Rooney could be on move
FORMER Derby County striker Robert Earnshaw has warned the Rams that they could lose manager Wayne Rooney amid the off-the-pitch problems.
The club announced on Friday that they are set to appoint administrators due to problems bought on by the Covid pandemic and the breakdown of another potential takeover.
The situation means that the Rams face a potential hefty points deduction from the EFL.
Despite the off-the-field problems, the Rams have picked up four points from their last two games.
But Earnshaw says the job the manager is doing could catch the eye of other clubs.
“There is a danger of him moving somewhere else,” he told the Sun.
“Other clubs may think we want Wayne Rooney as our manager because he’s not having a good time at Derby. There have got some serious problems, not the players or the manager, but within the club. That is the danger for Derby.
“Derby’s problem is there is a danger they could go down again.
“Once you are so close to the bottom - like they were last season - they needed to bring a different strategy and change things because a lot of things off the field are affecting the football on the pitch.
“Wayne was a top player and people will look at him and think he did a great job keeping them up last season and we want some of that. Potentially he does move somewhere else, especially if they go down.”
Rooney has been in charge of the Rams since January, winning 10, drawing eight and losing 16 of his 34 matches during that time.