edmontonowl Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 He's got Birmingham to 6th, just beat WBA 3-1 and now sacked apparently because the American owners want Rooney in. Mental https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67053921 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Sacked an over performing manager doing a good job, in favour of a big name with no decent managerial track record. Because it worked out so well for them last time when they binned Rowett for Zola. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeyswfc Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 American owners never learn. Birmingham fans thought they finally had good owners… Rooney is an awful manager. How long do we think he’ll last? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWEDFM Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Huge risk Can see Brum dropping like a stone if Rooney does get the gig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls maniac Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Feels a bit like when we sacked Stuart Gray. Short term bump but will all end in tears. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulva Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Know someone who was involved at Derby when Rooney was there. Didn’t have a clue by all accounts and Rosenior did all the work, and took none of the credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 It's all about raising the profile of Birmingham City. Has little to do with whether Wayne Rooney is a good coach or not, which his time in the MLS (14 wins in 57 games or something) suggests not. They've now got Wayne Rooney as manager and Tom Brady as a minority shareholder or something. I'm pretty sure the latter will have had little to nothing to do with this latest decision. From what I understand, these high profile celeb shareholders are usually just there as figureheads and profile raises. They often get a minority shareholding at a nice price so their name can be attached to the project. Bit like Michael B Jordan at Bournemouth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeyswfc Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Rumours are they’re paying him 3x the wage of Eustace. Not sure what the plan is, does Rooney really raise the profile? Not when they start losing games he won’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 3 hours ago, lukeyswfc said: Rumours are they’re paying him 3x the wage of Eustace. Not sure what the plan is, does Rooney really raise the profile? Not when they start losing games he won’t. He's a big name over the pond, certainly in football terms. And, you know full well the likes of Sky etc., will up their interest in Brum with him as manager. Get ready for Wayne Rooney's Birmingham City. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 I guess it’s basically advertising the club we should just get Eustace More I think about this Rohl business the worse it gets 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando_Trustful Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Rooney I wouldn't even take him if we were in L2. The man is a true simpleton. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneEightSixSeven Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Birmingham have just appointed Rooney as manager…. Thank god for that. Still did it all quicker than our club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopparberg Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Football eh In like 24 hours it’s gone from pretending nothing is happening to becoming manager you really had us there Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_vinyl_frontier Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 I'm just glad he's not come to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesouthowl Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 (edited) You know it's now going to be "Wayne Rooney's Birmingham" every time Birmingham are mentioned. I don't think he has ever done anything in management that makes me think he will ever be successful. Hope they end up Wayne Rooney's mediocre Birmingham Edited October 11, 2023 by thesouthowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieowl87 Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Watched his DC team over here both on telly and live. They really were not fantastic at all. Beyond "find Benteke", they struggled once Lewis O'Brien's loan ended. They had a defined shape in and out of possession, but struggled when it came to finding actual footballing solutions. They have a decent academy setup by US standards, but their [relative] historical success means that will be expected to compete every season. To summarise. He was probably out of his depth tactically here. So why Birmingham are expecting him to be a success is beyond me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i used to be sc_owl Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Was it Birmingham who sacked someone, whilst doing well, and appointed Zola before freefalling down the table? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 09/10/2023 at 17:20, alanharper said: Sacked an over performing manager doing a good job, in favour of a big name with no decent managerial track record. Because it worked out so well for them last time when they binned Rowett for Zola. 57 minutes ago, i used to be sc_owl said: Was it Birmingham who sacked someone, whilst doing well, and appointed Zola before freefalling down the table? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i used to be sc_owl Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Yeah, got this vague memory it was when they sacked Rowett. Surprised no one mentioned it before. Absolutely no previous mention in this thread at all. Bizarre. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 26 minutes ago, i used to be sc_owl said: Yeah, got this vague memory it was when they sacked Rowett. Surprised no one mentioned it before. Absolutely no previous mention in this thread at all. Bizarre. It's like something from the outer limits isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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