WAYNE ROONEY rocked up for training at 7am on his first day as Birmingham City boss and a security guard asked him: Who are you? The former England captain turned down several job offers – includin…
WAYNE ROONEY rocked up for training at 7am on his first day as Birmingham City boss and a security guard asked him: Who are you?captain turned down several job offers – including a moneybags proposal from a Saudi Arabian outfit – to take over at the Championship club following theWayne Rooney has revealed the security guard didn't know who he was when he arrived at Birmingham's training groundhas not been able to sleep properly in recent days due to jetlag after flying back to the UK...
Asked what surprised staff said when their new manager arrived so early, Rooney replied: “I don’t think he knew who it was!Get £40 in free Bet Builder bets when you stake £10 on football with Paddy Power “You want to be in, you want to be there, ready. There’s a lot of preparation as well that goes into the job.
“That’s part of the role and that's something I’ve always done – get in early and make sure preparations are right.”FREE BETS - BEST BETTING OFFERS AND BONUSES NEW CUSTOMERSRooney said: “This is no disrespect to any of the managers who have gone out there by the way.“For myself firstly to get back into English football is great. It’s what I’ve wanted to do.
“I want to be successful. It’s clear this club wants to be successful and everything we spoke about really was very similar.“I’m sure I will have a few sleepless nights. That’s part of the job. That’s probably why I’ve aged about ten years in the past two years.”
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