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Macclesfield boss John Rooney has his big chance

John Rooney says it’s a ‘privilege’ to have the chance to manage Macclesfield – and that he will hang up his boots to focus 100 per cent on the challenge ahead.
   LEADING FROM THE FRONT: John Rooney has hung his boots up to step into the manager’s dugout                                                                                   PICTURE: Phil Jones

Rooney relishes top job
By John Lyons

John Rooney says it’s a ‘privilege’ to have the chance to manage Macclesfield – and that he will hang up his boots to focus 100 per cent on the challenge ahead.
The 34-year-old midfielder was a key figure in Robbie Savage’s all-conquering Silkmen side in the NPL Premier last season.
Now, with Savage jumping ship to Forest Green Rovers, Rooney has been entrusted to lead Macc in the National League North next term by chairman Rob Smethurst.
And he admitted that the chance didn’t come completely out of the blue.
Privilege
“I’m really excited, it happened ...

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