GARY LINEKER forced BBC Sport into an embarrassing U-turn as they deleted a bizarre Wayne Rooney post. And after news of his dismissal broke this morning, BBC Sport posted a strange tweet. The official account tweeted: "By order of the Peaky Blinders, Wayne Rooney has been sacked by Birmingham City." FREE BETS - BEST BETTING OFFERS & NEW CUSTOMER BONUSESOne said: "If you missed that now deleted BBC Sport Peaky Blinders/Wayne Rooney tweet then you're having a better New Year's than us." Another quipped: "Quick lads, how can we link Peaky blinders to the Rooney sacking?

Source: BBC January 02, 2024 13:23 UTC