Rooney to take the hotseat?
The Mirror journalist Neil Moxley has reported Birmingham have chosen Wayne Rooney as first choice replacement for John Eustace amid interest from Rangers.
This news comes after word of Rangers planning to sack manager Richard Beale and replace him with John Eustace, according to The Mail.
Eustace, who has been shortlisted for Championship manager of the month for August, has guided Blues to third place in the league before the international break.
According to The Telegraph reporter John Percy, Rooney is known to be unhappy with his contract situation at DC United and Birmingham’s US owners want a big name in charge.
There is no suggestion that Eustace is close to being sacked, but he was linked with jobs at Rangers and Swansea this summer so checks have been made on Rooney’s availability.
Heres what Rooney had to say about his current situation:
“I am slightly disappointed and frustrated that there has been no contact for two months,” he told the Washington Post.
“We asked about a new deal. We can sit down and talk about it. We haven’t heard back.
“Either way, I can take whatever the situation is. I was hoping we would have, either way, at least spoken about it. That hasn’t been the case.
“We asked to sit down and speak because planning for next season needs to go ahead. So we asked two months ago where everything was at, are we moving forward or not moving forward — if that’s the case from their point of view — and we haven’t heard back.
“That’s frustrating because, either way, I’d rather know what’s the plan because we have to plan for next season. We need to do it earlier rather than later. The fact we haven’t heard back is probably signalling one thing, but I’m sure they’ll have their reasons for that. So I’ll wait and see.”
There’s no doubt Eustace has forged a good relationship with the club’s supporters and after rejecting a chance to speak to Swansea in the summer he seems more than dedicated to the cause.
This news has left Blues fans bewildered online as they don’t think there’s a chance he will move on considering how well Blues have started this campaign.
What are your thoughts on this news? Let us know in the comment section below!
Put it this way a total backward step if Eustace moves on and Rooney takes over i hope its just paper talk and garbage.
Anything that takes the headlines now the transfer window is shut,
Nothing against Rooney personally but i cannot see it going down well with our current players.
Surely there are shall we say potentially better candidates than Rooney
Don’t want Rooney near my club when he was derby manager Liam roseinor was the man who done the tactics. If eustace goes all the hard work is done will be for nothing, plus he is players manager the new squad want to play for him.
Why on earth would we want Rooney?. He may have been a great player but as a manager, no thank you.
This is just papertalk. Rooney did a great job at Derby despite serious adversity but I think the upheaval this would cause would be massive. Actually their current manager Beale would be a better choice than Rooney.
Club should come out and say manager going nowhere if they want him to stay at st Andrews kro
The expectations on Eustace to deliver have gone up a few notches since the takeover and l cannot for one minute believe that the new owners haven’t told him what they expect and if he doesn’t deliver then they probably do have a alternative plan of action.The next few games are crucial to what and where we are going this season.
Anyone would think we’ve won the league ,we are 4 th ,this is a period of transition now is not the time ,Blues owners should put this to bed straight away and back Eustace
Purely journalistic generated story as Beal might get them going.oI don’t think John Eustace would leave the club for the following reasons:
At the moment it’s close to home,
He has got the type of players of his selection,
The exciting project he’s got on his hands.I
Admittedly Rangers are a big club, that’s only because it’s a small pond over the border, let’s face it if they are not vying for top spot with Celtic they will sack any manager. They are in Europe but for now long?
NO NO NO
Yes the owners should come out and bk him Now and tell rangers to do one
I personally think John Eustace should come out and say something, the longer he stays silent the more truth there is to the story. I think the majority of fans, me included, want him to stay but I would like to hear if he’s going to stay from John himself.
100% don’t want nor need Rooney, this is a big job and not for amateurs! Not for our club, we need to be backing Eustace!
If we do have to replace Eustace , it has to be. Graham Potter there’s no other replacement for us Bluenoses
Absolutely no way Rooney Eustace has done a brilliant job no need for change!!!???
Definitely not Rooney and his bagged
Potter for me ,still want to hear something from club hierarchy.
Agree The Owners should make a statement saying Eustace is an integral part of the plan. IMO yes a decent start but we’re Not getting carried away. KRO
Definitely want JE to stay. Should the unthinkable happen then “Brummie” Graham Potter is the man.
NO NO NO Rooney is shit. Fat waste of space the space is between his ears. Eustace Would be stupid to go to Rangers in the Scottish Premier League. It’s a backward step. And also a backward step for Birmingham, Don’t think there’s any truth in this story.
Rooney would be a disaster on par with Zola , If Eustace does leave has to be former blue Graham Potter proven record at Swansea and Brighton, good football
Total none story….sounds Like Rooney’s Agent is trying to Stir things up.
Never in a month of Sundays.
Why are even debating this ? Eustace hasn’t gone anywhere yet !
No no no no no no done nothing as a manager …I hope the owner are reading these comments. No one wants him ..
Would be just to sell shirts ..
Can understand why nobody is coming out to say anything yet at Blues, because Beale is still in place, and presumably, no approach has been made. Eustace has done a great job, but is only part way through the long term plan. he and the board have set.
These are exciting times for us long suffering Bluenoses, and I would hope Eustace sees it the same, with fans 110per cent behind him, the team and the owners.
Eustace is going nowhere ! We are done with the revolving door of managers stability is what we need . Surely there can’t be a more exciting job at the moment than B C F C . The job at Rangers consists of sunday league football apart from the games against Celtic , Oh and the usual two games in europe . I know where i would rather be !
I think a lot of this noise has either been created by Agents or someone looking to unsteady the positive vibe surrounding BCFC. Probably JE and the Board consider the matter nothing more than journalistic speculation, so there’s nothing to say, particularly as the Rangers Manager is still in post.
Our lovely Gaffer is staying. Tell the Scots to K.R.O. KEEP RIGHT OFF