‘Wouldn’t touch him’ – Simon Jordan offers brutal verdict on Wayne Rooney’s future as a manager

Wayne Rooney has done nothing to suggest he deserves another managerial job – his achievements are next to none. That’s the bold view of talkSPORT co-host Simon Jordan, who believes the Manchester United legend has failed at every club he’s worked at. Rooney has so far struggled since swapping the pitch for the dugoutGetty Rooney‘s first taste as a boss came at Derby between November 2020 to May 2022, where he guided the Rams to Championship safety on the final day of the 20/21 campaign. But he was unable to keep them in England‘s second-tier the following season in a year where the club battled administration. He subsequently resigned at Pride Park to return to America to coach former side DC United, where he lasted less than 15 months. A nightmare spell at Birmingham then followed, resulting in the Red Devils’ all-time top scorer being sacked after just 83 days in January 2024. The former England skipper lost nine of his 15 matches in charge, with the Blues’ minority shareholder and NFL legend Tom Brady hitting out at his leadership. A stint at fellow Championship side Plymouth then followed, but he lasted just 25 matches before a mutual exit was announced in December 2024. Both Birmingham and Plymouth failed to beat the drop in the months that followed Rooney’s exit. Rooney is still awaiting the next chapter of his managerial career, having reportedly rejected a return to coach in England’s sixth-tier in the summer. In a recent chat with ex-United and Three Lions teammate Rio Ferdinand on the former defender’s YouTube channel, Rooney discussed his managerial career so far. He commented on each of the clubs he has managed at, where he believes he just hasn’t got the luck so far. Rooney endured a nightmare spell at Birmingham, where he lasted less than three monthsGetty The Manchester United legend has lost 87 from his 178 matches as a manager across all competitions But for ex-Crystal Palace owner Jordan, he believes Rooney is rightfully criticised, and doesn’t believe he warrants another crack in the dugout. What did SImon Jordan say about Wayne Rooney? Commenting on his managerial career so far, Jordan was quick to shut down Rooney’s claim to Ferdinand that he guided DC United to within a point of the MLS playoffs in 2013. He said: “I don’t see how he missed the playoffs in DC United by a point, I’m looking at their achievements over the years. “They’ve never got anywhere near the playoffs. In the season that he was there, they finished 12th [three points off playoff], I don’t know where that [claim] comes from. “I mean look, he is a victim of his own success, because with the Wayne Rooney’s of the world, comes a level of expectation and also a level of opportunity. “You’ll hear people complain and say why are these guys that are coming out of football – [Frank] Lampard and [Steven] and Gerrard and Rooney – that have got no management credentials, taking good jobs, because they are who they are. Jordan has declared that Rooney has done nothing to suggest he has the credentials to be a successful manager “So the flip side of that means they put themselves on offer from the get go. “There’s nothing about Wayne Rooney’s managerial career that tells me he can manage. “With all due respect to the fact he was a wonderful footballer, as a manager, I wouldn’t touch him with you or someone else pushing. “The fact of the matter is, I look at it and work out what he’s done as a manager and say, ‘Well, what have you done?’ “The Derby situation, where’s Liam Rosenior? “Liam Rosenior has gone on from Derby, who was his [assistant] coach, and a lot of people would say was intellectual capital behind Derby avoiding getting relegated in the last game of the season, when they were in administration, has gone on to manage Hull relatively successfully and doing quite well in Strasbourg. Rooney oversaw an unwanted Championship record at Plymouth by conceding the most goals after 22 games [49]Getty “Wayne has been thrown into difficult opportunities, very rarely do you get thrown into Nottingham Forest, or a club that’s not broken. “You most of the time get put into situations that are for a challenge. “The Birmingham situation, or he says it himself, and he describes it as someone calling him a rude name when he came into a football stadium. “Well, so what? That’s what happens. The Plymouth situation was laughable. It was laughable what their chairman said. “It was contemptible to come on a show and say that someone’s credentials do not factor into the outcomes of making them a manager. “It’s not relevant because every situation is unique. Great. Every situation is unique. Everywhere that you’ve been in, you failed. There’s a common denominator in that. Rooney has been working as a pundit as he awaits his next chapterAmazon Prime “Here you are, four mont

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‘Wouldn’t touch him’ – Simon Jordan offers brutal verdict on Wayne Rooney’s future as a manager

Wayne Rooney has done nothing to suggest he deserves another managerial job – his achievements are next to none.

That’s the bold view of talkSPORT co-host Simon Jordan, who believes the Manchester United legend has failed at every club he’s worked at.

Rooney has so far struggled since swapping the pitch for the dugout

Rooney‘s first taste as a boss came at Derby between November 2020 to May 2022, where he guided the Rams to Championship safety on the final day of the 20/21 campaign.

But he was unable to keep them in England‘s second-tier the following season in a year where the club battled administration.

He subsequently resigned at Pride Park to return to America to coach former side DC United, where he lasted less than 15 months.

A nightmare spell at Birmingham then followed, resulting in the Red Devils’ all-time top scorer being sacked after just 83 days in January 2024.

The former England skipper lost nine of his 15 matches in charge, with the Blues’ minority shareholder and NFL legend Tom Brady hitting out at his leadership.

A stint at fellow Championship side Plymouth then followed, but he lasted just 25 matches before a mutual exit was announced in December 2024.

Both Birmingham and Plymouth failed to beat the drop in the months that followed Rooney’s exit.

Rooney is still awaiting the next chapter of his managerial career, having reportedly rejected a return to coach in England’s sixth-tier in the summer.

In a recent chat with ex-United and Three Lions teammate Rio Ferdinand on the former defender’s YouTube channel, Rooney discussed his managerial career so far.

He commented on each of the clubs he has managed at, where he believes he just hasn’t got the luck so far.

Rooney endured a nightmare spell at Birmingham, where he lasted less than three months

The Manchester United legend has lost 87 from his 178 matches as a manager across all competitions

But for ex-Crystal Palace owner Jordan, he believes Rooney is rightfully criticised, and doesn’t believe he warrants another crack in the dugout.

What did SImon Jordan say about Wayne Rooney?

Commenting on his managerial career so far, Jordan was quick to shut down Rooney’s claim to Ferdinand that he guided DC United to within a point of the MLS playoffs in 2013.

He said: “I don’t see how he missed the playoffs in DC United by a point, I’m looking at their achievements over the years.

“They’ve never got anywhere near the playoffs. In the season that he was there, they finished 12th [three points off playoff], I don’t know where that [claim] comes from.

“I mean look, he is a victim of his own success, because with the Wayne Rooney’s of the world, comes a level of expectation and also a level of opportunity.

“You’ll hear people complain and say why are these guys that are coming out of football – [Frank] Lampard and [Steven] and Gerrard and Rooney – that have got no management credentials, taking good jobs, because they are who they are.

Jordan has declared that Rooney has done nothing to suggest he has the credentials to be a successful manager

“So the flip side of that means they put themselves on offer from the get go.

“There’s nothing about Wayne Rooney’s managerial career that tells me he can manage.

“With all due respect to the fact he was a wonderful footballer, as a manager, I wouldn’t touch him with you or someone else pushing.

“The fact of the matter is, I look at it and work out what he’s done as a manager and say, ‘Well, what have you done?’

“The Derby situation, where’s Liam Rosenior?

“Liam Rosenior has gone on from Derby, who was his [assistant] coach, and a lot of people would say was intellectual capital behind Derby avoiding getting relegated in the last game of the season, when they were in administration, has gone on to manage Hull relatively successfully and doing quite well in Strasbourg.

Rooney oversaw an unwanted Championship record at Plymouth by conceding the most goals after 22 games [49]

“Wayne has been thrown into difficult opportunities, very rarely do you get thrown into Nottingham Forest, or a club that’s not broken.

“You most of the time get put into situations that are for a challenge.

“The Birmingham situation, or he says it himself, and he describes it as someone calling him a rude name when he came into a football stadium.

“Well, so what? That’s what happens. The Plymouth situation was laughable. It was laughable what their chairman said.

“It was contemptible to come on a show and say that someone’s credentials do not factor into the outcomes of making them a manager.

“It’s not relevant because every situation is unique. Great. Every situation is unique. Everywhere that you’ve been in, you failed. There’s a common denominator in that.

Rooney has been working as a pundit as he awaits his next chapter

“Here you are, four months, five months later, removing the guy from the job because they played great in certain games and they did play against certain teams.

“Where did Plymouth end up? They end up relegated. Where did Birmingham end up? They end up relegated.”