The best and fastest football news aggregator for the UK
Hallett says hiring Rooney – who had had a poor spell in charge of Birmingham City prior to taking over at Argyle – was not about raising the club’s profile.
He says the former Everton and Manchester United star did much to unite the club after a difficult time at the back end of last season.
After Schumacher left for Stoke City, Argyle appointed former England youth coach Ian Foster
Brent Pilnick, BBC Sport, Plymouth
Neil Dewsnip’s departure is not really a surprise after the year Argyle have had.
He was instrumental in the appointment of Ian Foster, whose disastrous three-month spell at the club almost saw the Pilgrims relegated from the second tier.
He was also part of the team that recruited Rooney – leading many fans to accuse Dewsnip of giving jobs to people he knew, rather than
There were some mitigating factors to Rooney’s demise at Plymouth – some avoidable, some not so.
As head coach, rather than manager, he could not be held solely responsible for transfers, though his reputation in the game played a part in some players opting to join.
However, it was clear the signing of experienced Iceland defender Victor Palsson – who played under Rooney at DC United – was one he
Wayne Rooney’s time at Argyle has proved, like his spell at Birmingham City, to be unsuccessful.
The Home Park hierarchy were quick to say that he had been impressive when interviewing for the job and that the appointment was not a publicity stunt.
But the fan base was divided when he was appointed in May, with many saying his record want not good enough, while others welcoming a chance for
Argyle started the second half brightly and appealed for a penalty when it looked as if Darko Gyabi was pushed over in the box but referee David Webb waved away those claims.
Rooney and his assistant Mike Phelan remained locked in animated conversations with the fourth official after the incident, frustrated as to why they had not been awarded a spot-kick.
Oxford then doubled their lead through the boot and
With so many attacking options all injured – Ryan Hardie, Michael Obafemi, Ibrahim Cissoko, Muhamed Tijani and Morgan Whittaker – Argyle boss Rooney was forced to give 16-year-old Tegan Finn his first start, following one appearance as a second-half substitute in the 3-0 defeat at Leeds in early November.
Rooney was also without skipper Joe Edwards, while Lampard could afford to make four changes from Saturday’s 4-1 four-goal Callum Lang-inspired
Wayne Rooney: ‘I am the right man to take the club forward’ Audio, 5 minutesWayne Rooney: ‘I am the right man to take the club forward’
This article was originally posted on https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kfb6pk
…
Whittaker, who has been out since the start of the month with a foot injury, is still seen as one of Argyle’s prized assets.
The 23-year-old was named in last season’s Championship team of the season and was the subject of a bid from Italian giants Lazio last January.
Last season’s top scorer has found the net three times in 16 appearances this season and is likely to return to
Wayne Rooney says he has upped the intensity of Plymouth Argyle’s training ahead of the busy Christmas period.
The Pilgrims host Middlesbrough on Saturday having won just once in their last 11 games – including losing their last four games in succession.
It has left Argyle second-from-bottom of the Championship, although Rooney’s side do have a game in hand on the teams around them.
“We’ve actually stepped the training up
Lewis Gibson hit the Sheffield United post while Ryan Hardie, Mustapha Bundu, Rami Al Hajj and Darko Gyabi all forced saves from former Argyle goalkeeper Michael Cooper.
The loss – a fourth in succession for Argyle – came as experienced defender Brendan Galloway made his first start since August after recovering from injury in an unfamiliar role at left-back.
“In recent away games when we’ve conceded we’ve caved in really,”
