Birmingham hit 29-year low as fans slam ‘worst managerial decision in football history’
Birmingham City have been relegated to League One.
The Blues will play in the third tier of English football for the first time in 29 years.
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Birmingham’s victory on the final day was not enoughCredit: GettyA 1-0 victory at home to Norwich on the final day of the Championship season was not enough as Plymouth, Sheffield Wednesday and Blackburn won to secure safety.
The damage at St Andrew’s was done earlier in the season during a disastrous 15-game spell under Wayne Rooney.
Birmingham were sixth when Rooney replaced John Eustace in October.
The England legend failed to win 13 of his 15 games in charge and the club dropped 14 places in the league before he was sacked.
READ MORE ON EFLAfter their relegation was confirmed, football fans all said the same thing about the decision to hire Rooney.
“Sacking John Eustace and bringing in Wayne Rooney has to be one of the worst decisions a club has ever made,” one supporter wrote on social media.
Another said: “The decision from Birmingham City to sack John Eustace and replace him with Wayne Rooney is one of the worst in football history.”
Huddersfield joined Birmingham and Rotherham in the confirmed relegation zone with a 2-0 defeat at Ipswich, who were promoted to the Premier League.
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Birmingham were promotion candidates until Rooney arrivedCredit: GettyBirmingham needed any of Plymouth, Sheffield Wednesday or Blackburn to lose in order to stay up – but all three relegation rivals won.
It caps a disastrous year under their new American ownership group, which includes NFL legend Tom Brady.
