Wayne Rooney’s spell as manager at Birmingham City was short-lived and one former Premier League star has explained what went wrong in that spell.
Blues fans have been left frustrated this season as the club find themselves in a relegation battle at the bottom end of the Championship table.
As part of an exclusive conversation with BoyleSports Dion Dublin analysed the big issues at Birmingham City including Rooney’s spell in charge, Tom Brady’s involvement as an owner and plans for a new stadium.
Birmingham Need Stability at the Managerial Level
Birmingham City need to get out of the rut they are in because you can tell the fans are a little bit annoyed even though they pick up wins no and then.
I think the fans just want a bit of stability. Giving a manager two or three years and let him try and create something, but the fans will always be there.
They'll always fill their stadium because they are so loyal, my best pal is a Blue and he is a bit frustrated at the moment. But under the right system they can turn it around.
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Here’s What Went Wrong for Wayne Rooney at Birmingham
For Wayne Rooney at Birmingham it looks like it just could’ve been the wrong time for him in the role. It didn’t marry up when he was there.
Maybe he needed a bit more time in the role or maybe he needed more experience and could’ve had another role inbetween, even though he had some good results at Derby.
I think that Wayne is going to find the right club. The word process is used a lot nowadays but there is an element of truth being that everybody needs time - and managers don’t get a lot of time these days.
Tom Brady Will Be Judged By How He Treats The Club
I don't think the fans get excited, by having huge names attached to the club, especially the Blues fans.
I think they'll get excited about how Tom Brady treats the club and how he treats the fans because they are a big club.
But patience is running out among fans and whether you're Tom Brady or Tom Smith, they just want to see the club treated right.
Birmingham Need To Take Care of Business On The Pitch Before Thinking About New Stadium
Birmingham fans will love the chat around a new stadium. They'll love the new stadium, but if the here and now is rubbish it might never get to that.
If what happens off the pitch is all positive and it's working, it's great, but when it’s not going well on the pitch it doesn't matter.
It's got to be right when you go over the white line, so I'd walk before I could run if I was at Birmingham. If I was a fan I’d want them to take it step by step and go from there.
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