Despite knowing that reverting to Eustace's pragmatic style would halt their slide, the hierarchy refused to budge. "I wanted to change, I wanted to go back to doing what John Eustace was doing, which he was getting results," Rooney added. "Until I could get players out and bring players in who were capable of doing that, I could see what was coming. They were adamant that they wanted me to continue doing what I was doing, and then I lost my job. So, for me, that's something when, looking back, where I've just got to do what I feel is right, instead of being influenced a bit by the owners, ultimately, which cost me my job."