Wayne Rooney’s time at Argyle has proved, like his spell at Birmingham City, to be unsuccessful.
The Home Park hierarchy were quick to say that he had been impressive when interviewing for the job and that the appointment was not a publicity stunt.
But the fan base was divided when he was appointed in May, with many saying his record want not good enough, while others welcoming a chance for a club like Argyle to have such a high profile man in charge.
With that high profile has come high scrutiny, and as the losses mounted up so did the pressure on the club – arguably more so than had they had a less well-recognised name.
His time at Home Park has not been without its problems – particularly with injuries in attack.
Striker Muhamed Tijani was brought in from Slavia Prague but has played just three times due to injury while exciting winger Ibrahim Cissoko has missed large chunks of the season as well.
Experienced Argyle hands such as Morgan Whittaker and Joe Edwards have also been out with injury as Argyle have looked, especially away from home, directionless at times.
Just four wins at home and a string of awful away performances have left Argyle with little choice but to change direction in the hope of staying up.
What the future holds for Rooney is less certain. He was well-received as a pundit during last summer’s Euros, but after failing at Birmingham City and now Plymouth Argyle it would be a brave board that would appoint him to a management role any time soon.
Argyle must now look for a third permanent manager in eight months – whoever it is has a huge task trying to keep the Pilgrims in the second tier.
