Wayne Rooney | Leaves Plymouth by Mutual Consent
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran discuss a horrific month of December and a depressing FOUR defeats in a row - the latest coming against Wolves and Newcastle.
They discuss how much blame is on Ruben Amorim and rank our squad against other Premier League teams.
Do we have any chance of avoiding defeat at Anfield?
An odd move to say the least, wish them all the best though!
Good luck to them both.
I wish Mike and Wayne the best of luck. Will be interesting to see how they get on with each other.
Yeah, don't know what to make of it.
Sometimes a member of staff is seemingly foisted on a manger who is in trouble. Rumours then start that he'll be there to take over should the manager get sacked.
As Rooney and Phelan must know each other quite well is he being brought in for the above reason, or because Wayne has requested him?
If it's because Rooney wanted him then he must still have a fair bit of power or be trusted to a degree. If on his last legs there you're not going be as keen to appoint new staff members that the manager asked for, or at least that's what I'd have thought because he might be fired soon and then the staff might go too with all their contracts needing to be paid up.
It suggests to me that he’s having trouble with the dressing room. Phelan’s role at United was always to be closer to the players than the staff. He’s the one the players trust, confide in and he’s there to galvanise them. I imagine that’s what Rooney has called him in for.
Another defeat, Plymouth 1-2 Swansea.
1 win in 10 now and into the relegation zone. Away to promotion chasing Sheffield United next whose home record is W8 D1 L0. Plymouth away = W0 D2 L8. Massive upset needed!
1 win in 10 now and into the relegation zone. Away to promotion chasing Sheffield United next whose home record is W8 D1 L0. Plymouth away = W0 D2 L8. Massive upset needed!
He's fecked. Time to join the Overlap lads (and lass) talking shite for a living.
He keeps playing the game on Nightmare instead of Easy or Normal. His club selection has mostly been atrocious. The kind of clubs in the kind of dire straits a manager needs real expertise to traverse. Wayne doesn't seem to realise he's a managerial novice, not some specialist fixer with a unique set of skills.
He's perhaps got one more chance to do this after Plymouth, but he's probably just lost favour and the opportunity to manage Easy and Normal on the difficulty settings of club management in competitive leagues.
He's perhaps got one more chance to do this after Plymouth, but he's probably just lost favour and the opportunity to manage Easy and Normal on the difficulty settings of club management in competitive leagues.
Plymouth are actually pretty well run.
This was/is a big chance for him, stable environment/structure, will be seen as a huge success if he finished above 3 teams (Plymouth don't have the resources to be a massive player in the Champ outside of a freak player/manager creating the perfect storm) and even if he didn't he'd still be seen as relative success if they went down kicking and screaming instead of getting battered every other week.
Mike Phelan never runs out of gigs, does he?
Lovely room.
Looks like they played well today according to the stats. Another defeat in the end, 2-0 away at Sheff Utd who are top. No shame at all in these numbers.
Posession:
Sheff Utd 37.1% - 62.9% Plymouth
Shots:
Sheff Utd 10 - 12 Plymouth, on target = 3-4
xG
Sheff Utd 1.33 - 1.17 Plymouth
Sheff Utd with an 88th minute penalty to make it 2-0 near the end, 0.54 xG without that. Plymouth restricting them to very little goal threat, dominating the ball.
Posession:
Sheff Utd 37.1% - 62.9% Plymouth
Shots:
Sheff Utd 10 - 12 Plymouth, on target = 3-4
xG
Sheff Utd 1.33 - 1.17 Plymouth
Sheff Utd with an 88th minute penalty to make it 2-0 near the end, 0.54 xG without that. Plymouth restricting them to very little goal threat, dominating the ball.
One win in 13 (similar record to Pep) and even that one was seven weeks ago. Think they might give him the crucial Oxford game but he probably needs a win there to have a chance of keeping his job.
3-0 down against Coventry
Four at HT. 36 goals conceded in the last 12.5 games.
I think this could be it for the boy Wayne as a coach at any decent level.
It had to be Fwank too.
It had to be Fwank too.
I bet Middlesbrough are kicking themselves for drawing with them.
It was a tough job to take. I really don't know why he did.
he probably didn't have many options
Same can be said for Ruud. Not sure what our 2 legends were thinking.
Yeah, I don’t think management is for him. But he’s taken some stupid jobs, which has not helped. The Birmingham job, he was doomed from day one, as the previous manager was liked by fans, and he needed to start well. Derby had points deducted.
Possibly. But his name would have gotten him a job where the club isn't selling it's best players and are favourites for relegation.
His jobs are just strange, Derby with a points deduction, then a move to DC united who were one of the worst teams in the MLS, then Birmingham where it was clear the previous manager didn't deserve to be sacked and now a doomed Plymouth.
I think I read there's a documentary crew following his stint at Plymouth. Might keep him in a job
Thumped by the true king Lampard.
He outlasted Amorim's replacement at Sporting.
Think that’s it for Wazza. Wouldn’t be surprised if he’s sacked in the morning or perhaps tonight.
Is he broke as feck or something? As someone else pointed out, his job choices are mad for someone of his profile (surely one of the Saudi teams would take him on like Gerrard for instance) and Coleen randomly going to the Jungle, usually a sign of desperation on its own isn't it?
He's lucky to get those jobs.
He ain’t moving his family to Saudi. They had trouble adapting to the States.
He can join the overlap permanently after this.
I'm stunned that such an erudite and articulate person should be so bad at managing.
I like him but he will probably be sacked soon. Not only for their poor performance in the league but his unprofessionalism off the pitch.
can’t even go out shagging the day before losing to a relegation rival these days.
I had a look and that Celebrity stint earns Colleen millions. She's almost doubled her social following and is probably more relevant in the public eye than ol Wayne.
Sorry
Never saw him as a manager. Give him credit for giving it a crack though and he obviously hasn't taken easy jobs.
She might give him the sack after this now. She could take him to the cleaners too. It’s so mad how celebrities get to sleep around as a given and their partners take them back but us normies are given the bullet or read the riot act for even chatting to someone else in a slightly flirty way.
Thanks
