Chris Dunlavy

A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL
WAYNE Rooney cut a jovial figure in his first Plymouth press conference, joking about shoplifting from the local Morrisons and describing how he’d tried (and failed) to convince Coleen that Devon is basically Monaco without the palm trees.
Pre-season’s always like that, isn’t it? Fun and games. Best wishes. Everybody tanned, relaxed and optimistic.
But beneath the smiles and banter, the former England captain knows this is a big deal.
Last year’s stint at Birmingham was a sort of managerial Hindenburg, a fiery cat...