CARL Robinson has found himself a casualty of Wayne Rooney’s Birmingham City sacking.

The Llandrindod Wells-raised former Wales midfielder was shown the door after Rooney's tenure at St Andrews was brought to an abrupt end after a meagre 83 days.

Former Manchester United and England forward Rooney succeeded John Eustace as manager in October with Birmingham sixth in the second tier.

Robinson was appointed assistant manager after working with Rooney at DC United in the MLS in America.

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The former Welsh international midfielder, who also represented Portsmouth, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sunderland and Norwich, has coaching experience in Canada, USA and Australia.

However, Rooney won just two of his 15 matches in charge and leaves Birmingham fifth from bottom in the Championship table - six points above the relegation zone.

A Birmingham statement read: 'Birmingham City has parted company with manager Wayne Rooney and first team coach Carl Robinson.

County Times: "Despite their best efforts, results have not met the expectations that were made clear at the outset. Therefore, the board feels that a change in management is in the best interests of the football club.

'The club’s board and management are fully aligned and will continue to drive transformation and take bold steps to rebuild Birmingham City into the organisation its fans and community deserve.

"The board would like to place on record their sincere thanks to Wayne and Carl for all of their efforts."