Wayne Rooney SACKED as manager of Birmingham City

Wayne Rooney has been sacked as Birmingham manager, the club confirmed this morning.

 

Since Wayne Rooney replaced John Eustace in October, Birmingham have had the worst record in the Championship. They took 10 points from a possible 45, losing nine and winning just two.

The former England captain is thought to have been on much less than the £1.5million per year salary that was initially suggested, and departed the club along with coach Carl Robinson.

The futures of fellow staff members Ashley Cole, John O’Shea and Pete Shuttleworth were being resolved on Tuesday morning.

Rooney had vowed to fight on after Monday’s 3-0 defeat at Leeds but staff were called to a meeting at the club’s training ground on Tuesday where they were informed that Rooney would be sacked.

The decision to appoint Rooney will surely go down as one of the worst in the history of the club.

When he was appointed in October to replace Eustace, Birmingham were sixth. He leaves with Blues only six points above the relegation zone and with the worst record in the division during that time.