LONDON: Wayne Rooney vowed to stay with the troubled Derby County after the Championship club was hit with a 12-point penalty to enter the administration.
Derby Rooney’s boss faced a tiring battle to keep his team at the second level of England following a reduction of points that made them rooted to the bottom of the table.
Former Manchester United and England star admitted he was “hesitant” he would take over the ram last season if he knew the extent of their financial problems.
But Rooney, in his first managerial role after a sparkling play career, insisted he would remain with Derby now they were in trouble.
“I will fight for the club.
I will not leave the staff in Lurch.
They need someone to lead them,” he said on Thursday.
Derby, twice the English champion, was announced on Wednesday, they had appointed three managing directions of the Quantuma business advisory company as a joint administrator.
Rooney said on Saturday he only found about the club’s plan to enter the administration to watch television news.
Criticizing the owner Mel Morris for the way he handled the situation, Rooney said: “In my opinion, it’s not sincere enough, it’s not sincere enough, and it’s not done with enough honesty.” I personally took refuge ‘T talking to Mr.
Morris since August 9.
I still don’t have a one-on-one conversation, there are no phone calls, without text messages.
No.
“I feel rather rude, honest.
Communication is very important, whether it’s good news or bad news, so we can deal with it.” Rooney first took the derby work temporarily after the Phillip Cocu exit in November 2020 and was hired as a permanent manager two months later.
35 years saved Derby from relegation to League One on the last day of last season.
The Midlands Club, the last play in the Premier League in 2008, has won two of their eight league matches this season after a transfer embargo.
Morris said the club missed £ 20 million ($ 27 million) in lost income as a result of the Pandemic Coronavirus and the administrator confirmed Derby’s debt experiencing “tens of millions of pounds”.
Derby can dock further points in relation to violations of the financial rules of the English football league.