Huge Rooney sacking update as Plymouth chief breaks silence after horror run

WAYNE ROONEY is not facing the sack at Plymouth, according to chairman Simon Hallett.

The Pilgrims have struggled this season and find themselves languishing just one place and two points above the relegation zone.

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A 6-1 defeat away at Norwich followed up by a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Bristol City sparked reports Rooney had two matches to save his job.

But Hallett has dismissed those supports as rubbish and assured the board are not considering getting rid of the Manchester United legend.

Instead, Hallett told a fans forum that they want to support Rooney as they have a lot of belief in his abilities as a manager.

As reported by the Plymouth Herald, Hallett said: “What we are going to do is not think about getting rid of him and changing him.

“We are thinking about how we can support him.

“So there are no conversations going on about replacing Wayne but there are conversations going on about how we can support him to help him become the great coach that we think is in there.”

Hallett also provided fans with an update on investment into the club, stating it could take Plymouth to the next level.

He added: “Our ambitions are essentially to compete in the top half of the Championship and at the moment we are competing in the bottom half of the Championship.

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“We have been very open about this, that we are looking for new investment, which we think will help us both continue to develop the infrastructure and continue to grow the revenue base, in order to invest or spend more on the first team squad, so that’s part of the strategy.

“But I have always been clear since I first became chairman of Argyle that I thought my resources could get us to the Championship and if we wanted to push on beyond that we would need someone with different resources.

“We have been disappointed in how long it has taken to find a new investor. I have been thinking this for about eight months, but I think we are on the verge of being able to come public with something.

“We have actually got the EFL already beginning the initial approval process. The progress has been slow and every time I think we are close, you get a little bit closer but you don’t quite get there.

“I’m still hopeful we are going to be able to land a new investor who is going to be able to help us push on, but this year we are competing in the bottom half of the Championship because we have failed to get the resources that we had hoped.”