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Birmingham City appointing Wayne Rooney 'absolutely STINKS', insists CHRIS SUTTON on Mail Sport's It's All Coming Up podcast... as IAN LADYMAN looks ahead to Wagatha Christie part two when the Blues take on Jamie Vardy's Leicester

Chris Sutton has hit out at Birmingham City sacking John Eustace and replacing him with Wayne Rooney as he insisted 'the whole thing absolutely stinks'.

Eustace was controversially dismissed on Monday by the Blues - who are co-owned by NFL great Tom Brady - with the club sixth in the Championship heading into the international break.

After much speculation - which was first revealed by Mail Sport in September - Birmingham confirmed the appointment of Rooney on Wednesday, just days after he left DC United after failing to get them into the MLS Cup play-offs.