@owlstalk Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 What Wayne Rooney has done for Derby County in a season of turmoil: Wayne Rooney got the news from Sky Sports that Derby County was going into administration. Rumors say that this news caused panic in Coleen Rooney as Wayne's mental health was not in a good shape. Mel Morris wasn't even picking up any calls. As a result, Rooney used the club doctor's phone to get in contact with Mel Morris Wayne Rooney gave his personal contact number to the Derby County faithful which the official supporters club of The Rams confirmed Rooney paid for training equipments and away accommodations when the club was short of money Derby started using a drone in training, which was seen in the video that Rio Ferdinand made when he went inside their training ground. In the video, a staff member says, the manager bought it "I am committed to this football club. I grew up on a council estate in Liverpool. I know how tough life can be. What kind of person would I be if I went and laid on a beach for a few weeks." - Wayne Rooney reassured Derby fans that he was not going to walk off "I'll stand in front of you, I'll take all the criticism." - Curtis Davies (Derby County defender) on what Wayne Rooney has said to the players Wayne Rooney did overtime multiple times and slept in his office to get the players ready. Rooney was dubbed a 'Guardian Angel' by Derby faithful to which he responded "It is the first time I have been called that He rejected Everton saying he has an 'Important' job at Derby. Commitment He has 3 league tables in the dressing room, the original one, the one with no points deductions, and the one with -12 points deductions to motivate the squad With Derby County currently sitting in 23rd place with 15 points, they are 7 points off from safety with 18 games still to go. A result beyond expectations from Wayne Rooney and his players Wayne Rooney is on the verge of achieving a landmark with Derby County that nobody expected him to reach. 2 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31Dec1966 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 50 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: What Wayne Rooney has done for Derby County in a season of turmoil: Wayne Rooney got the news from Sky Sports that Derby County was going into administration. Rumors say that this news caused panic in Coleen Rooney as Wayne's mental health was not in a good shape. Mel Morris wasn't even picking up any calls. As a result, Rooney used the club doctor's phone to get in contact with Mel Morris Wayne Rooney gave his personal contact number to the Derby County faithful which the official supporters club of The Rams confirmed Rooney paid for training equipments and away accommodations when the club was short of money Derby started using a drone in training, which was seen in the video that Rio Ferdinand made when he went inside their training ground. In the video, a staff member says, the manager bought it "I am committed to this football club. I grew up on a council estate in Liverpool. I know how tough life can be. What kind of person would I be if I went and laid on a beach for a few weeks." - Wayne Rooney reassured Derby fans that he was not going to walk off "I'll stand in front of you, I'll take all the criticism." - Curtis Davies (Derby County defender) on what Wayne Rooney has said to the players Wayne Rooney did overtime multiple times and slept in his office to get the players ready. Rooney was dubbed a 'Guardian Angel' by Derby faithful to which he responded "It is the first time I have been called that He rejected Everton saying he has an 'Important' job at Derby. Commitment He has 3 league tables in the dressing room, the original one, the one with no points deductions, and the one with -12 points deductions to motivate the squad With Derby County currently sitting in 23rd place with 15 points, they are 7 points off from safety with 18 games still to go. A result beyond expectations from Wayne Rooney and his players Wayne Rooney is on the verge of achieving a landmark with Derby County that nobody expected him to reach. I don't like Derby County and I didn't think Rooney would make a manager but I take my hat off to him. I know a couple of Derby fans and they say they have never seen a team spirit like it. It really rubs it in that most of our team showed no fighting spirit whatever last season. They should be ashamed of themselves. I still hope they go down but at least they'll go down fighting, and whatever, well done Wayne Rooney. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 fair play to him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Henderson Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 I'm genuinely surprised at that, never liked Derby, the club, the city or the people (I work there) and I never liked Rooney - always thought he was overrated. But he does seem to be taking this very seriously, which is a suprise. Maybe I will have to rethink my opinion of him, maybe. But I will still always dislike Derby, immensely. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sova Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 As well as he and Derby have done, they'd currently be on 36 points from 29 games without the deduction - equivalent to 57 points for the season. Take 21 off that and you get 36, so that's the tally they're on target to finish on. They'd be extremely fortunate to stay up with that. Of course, they face bigger threats than relegation right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otley Owl Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Yeah fair play to him, he does seem to be doing well. He's ridiculed a lot, and he doesn't always come across very well, but you can't argue with the points in the OP. I've found myself getting caught up on the 'dislike' bandwagon, eg it does my head in when the cameras are on him and he's stood there spitting, but he is who he is. He's not done badly out of life. Enjoyed watching him when he played at Hillsborough a couple of seasons ago, just strolled through it looking a level above, albeit in an unrecognisable position compared to how he made his career. Reminded me of when Sheridan came back and did the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 On the other hand, his reported £90k pw salary is/was part of the reason that they're in this mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salli Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, alanharper said: On the other hand, his reported £90k pw salary is/was part of the reason that they're in this mess. Shhh don't mention that. We need to feel sorry for plucky Derby. Edited February 4, 2022 by Salli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew1974 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 wasnt there some thing about the sponsor 32 Red having something to do with his salary? - the reason he wore 32 as his squad number. in all fairness, he's done a great job with them. much as I want them to implode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salli Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 21 minutes ago, andrew1974 said: wasnt there some thing about the sponsor 32 Red having something to do with his salary? - the reason he wore 32 as his squad number. in all fairness, he's done a great job with them. much as I want them to implode Something like that yeah. A plucky loophole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairy Tail Owl Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Also if he was signed as a player at the time, its not his fault for accepting the money? He wouldn't have been privy to the financial situation and I doubt he's still pulling that much in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 After seeing a few of Derby's early matches with a team cobbled together from wherever he could get a player i was convinced they'd be relegated by now He's done a remarkable job there Kudos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling with laughter Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 “ He has 3 league tables in the dressing room, the original one, the one with no points deductions, and the one with -12 points deductions to motivate the squad” Not understanding this. Isn’t the original one the same as the one with no points deductions? So two league tables? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beighton Owl 87 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 26 minutes ago, Owling with laughter said: “ He has 3 league tables in the dressing room, the original one, the one with no points deductions, and the one with -12 points deductions to motivate the squad” Not understanding this. Isn’t the original one the same as the one with no points deductions? So two league tables? I'm guessing the original one is the current league table with -21. No idea what the -12 is for and how that could motivate the squad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickly Kevin Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 He smells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedee Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 A fabulous footballer who is showing signs of becoming an excellent manager. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Fair play to him, can’t stand Derby and didn’t like Rooney as a player but he is doing a very good job with Derby. Still hope they do down though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew1974 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 He’s got nothing else to do now that the papers have reported his wife won’t let him out without a chaperone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitechapel Owl Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Just when people were starting to like him...... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60312167 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markg Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 8 minutes ago, Whitechapel Owl said: Just when people were starting to like him...... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60312167 Made me like him more. Made John Terry leave on crutches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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