Wayne Rooney's exit forces Plymouth into embarrassing U-turn over lucrative plan
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Plymouth Argyle have no plans to revive a planned documentary about their season following the sacking of Wayne Rooney, it has been claimed. The Championship club signed off on a fly-on-the-wall show over the summer, with former Birmingham and Derby boss Rooney in the dugout. Argyle were among the pre-season favourites for relegation after staying up by one point last term, and the documentary was intended to follow Rooney's efforts to oversee another survival mission.
London-based production company Lorton Entertainment had been working on the project. They were previously behind a one-off documentary about former England striker Rooney back in 2022, with reports suggesting they hoped to sell a Plymouth documentary to a major streamer.
Filming ended shortly before Rooney was sacked, though. And new reports indicate there are no plans to pick the cameras back up and resume under his successor. According to The Guardian, the documentary project was being predominantly driven by Rooney and his advisors. Lorton, who also produced the 'Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story' documentary for Disney+, are understood to have been told to dial back on their filming during the slump which ultimately saw Rooney sacked.
Argyle won just one of their last 14 matches under Rooney to tumble down the table. They drew their first match under caretaker management team Joe Edwards and Kevin Nancekivell, but remain four points from safety at the time of writing. Stephen Schumacher, the manager who took Plymouth up to the Championship in 2023, has been linked with a return to Home Park as Rooney's successor. The 40-year-old left for Stoke midway through last season but was sacked by the Potters in September.
