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Stoke end nine-match winless streak to ease past Birmingham
Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2023 by PA14 hits
Stoke ended a nine-match winless streak to beat Birmingham 3-1 in the Championship and put manager Wayne Rooney into more trouble at St Andrew’s.Victory for the Potters – secured by Jordan Thompson, Lynden Gooch and Andrew Vidigal before Jay Stansfield’s late consolation – was the first for new manager Steven Schumacher in his second match in charge, and the first since t...Full Story »
Neil Dewsnip delighted as Plymouth fight back for late point against Birmingham
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA9 hits
Plymouth director of football Neil Dewsnip was delighted with managerless Argyle’s comeback from 3-1 down to record a 3-3 Championship draw with Wayne Rooney’s Birmingham.Despite being reduced to 10 men by the early second-half dismissal of Krystian Bielik, City raced into 3-1 lead thanks to goals by Jay Stansfield, Jordan James and Junino Bacuna, who set-up City’s two first-ha...Full Story »
Morgan Whittaker bags late point in Plymouth’s six-goal thriller with Birmingham
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 by PA9 hits
Plymouth top scorer Morgan Whittaker hit a brilliant 86th-minute equaliser as managerless Argyle recovered from going 3-1 down to claim a 3-3 Championship draw with Wayne Rooney’s 10-man Birmingham at Home Park.Playmaker Whittaker took his season’s tally to 10 with another long-range strike from outside the box, out of the reach of diving goalkeeper John Ruddy’s fingertips and ...Full Story »
Birmingham boss Wayne Rooney has no issue with excessive celebrations
Posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 by PA28 hits
Birmingham boss Wayne Rooney said he could understand why Leicester excessively celebrated a goal in front of home fans after his side were beaten 3-2 by the Sky Bet Championship leaders.Leicester forward Stephy Mavididi was booked after climbing an advertising hoarding and goading Blues supporters in the Tilton End behind the goal at St. Andrew’s.“There’s emotion in the game a...Full Story »
Leicester move three points clear with victory at Birmingham
Posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 by PA13 hits
Stephy Mavididi scored twice as Leicester extended their lead at the top of the Sky Bet Championship to three points with a 3-2 win against Birmingham at St Andrew’s.Leicester fans wore Jamie Vardy masks in support of their absent striker, whose wife Rebekah lost a court case against Blues boss Wayne Rooney’s wife Coleen after a judge ruled Vardy’s wife passed on information ab...Full Story »
Wayne Rooney admits result was far more important than display for Birmingham
Posted Thursday, December 14, 2023 by PA12 hits
Wayne Rooney admitted it was “all about winning” after the Birmingham manager celebrated his first away victory since taking charge – 1-0 at Cardiff.The former Manchester United and England striker admitted the result was far more important than the performance, despite praising a “gritty” display.Juninho Bacuna’s composed finish after a rapid counter-attack o...Full Story »
Juninho Bacuna earns Wayne Rooney his first points on the road for Birmingham
Posted Thursday, December 14, 2023 by PA11 hits
Birmingham manager Wayne Rooney claimed his first points away from home with a 1-0 win at Cardiff in the Championship.Juninho Bacuna’s goal on the stroke of half-time proved enough to decide an entertaining encounter at Cardiff City Stadium that was low on quality.The result ends a run of eight away defeats in a row for Birmingham and five for former England striker Rooney since taking ove...Full Story »
Callum O’Hare double fires Coventry to win over Birmingham
Posted Saturday, December 09, 2023 by PA20 hits
Callum O’Hare netted a brace as Coventry beat Birmingham 2-0 at the CBS Arena.The former Aston Villa midfielder had not scored for over 18 months after suffering a serious knee injury on Boxing Day last year and was starting just his second game since returning from injury.The 25-year-old opened the scoring after he was played in by Milan van Ewijk before his superb solo goal made the thre...Full Story »
Wayne Rooney unhappy as Birmingham are held by Rotherham
Posted Sunday, December 03, 2023 by PA15 hits
Wayne Rooney said his Birmingham squad need to show improvements as he was left frustrated by a “very bad” performance against Rotherham in the Sky Bet Championship as the Blues were held to a 0-0 draw.Rooney and Birmingham were booed off the pitch after failing to defeat a struggling Rotherham side still winless on the road this season, with minority owner Tom Brady in attendance.Ro...Full Story »
Rotherham dig in to deny Birmingham and Wayne Rooney
Posted Sunday, December 03, 2023 by PA13 hits
Birmingham failed to make it back-to-back home victories as managerless Rotherham earned a rare away point in the Sky Bet Championship as it finished 0-0 at St Andrews.In a game of few clear-cut chances, Rotherham picked up only their second point away from home this season and increased the scrutiny on home manager Wayne Rooney, who has just one win in his first eight games in charge of the Mid...Full Story »
Jon Dahl Tomasson praises Sammie Szmodics after brace against Birmingham
Posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 by PA12 hits
Jon Dahl Tomasson praised the impact of Sammie Szmodics after his brace helped Blackburn to a pulsating 4-2 win over Birmingham.Szmodics set Rovers on their way in the 47th minute, lobbing John Ruddy after beating the Birmingham offside trap, and his delicate finish five minutes later doubled the advantage.When James Hill made it three, it felt like job done but Siriki Dembele hit a stunning bra...Full Story »
Sammie Szmodics celebrates new deal with two goals as Blackburn beat Birmingham
Posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 by PA14 hits
Sammie Szmodics celebrated his new contract by firing a second-half brace to help Blackburn to an enthralling 4-2 victory over Birmingham.Wayne Rooney’s men had the better of the first half and Siriki Dembele clattered the woodwork but the visitors were made to pay for that profligacy.Szmodics, who extended his Blackburn deal to 2026 on Tuesday, showed his clinical edge by lobbing John Rud...Full Story »
Wayne Rooney makes his point as Birmingham beat Sheffield Wednesday
Posted Sunday, November 26, 2023 by PA10 hits
Wayne Rooney admitted he lost his voice ranting at his Birmingham players at half-time – but it seemed to work as they beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 at St Andrew’s for his first win since taking charge.Rooney collected his first win as Birmingham manager at the sixth time of asking against the Sky Bet Championship’s bottom club.Substitute Jordan James’s grabbed the 82nd-mi...Full Story »
Wayne Rooney records his first win as Birmingham manager
Posted Sunday, November 26, 2023 by PA9 hits
Wayne Rooney collected his first win as Birmingham manager after a 2-1 comeback win against the Sky Bet Championship’s bottom club Sheffield Wednesday at St Andrew’s.Substitute Jordan James’s grabbed the 82nd-minute winner after Juninho Bacuna’s 48th-minute equaliser cancelled out George Byers’s opener four minutes earlier.Victory was Rooney’s first win in Eng...Full Story »
Wayne Rooney claims Birmingham are improving after picking up one point from 15
Posted Sunday, November 12, 2023 by PA18 hits
Wayne Rooney remains confident he can turn things around at Birmingham – but admits the forthcoming international break will be a crucial spell in his tenure at St Andrew’s.Rooney’s return to English football has hardly gone to plan, with the Blues’ latest 3-1 defeat at Sunderland meaning he has picked up just one point from a possible 15 since taking charge of the club.B...Full Story »
Further misery for Wayne Rooney as Sunderland beat Birmingham
Posted Saturday, November 11, 2023 by PA17 hits
Wayne Rooney’s wait for a first win as Birmingham boss continues after the Blues crashed to a 3-1 defeat to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.Rooney’s struggling side battled their way back into the game after conceding an early opener to former Birmingham youngster Jobe Bellingham, with Koji Miyoshi levelling the scores towards the end of the first half.However, Sunderland were the...Full Story »
Wayne Rooney says substitutes ‘didn’t do enough’ as Birmingham held by Ipswich
Posted Sunday, November 05, 2023 by PA14 hits
Wayne Rooney accused some of his substitutes of falling short after Birmingham surrendered a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 against high-flying Ipswich at St. Andrew’s.Rooney picked up his first point since becoming City manager but was denied his first win after substitute Marcus Harness’ late brace extended Ipswich’s unbeaten league run to 11 games.Jay Stansfield’s fifth goal of ...Full Story »
Birmingham boss Wayne Rooney denied first win as Ipswich battle back for draw
Posted Sunday, November 05, 2023 by PA13 hits
Wayne Rooney was denied his first win as Birmingham manager after high-flying Ipswich recovered from two goals down to rescue a 2-2 draw at St. Andrew’s.Jay Stansfield’s fifth goal of the season gave City a 13th-minute lead and it was followed by a Cameron Burgess own goal six minutes after the interval.Ipswich were a different proposition after that goal though, and substitute Marcu...Full Story »
Adam Armstrong heaps more woe on Wayne Rooney as Southampton beat Birmingham
Posted Saturday, October 28, 2023 by PA18 hits
Adam Armstrong scored his eighth goal of the season as Southampton eased to a 3-1 Sky Bet Championship victory and condemned Wayne Rooney to a third straight defeat as Birmingham manager.Forward Armstrong now has eight career goals against Blues, more than he has scored against any other side, as he settled the game with a fine finish.He had set up Taylor Harwood-Bellis’ opener before Carl...Full Story »
Wayne Rooney admits Birmingham players need to adapt to his style quickly
Posted Thursday, October 26, 2023 by PA19 hits
Wayne Rooney admits he will adapt his “no-fear football” philosophy at Birmingham after a 2-0 defeat to Hull because his players cannot do it.Liam Delap’s 12th-minute goal and a superb solo effort from Jaden Philogene made it a miserable St Andrew’s debut for Rooney, who has lost his first two games in charge, up against his former Derby assistant Liam Rosenior.“You...Full Story »
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