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- Bookies now offer specials around Wayne Rooney's time in charge of new club Birmingham
- Birmingham are now 4/1 to be in the Championship's Top 6 at Christmas
- New data ranks Rooney far down in rankings amongst England, Spain and Italy's golden generation
Bookies now offer specials around Wayne Rooney's time in charge of new club Birmingham
Wayne Rooney is preparing for his first game in charge of Birmingham this weekend where he faces former Man United teammate Michael Carrick and his Middlesbrough side.
Bookmakers are now offering betting specials around Rooney's time in charge of the club with various odds offered on a variety of outcomes at St. Andrew's.
The biggest favourite in the market is that Rooney will still be Birmingham boss at the end of the season with the latest odds suggest there's a 1/5 chance that he is.
Betting odds for him not to be however are currently at 3/1 with a 25% chance that Rooney does not see out the rest of the season in charge of the Blues.
| Wayne Rooney Birmingham Specials | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| To still be Birmingham manager at end of season | 1/5 | 83.3% |
| To not be Birmingham manager at end of season | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Birmingham to be in Top 6 of Championship on 25th Dec. | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| To win first three Championship fixtures (Boro A, Hull H, So'ton A) | 40/1 | 2.4% |
| To be promoted 23/24 & stay up in PL 24/25 with Birmingham | 40/1 | 2.4% |
What the expert says...
Birmingham are now 4/1 to be in the Championship's Top 6 at Christmas
Birmingham are flying high in the Championship already this season with John Eustace having the side playing well as they sit in 6th place in the table.
This is part of the reason why it came as such a shock about his departure from the club to be replaced by Rooney and the former Man Utd striker will have to hit the ground running.
With 18 points from 11 matches so far the Blues board will be looking to stay that way in the next few weeks and bookmakers say there's a 4/1 chance that they will still be in the Top 6 on Christmas Day this year.
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New data ranks Rooney far down in rankings amongst England, Spain and Italy's golden generation
Wayne Rooney will need to turn his current managerial form around if he wants to be successful with his average points per match seeing him low down in the rankings of an era where big players have turned into managers.
Former Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo is the most successful former player of a so-called golden era in football with his average PPM 2.10.
Wayne Rooney ranks in at 14th of the 16 players ranked by OLBG and it will be interesting to see how life in charge of Birmingham City will be for the former player.
England, Spain and Italy’s golden generation as managers ranked by Points Per Match
Rank | Manager | Current/most recent Club | Avg. final table position | Avg. PPM |
1 | Andrea Pirlo | Sampdoria | 11 | 2.10 |
2 | Xabi Alonso | Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 2.08 |
3 | Xavi | Barcelona | 2 | 2.01 |
4 | Steven Gerrard | Al-Ettifaq | 5 | 2.01 |
5 | Fabio Cannavaro | Bengal Tuskers | 5 | 1.78 |
6 | Michael Carrick | Middlesborough | 8 | 1.71 |
7 | Filippo Inzaghi | Salernitana | 8 | 1.66 |
8 | Gareth Southgate | England NT | 12 | 1.65 |
9 | Alessandro Nesta | Reggiana | 7 | 1.65 |
10 | Gary Neville | Valencia | 13 | 1.32 |
11 | Phil Neville | Canada NT (asst) | 0* | 1.32 |
12 | Frank Lampard | Chelsea | 11 | 1.21 |
13 | Paul Scholes | Salford | 10 | 1.18 |
14 | Wayne Rooney | Birmingham | 22 | 1.12 |
15 | Gennaro Gattuso | Marseille | 9 | 1.06 |
16 | Sol Campbell | Southend United | 22 | 0.98 |
*USA based team did not qualify for playoffs.
