- Tom Brady announced his stake in the Birmingham football team on his 46th birthday
- The team started the season well but have struggled since Wayne Rooney joined
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Tom Brady is back in England on Saturday to watch his Birmingham football team in action, but it will be a very different sense of occasion to his last visit.
The team shared a video of Brady greeting coach Wayne Rooney before Saturday's game and the legendary NFL quarterback also watched Friday's practice.
Brady shared a photo from the stadium on Saturday morning with the caption on Instagram: “Beautiful day at St. Andrew's.”
He announced that he had taken a small part in the second-tier football team on August 3 on his 46th birthday and the team made a promising start to the season under former coach John Eustace.
Brady appeared at Birmingham's first home game of the new season – a 1-0 win against Leeds United – in August and the seven-time Super Bowl winner was welcomed by the team's passionate fanbase.
Tom Brady imagined himself arriving for Birmingham's match against Leeds on August 12
Brady imagined the greeting from coach Wayne Rooney, who has gotten off to a slow start as coach
Brady watched Friday's practice session ahead of Birmingham's expected win on Saturday
But Birmingham abruptly fired coach Eustace in October and brought in Wayne Rooney after he left Major League Soccer team DC United.
Rooney was appointed on October 11 and the team has won just once in the next seven games, sparking unrest among fans, with some blaming Brady for changing coaches.
Fans were furious as Rooney was initially only linked with the role and he became the target of verbal abuse after losing to Hull City on October 25.
Birmingham play Rotherham at St Andrew's on Saturday. Rotherham are penultimate in the 24-team league, while Birmingham have fallen to 16th since Rooney took over, but are favorites to win today's match.
When Brady announced his stake in the team in August, he admitted he needed to educate himself about the “different” football.
Let's just say I still have a lot to learn. But I do know a few things about winning, and I think they translate well,” Brady said.
“I know that success starts with the work put in when the world isn't watching. I know a team is nothing without the city showing up and standing behind it. And most importantly, I know I like being the underdog.”
Brady retired from the NFL in February after his Tampa Bay Buccaneers team was eliminated from the playoffs by the Dallas Cowboys.