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The Rest Is Football

Breaking: Wayne Rooney Sacked

The Rest Is Football

Goalhanger

Football, Soccer, Sports

4.33.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

What next for Wayne Rooney and his managerial career? Why do some ‘star’ players find the transition to management so difficult? How do you get players to buy into your vision as a manager? Gary and Micah react to the news that Wayne Rooney has been sacked as manager of Birmingham City after just 15 games in charge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Restis Football we've pressed the emergency pod button

0:16.1

because there's been some breaking news this morning that Wayne Rooney has lost

0:21.1

his job as Birmingham City Coach and after a really tough period he was

0:28.4

appointed what on the 11th of October last year only in charge for 15 games just the two wins in

0:36.8

that time and nine defeats scored 15 goals 30 goals conceded no championship team has picked up fewer points than

0:45.6

Birmingham since Rooney took over as manager. They were six when he was given

0:50.2

the job they're now 20th just six points off the relegation zone it's been a tough time

0:56.8

I've got mica Richards uh... with me as well uh... we like to

1:01.0

uh... react to uh... breaking news stories. We prefer them when they're good news, I have to say,

1:06.6

but I think we all know and like Wayne Rooney, he was an unbelievable footballer.

1:13.4

He's, prior to this, he'd done a, I think a reasonable job with Derby County under the most

1:18.8

trying of circumstances.

1:20.4

And as Washington does DC manager, they actually asked him back and but he's found it very

1:27.2

difficult at Birmingham.

1:29.2

It just shows you really doesn't it that doesn't matter how great you were whereas a football

1:33.8

it doesn't make coaching any easier mica yeah well it was brought in for the sort of

1:39.6

Hollywood signing as as it were We've seen what's been happening at Wrexham and for them it's worked.

1:49.4

You know, they've done a brilliant job down there.

1:52.0

Rooney, it was always going to be. they've done a brilliant job down there.

1:59.0

Rooney, it was always going to be a little bit more difficult in my opinion because

2:05.4

John Eustace was doing such a good job there like you said there were six when Rooney was appointed and it was almost like can he adapt his way of playing to survive in the championship with the players he had.

2:16.7

We know what Rooney wants to do.

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