Birmingham City fans will hope Wayne Rooney's time at St Andrew's lasts longer than when the red mist descended during his first cameo, writes Ben Grounds.
Stephen Vickers will tell you Wayne Rooney has already left his mark at St Andrew's. On Boxing Day in 2002, two months after his 17th birthday, Everton's boy wonder was a second-half substitute but lasted just 15 minutes on the pitch after a reckless lunge on the veteran defender, who needed eight stitches in a badly gashed ankle. David Elleray didn't hesitate in dishing out a stern lesson.
I haven't seen them for a long time.' Washington Post football writer Steven Goff told Sky Sports: 'Inevitably, he was going to return to England to coach. His family stayed behind when he took this job, whereas when he was a player over here, the family came over. 'I feel that's a big part of it, but he saw MLS and DC United as a stepping stone to something bigger in Europe. He had a short-term contract so he wasn't going to stay here forever.
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