Birmingham set to carry talks with Tony Mowbray after Rooney sacking
- Rooney was sacked on Tuesday after taking simply 10 factors from 15 video games
- Various potential alternative have emerged with Mowbray set for talks
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Tony Mowbray was resulting from maintain talks with Birmingham on Thursday because the membership search a successor to former England captain Wayne Rooney.
Rooney was dismissed on Tuesday after a depressing run of 10 factors from 15 video games and Mowbray – who was surprisingly sacked by Sunderland in December – was set to fulfill membership officers to debate the position.
Since Birmingham eliminated Rooney, they’ve been assessing quite a few candidates, together with Rooney’s former England team-mate Frank Lampard.
The Chelsea nice has the profile to enchantment to US homeowners Knighthead, who embrace NFL icon Tom Brady, though it’s unclear whether or not the Chelsea nice would wish to resume his administration profession within the backside 5 of the Championship.
Gary Rowett – who managed Blues from 2014-16 – is one other of curiosity together with Nathan Jones, who did an impressive job throughout two spells at Luton however struggled in his final submit at Southampton and was sacked after three months.
Tony Mowbray is about for talks with the Birmingham City hierarchy over the supervisor’s job
Wayne Rooney was sacked by Birmingham on Tuesday after solely 13 weeks in cost
Mowbray is an skilled operator within the Championship. He led West Bromwich Albion to promotion in 2008 and has additionally had spells with Middlesbrough, Blackburn and Sunderland.
The 60-year-old took Sunderland to the play-offs final season of their first marketing campaign within the second tier since promotion from League One however was ditched in favour of former Queens Park Rangers and Rangers boss Michael Beale on the finish of 2023 – a transfer that was unpopular with many supporters.
As Mail Sport revealed on Wednesday, a bunch of senior gamers are eager on John Eustace, who was proven the door in October to make method for Rooney.
While Eustace could be open to returning, that may take enormous climbdown from US homeowners Knighthead, who dismissed him despite the fact that the membership had been sixth within the Championship.
Frank Lampard is one other candidate being thought of by Birmingham’s American homeowners
Former Blues supervisor Gary Rowett is one other potential Rooney alternative
Nathan Jones, who struggled at Southampton after success with Luton, is an alternative choice
NFL legend Tom Brady (left) is one among Birmingham’s minority homeowners after the membership was taken over by Tom Wagner’s Knighthead Group in July
Technical director Craig Gardner and chief govt Garry Cook are main the seek for the brand new boss and had an extended checklist of as much as 20 names.
Development chief Steve Spooner has led coaching this week although three members of Rooney’s backroom staff – Ashley Cole, John O’Shea and Pete Shuttleworth – stay on the membership.
