Wayne Rooney pictured at Home Park on last trip to Plymouth Argyle

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Wayne Rooney pictured at Home Park on last trip to Plymouth Argyle

Wayne Rooney is in line to become Plymouth Argyle’s new head coach with talks believed to have taken place – but it would not be the former England and Manchester United great’s first trip to Home Park.

The 38-year-old is keen to get back into management having been out of work since January when he was sacked as manager of Birmingham City, who ironically were relegated from the Championship after Argyle beat Hull City on the final day of the match. season.

Rooney’s ill-fated spell lasted just 15 games at St Andrews, winning just twice, while he also has experience managing Derby County and American MLS side DC United.

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Now he looks set to return to the game as Argyle head coach, according to the Daily Telegraph’s Midlands football reporter John Percy, who also broke the news that Steven Schumacher is leaving Home Park for Stoke City, Ian Foster was set to become the club. the new head coach and that Foster was being sacked after such a disastrous spell in charge at Home Park.

Percy wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: “Wayne Rooney is in line for a return to management at Plymouth Argyle. The former England and Manchester United captain has held talks and is in serious contention. Rooney pursuit led by former Everton academy boss Neil Dewsnip (Argyle DoF)”

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In his article in today’s Daily Telegraph, Percy wrote: “Rooney is understood to have held talks with the Argyle board this week and has emerged as the frontrunner to take over.”

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Percy added: “Sacked by Birmingham City in January after an alarming run of nine defeats in 15 games, Rooney is keen to quickly return to the technical area to rebuild his reputation as a manager.”

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Percy continued: “If, as expected, Rooney is appointed, he will meet with Neil Dewsnip, the club’s director of football. Rooney was at Everton’s academy as a boy when Dewsnip was in charge. The pursuit of Rooney was led by Argyle chief executive Andrew Parkinson.”

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Rooney, 38, was recently announced as a pundit for the BBC during this summer’s European Championship but has never hidden his desire to return to management.

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In February he said: “I definitely want to get back into management. It was a setback what happened in Birmingham, but I’m a fighter and I want to get back into it.”

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Rooney added: “You know as a manager (being fired) is part of the job and you will have setbacks. It’s about how it comes back. I’ve had time to reflect and I’ll make sure I get it right next time.”

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However, the news was not universally received by the Green Army, with many concerned about his statistics as a manager.”

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Rooney has a 25% win percentage from his time at Derby, DC United and Birmingham, while that spell at St Andrews saw him win just two of 15 games and was a key factor in their relegation to League One.

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At the time of his sacking from Birmingham, Rooney criticized the club’s American owners, Knighthead, for panicking and denying him the opportunity to strengthen the squad in the January transfer window.

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Given that his record is not too dissimilar to that of former head coach Ian Foster, then it is understandable why there is concern among Argyle fans.

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On the other hand, the appointment of a name as big in the world of football as Rooney will undoubtedly raise Argyle’s profile amid talks of more investors coming from the United States.

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