon ... m-football
Going well. Also has Wayne got 6 coats on ? To many burgers methinks.

[claptrappers_union]

Getting potted apparently

[DAVETHEVICAR]

Not before time
Birmingham 6 th in Division when Eustace was sacked and Rooney appointed
Birmingham now 20 th

[mkmel]

BBC News - Wayne Rooney: Birmingham City sack manager after just 15 games in charge
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67858866

[Rick_Muller]

that went well

[Vincent'sCap]

Clueless owners appoint clueless man,what did they expect?

[AmbleClaret]

You'd have thought they'd have learned,rinse and repeat.

[Ziggy Stardust]

Looks like we have some of the better US owners around. Thank god they are not at our club. They unveiled him promising no fear attacking football and he plainly didn't have the players for that. Eustace knew this and got the best out of what he had. Whatever you think of Rooney as a manager that was never going to work.

[ElectroClaret]

Brum were 5th in the Championship when they made the ridiculous decision to sack Eustace in October.
Dropped like a stone ever since.

Barmpot goings on there.

[Cooclaret]

Rooney is a busted flush. Whilst we’re at it so is Gerrard.

[RetroClaret]

Probably announce Joey Barton next

[aclaretinstevenage]

Inevitable. I wonder what criteria they used to sack Eustace and appoint Rooney - other than his reputation as a player.

Easy to say serves them right - but it serves them right! Idiot owners.

[ksrclaret]

Everyone said at the time what an incredible decision it was to sack Eustace and appoint Rooney. Seemingly everyone with an interest in football could see what would happen apart from the owners. Thick as mince.

I wouldn’t mind, but the very same club did the same a few years ago in sacking Gary Rowett and replacing him with Zola. I feel sorry for their fans.

[Swizzlestick]

No surprise Garry Cook was involved in all this.

[jrgbfc]

Might have to be Saudi Arabia for Rooney if he wants to carry on in management. Never know he might be able to get Stevie G's job.

[ecc]

There was a period during Derby's relegation season when Rooney seemed to be doing a pretty good job. I wanted them down but I followed their results and he even had the loosest of cannons, Ravel Morrison, actually playing regular football.

However, this appointment was just plain wrong. It was a rich man's Watford-Dyche-Zola.

[Vegas Claret]

if they had any sense they'd go all out for Cooper

[burnley007]

if they had any sense they'd go all out for Cooper

so, they won't be doing that then.

[BurnleyFC]

No surprise Garry Cook was involved in all this.

He’s a grade A dick head but keeps on landing good jobs.

[bfcjg]

Rooney will take the opportunity to spend some time with other people's families.

[Swizzlestick]

He’s a grade A dick head but keeps on landing good jobs.

Friends in high places dating all the way back from his Nike marketing days. And that’s what he is - a sales guy whose all about the names.

[Steve1956]

Probably announce Joey Barton next

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[ElectroClaret]

if they had any sense they'd go all out for Cooper

And if Cooper has any sense he'll avoid them like the plague.

[bfcjg]

Owen Coyle listening to Jasper Carrot CD's as we speak perfecting the accent of his childhood adopted home city.

[RammyClaret61]

And if Cooper has any sense he'll avoid them like the plague.

Why? 2 year contract.. shown the door after 6 months.. Quids in!!

Football management is a licence to print money.

[Clive 1960]

very similar to when Zola was in charge there great players don't always make great managers, you would think the owners would have learned there lesson but obviously not ..

[Nonayforever]

Wayne is obviously the big name that owners want but his "success " achieved at Derby was probably down to Rosenior who is now doing OK at Hull and looks like Burnley are keeping sweet.

[bfcjg]

They were probably hoping for a Vincent Kompany style impact, however as people they are chalk and cheese.

[Jakubclaret]

Why? 2 year contract.. shown the door after 6 months.. Quids in!!

Football management is a licence to print money.

It's completely crazy I can't think of any other environment that rewards so much for failure.

[bfcjg]

It's completely crazy I can't think of any other environment that rewards so much for failure.

Cabinet ministers have a decent record of screwing up one department then moving onto another and proceeding to screw that up as well.