Wayne Rooney was told in a phone call from Andrew Parkinson, Plymouth Argyle’s chief executive, late on Monday night that his time at the club was over. In truth, though, the message had been more forcibly conveyed by the club’s travelling fans at Oxford United 24 hours previously.

Less than 250 days after being appointed as the new manager of Plymouth Argyle, Wayne Rooney has departed by mutual consent, the club announced. He leaves a club sitting at the bottom of the Championship after conceding a league-high 51 goals while also scoring the joint-fewest goals with 22.

Wayne Rooney has come to a mutual agreement with Plymouth Argyle to leave his role as head coach. The former England captain, 39, leaves the club after winning just four of his 23 league games in charge.

Wayne Rooney was fired as Plymouth Argyle coach on Tuesday after just seven months in charge of the struggling Championship team.

Once revered as one of Manchester United's all-time greats, Wayne Rooney finds himself at the center of mounting criticism as his managerial stint at Plymouth Argyle falters. The 39-year-old head coach,

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Wayne Rooney will be back in football very quickly if he wants to be after being dismissed as Plymouth manager, with broadcasters keen to sign him up as a pundit. The 39-year-old left his role as Pilgrims boss on New Year’s Eve after just 25 games in charge,