In a very strange way he always came off the most intelligent out of him, Gerrard and lampard (idk why I always grouped them together. I guess they kinda came into management at the same time). I don’t mean like book smarts, more like natural intelligence? If that makes sense. I really don’t know how to explain it.
DagothUrWasInnocent on
Still rate him as the best English player I’ve ever seen.
Clarctos67 on
If he can be an average championship manager, then he’s done better than the majority of those who give it a go.
And on giving it a go, you have to credit him for not taking any cushy jobs and instead learning and wanting to challenge himself. Birmingham fans will be rightly annoyed they were part of that for him, but there would have been a much easier post-retirement life open to him than the one he’s chosen.
Cov_massif on
The expectations that because you’re a great player that will translate to a great manager instantly is insane. Given the blues job under the worst circumstances so hopefully he can give this a good go
Accomplished-Pea-729 on
Argyle have learnt from the Foster debacle and made it very clear that fan engagement is vital to create a positive atmosphere and that Rooney has to integrate himself into what is a small but tight knit club. At the moment it looks like Rooney is genuinely loving the city and loving the club. It’s not a results based love and it’s certainly not a financially based love, but something is clearly working down there at the moment.
Will it continue? Will it be enough? Would Paul Heckingbottom have done a better job? Who knows.
Standin373 on
£20 he ends our unbeaten streak this weekend
Artistic-Link8948 on
I was a doubter based on his record. but have to concede, the attacking play and togetherness of players have appear to have improved. He’s probably doing as good a job as possible. Let’s hope results continue to improve.
thewrongnotes on
Birmingham fans did some heavy lifting in the Rooney smearing. Yeah he was shite for them but it was clearly a challenging environment to enter after they canned Eustace. Rooney took a disproportionate amount of blame, they should have spent more time going after their owners.
AvinItLarge123 on
I thought he did a pretty reasonable job at Derby all things considered, but once he left a lot of people tried to claim it was all Rosenior
ExMothmanBreederAMA on
It’s funny, when he got sacked from Birmingham I did have the opinion that he could be a fine manager and had maybe picked jobs poorly… I just didn’t want to use my club as a testing ground.
Most of the issue for me is the massive publicity circus it brought. As much as I bitched that the media ignore Argyle there is an advantage to going under the radar. Felt like the fandom was also in a state of crisis for most of the Summer. Hopefully as he continues to cement himself as an okay Championship coach the hubbub quietens down a bit.
Independent_Sea6597 on
He did a very good job at Derby, I think people overlook that.
Primary_Gas3352 on
He may have found his feet, it’s early days yet but I hope this continues
Primary_Gas3352 on
He may have found his feet, it’s early days yet but I hope this continues
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In a very strange way he always came off the most intelligent out of him, Gerrard and lampard (idk why I always grouped them together. I guess they kinda came into management at the same time). I don’t mean like book smarts, more like natural intelligence? If that makes sense. I really don’t know how to explain it.
Still rate him as the best English player I’ve ever seen.
If he can be an average championship manager, then he’s done better than the majority of those who give it a go.
And on giving it a go, you have to credit him for not taking any cushy jobs and instead learning and wanting to challenge himself. Birmingham fans will be rightly annoyed they were part of that for him, but there would have been a much easier post-retirement life open to him than the one he’s chosen.
The expectations that because you’re a great player that will translate to a great manager instantly is insane. Given the blues job under the worst circumstances so hopefully he can give this a good go
Argyle have learnt from the Foster debacle and made it very clear that fan engagement is vital to create a positive atmosphere and that Rooney has to integrate himself into what is a small but tight knit club. At the moment it looks like Rooney is genuinely loving the city and loving the club. It’s not a results based love and it’s certainly not a financially based love, but something is clearly working down there at the moment.
Will it continue? Will it be enough? Would Paul Heckingbottom have done a better job? Who knows.
£20 he ends our unbeaten streak this weekend
I was a doubter based on his record. but have to concede, the attacking play and togetherness of players have appear to have improved. He’s probably doing as good a job as possible. Let’s hope results continue to improve.
Birmingham fans did some heavy lifting in the Rooney smearing. Yeah he was shite for them but it was clearly a challenging environment to enter after they canned Eustace. Rooney took a disproportionate amount of blame, they should have spent more time going after their owners.
I thought he did a pretty reasonable job at Derby all things considered, but once he left a lot of people tried to claim it was all Rosenior
It’s funny, when he got sacked from Birmingham I did have the opinion that he could be a fine manager and had maybe picked jobs poorly… I just didn’t want to use my club as a testing ground.
Most of the issue for me is the massive publicity circus it brought. As much as I bitched that the media ignore Argyle there is an advantage to going under the radar. Felt like the fandom was also in a state of crisis for most of the Summer. Hopefully as he continues to cement himself as an okay Championship coach the hubbub quietens down a bit.
He did a very good job at Derby, I think people overlook that.
He may have found his feet, it’s early days yet but I hope this continues
He may have found his feet, it’s early days yet but I hope this continues