[Football] Wayne Rooney’s Plymouth

[StonehamPark]

He seems like a genuine and down to earth (and generally likeable) guy who just loves football.

He's taken on difficult challenges in terms of management, and I hope things turn around for him.

 

[Papak]

So sad to see, I supported them (financially) when they fell on hard times a good few years ago after helping us - appointing Rooney is just ridiculous and I feel for their fans.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Really not sure why they went with Rooney seeing as he basically relegated Birmingham.

They were 6 points above the relegation zone when he left

 

[A1X]

I suspect he’d be a much better coach than manager

 

[The Rattler]

I suspect he’d be a much better coach than manager

I suspect he’d be much better at eating pies than being a coach or manager

 

[A1X]

I suspect he’d be much better at eating pies than being a coach or manager

I object to this being seen as a negative on the grounds I would too

 

[Barry Izbak]

Too early to tell how that will work out.

Sheffield W are likely to be promotion candidates though, they've built themselves a good team.

They're massive you know?
And and their song says, they are on their way back

(doesn't say when, or where to)

 

[GT49er]

Tough start with Beadle about

I wonder if they're as tired of that on the Sheffield Wednesday forum yet?

 

[BevBHA]

I like Wayne Rooney. He seems honest and humble. Unlike Lampard and Gerrard he doesn’t seem to expect to be handed top jobs just because he was a great player. I’d like him to succeed though that looks unlikely at this point.

Agree. You will never see Lampard go back for a Championship job now. He’d rather wait 5 years if he has to and worm his way into a Premier League / international job. I like that Rooney wants to build himself up and doesn’t seem to make it all about him either. But either he is awful at choosing clubs or has terrible advisors. Taking that Birmingham job was totally stupid after the previous manager and with the first 6 games all being against top 8 clubs. His stained his reputation since then, as he did a really good job at Derby.

 

[GT49er]

Agree. You will never see Lampard go back for a Championship job now. He’d rather wait 5 years if he has to and worm his way into a Premier League / international job. I like that Rooney wants to build himself up and doesn’t seem to make it all about him either. But either he is awful at choosing clubs or has terrible advisors. Taking that Birmingham job was totally stupid after the previous manager and with the first 6 games all being against top 8 clubs. His stained his reputation since then, as he did a really good job at Derby.

I don't tend to agree with the lumping together of Lampard and Gerrard - Gerrard started with an OK career at Rangers, but came up against a brick wall at Villa. Probably pumping up the bank balance in Saudi, but I think could well come back and try again here in the Championship, or more likely and probably better in League1, and attempt to build his way back up.
Lampard? - no, I'm not so sure he would.

 

[WhingForPresident]

If this was a mid PL side against a National League side it would still be pretty embarrassing, let alone two sides that finished with two points between them in the same league last season.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Delusion reigns.

 

[worthingseagull123]

Rooney did ok at Derby.

But how much of that was down to Rosenior?

 

[Easy 10]

Plymouth have made a "Zola" appointment, circa Birmingham - you'd THINK they'd have learned from that, twice over, but no. Big name, legendary player, useless manager. The PAFC board got all starry-eyed. Its a shame, as it took them a long time to get back from the noddy leagues, and now they've likely gone and thrown it down the pan. I hope I'm wrong though. It has been known.

 

[Pavilionaire]

I wish Gary Lineker had asked Rooney on the BBC when he was part of the Euro 2024 summarising team if he was looking at property in Devon.

I'm not saying he's stupid but he'll probably end up buying a house in Argyll, Scotland.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I don't mind Rooney. He seems like one of those old school players who just loves football. He might not be a great manager or he might just be choosing terrible jobs but he just seems to want to be involved at any level.

I wouldn't be surprised to see him rock up at the equivalent of Lewes or Bognor in a few years time. He clearly doesn't need to do it, he just loves it.

 

[Professor Plum]

I'm not saying he's stupid but he'll probably end up buying a house in Argyll, Scotland.

Rooney? He isn’t stupid at all. Sadly I’m not sure he’s cut out to be a top rank manager but when he talks about the game you realise he’s quite a smart thinker.

 

[OzMike]

Only been 1 game ffs.

 

[Pevenseagull]

They were 6 points above the relegation zone when he left

And in the play off places when he joined.

W5 D3 L3

His spell
W2 D4 L9

From 6th down to 20th

After him
W6 D4 L10

 

[Han Solo]

They're massive you know?
And and their song says, they are on their way back

(doesn't say when, or where to)

Well either which way they're likely to be back before football is coming home.