Was always on a hiding to nothing at Plymouth. No idea why the championship is sometimes viewed as a place to cut your teeth. It’s a brutal league.
Got good money on Plymouth to go down the day after he was appointed.
This was always the concern
This was always the concern
Another “potentially excellent” English manager prospect fails again. Made no effort to cut his teeth as a coach before jumping into several very difficult roles. God knows who’s advising him.
Plymouth was always going to be a tough job this year, minimal investment in the summer. One would think they would be fighting relegation even with an experienced Championship manager, the defence is woeful.
It's not just Plymouth.His record of managing English clubs is 125 games 125 points, 1 point a game gets you religation.
Felt a bit sorry for him as the players weren’t doing their bit - however they are not championship level
When was the last decent English player who made a decent English manager? The route always seems to be coach first. I really don’t understand why you’d appoint someone completely inexperienced for a role based on their name, unless you’re just trying to pump and dump the club.
You said decent, not elite!
My initial answer was just banter really but tbh they’re probably the best you’re gonna get
His biggest mistake imo was not learning which jobs to take on.
Derby was a financial basket case, and no sane manager would of looked at it.
Birmingham was owned by idiots who'd just sacked John Eustace who had the team overachieving (much like he has at Blackburn) the fans were disgusted with the sacking of Eustace, and the players never gave Rooney a chance (according to their fans) so again, a bad choice for Rooney.
Plymouth was another case of a club with no money and no chance of building a squad that could survive in the championship.
Whoever went there was on a hiding to nothing. Relegation was and is inevitable.
It's as if Rooney was so desperate for a crack at management that he'd literally take any job available. That's been his undoing.
Derby was a financial basket case, and no sane manager would of looked at it.
Birmingham was owned by idiots who'd just sacked John Eustace who had the team overachieving (much like he has at Blackburn) the fans were disgusted with the sacking of Eustace, and the players never gave Rooney a chance (according to their fans) so again, a bad choice for Rooney.
Plymouth was another case of a club with no money and no chance of building a squad that could survive in the championship.
Whoever went there was on a hiding to nothing. Relegation was and is inevitable.
It's as if Rooney was so desperate for a crack at management that he'd literally take any job available. That's been his undoing.
Stevie G did a great job in a really difficult league… oh hold on.. just checked and it was only Scotland.
Rooney needs to just get a steak bake from greggs, a sausage and bean melt and just feature on the overlap imo
Just looking. Robins first management job he went player > Assistant > Manager. That’s a reasonable route at a club. Not appointed out the blue.
Southgate closer but still a player at the club before managing them.
Southgate closer but still a player at the club before managing them.
He does take shit jobs but he's also shown very little to make anyone think he is a good manager.
Doesn't talk a good game doesn't play a good game.
Nope. Sorry. Invalid opinion. He’s a brilliant coach.
And he didn't do a great job - most of the time Rangers came 2nd behind Celtic.
I said when he was appointed that he'd be gone by Xmas and I was almost right.
The one thing I will say though is that he had a dreadful injury list to deal with at Plymouth so I do feel a little sorry for him. Didn't he have to give a 17yr old a debut against us as they were that low on numbers?
I think he'll likely stick to commentary now and if he ever fancies getting back into management, would need to look at L1 or L2 (or maybe the US again).
The one thing I will say though is that he had a dreadful injury list to deal with at Plymouth so I do feel a little sorry for him. Didn't he have to give a 17yr old a debut against us as they were that low on numbers?
I think he'll likely stick to commentary now and if he ever fancies getting back into management, would need to look at L1 or L2 (or maybe the US again).
You probably have to go back to 1966 WC winning team.
Jack Charlton was instrumental in Leeds decade of minor success/incredible catalogue of 'almost' as a player. Did OK at club level management but fully deserving of his 'legend' status with Rep Ireland international tenure.
Bobby Robson and Brian Clough were both more than decent as players and even better managers.