Not much of a record to be proud for. I am not too sure that Rooney is the kind of manager any club will run after unless he does it for nothing, .. Good player and goal scorer, but nothing else notable about him, apart from a penchant for old biddies of the night..
Managerial As of match played 1 January 2024 Managerial record by team and tenure Derby County 14 November 2020 26 June 2022 85 24 22 39 28.2 % D.C. United 31 July 2022 7 October 2023 53 14 14 25 26.4 % Birmingham City 11 October 2023 2 January 2024 15 2 4 9 13.3 % Total 153 40 40 73 26.1 To be honest looking at that record he will be lucky if any team offers him a job, his win percentage at Blues is/was horrendous, he took them from 6th place when he was appointed to 20th when he was sacked, that takes some doing..
We know you are far from being a football lover, bigmac, and even though Birmingham's ground is not far from your house, it is not a journey you would make. My father took me to Goodison Park in Liverpool to see Everton when I was seven or eight years old. He was a fanatical supporter when he was alive, and this went from father to son, as it often does.
nearest to me was west brom--i lived there the year they won the cup. Friends lived near Villa park. I often went passed the blues ground on the bus to my grannies. I hated the game after being forced to play as a young teenager at grammar school. I can still remember getting a heavy wet real leather football full force in the face and waking up in the freezing mud. I took up chess after that. Ive seen crowd violence close up at West Bromwich. I lived there when they won the cup..69-71.
The board has to take some responsibility for Rooney’s appointment with Birmingham in such a strong position prior to his appointment.
Those "casies" in the 1960's and 70's were a nightmare, Malcolm, I agree. If the lace connected to your noggin, you knew about it. I still remember the pain too. Things changed and the footballs became better.
top of my hate list is Rugby. nightmare legal violence. Yet my son loves it and has played for years--and has the scars to prove it.
Looks likes Gerrard is slipping also https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...d-by-status-but-al-ettifaq-job-in-the-balance
