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Tony Mowbray takes over! Birmingham and Tom Brady replace sacked Wayne Rooney with experienced ex-Sunderland boss

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Manchester United legend Rooney was <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/football-natural-wayne-rooney-former-man-utd-team-mate-sackings-part-life-boot-tom-brady-birmingham-15-games/blte581fc0d7d0eeb46" target="_blank">given just 15 games at the helm</a> before being ushered through the exits, with a tumble down the Championship table bringing his 83-day tenure to a close. Birmingham have now turned to experience in a bid to bring about a reversal in fortune, with the managerial reins handed to former West Brom, Blackburn, Middlesbrough, Celtic and Sunderland boss Mowbray.<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">It's <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MowbrayMonday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MowbrayMonday</a>. 🔵⚪️ We are delighted to announce Tony Mowbray as the new Men’s First Team Manager.— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/BCFC/status/1744297932281589787?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

Mowbray has told the club’s <a href="https://www.bcfc.com/news/all/tony-mowbray-appointed-blues-manager " target="_blank">official website</a> on replacing Rooney: “I am excited to be joining Birmingham City at this time. I can’t wait to get back on the training pitch and start working with this talented group of players. My focus is on building their confidence, delivering results, and giving Blues’ fans a team they can be excited by and proud of. I know from personal experience how passionate Bluenoses are, home and away, and I’m looking forward to having their full support for the team starting on Saturday at home to Swansea City. Tom Wagner and Garry Cook have outlined the ambition for the club. I can’t wait to get started and play my role in helping to make it a reality.”

WHAT MOWBRAY SAID

City’s chief executive officer, Cook, said of the club’s latest appointment: “We are delighted to welcome Tony Mowbray to Birmingham City. Tony is a widely respected figure in the game and brings a wealth of Championship experience. He knows what it takes to be successful at this level. Tony has rightfully earned a reputation as a manager who delivers results, likes to play attractive football, and gives young players a chance. He is the right leader at the right time for our club and I know that our supporters will be right behind him and the team.” Co-owner and chairman of the board, Wagner, added: “Tony was the standout candidate in our search for a new Manager. His knowledge of and passion for the game shone through. He shares our ambition and will bring stability at an important time for our great club. We received extremely positive feedback from everyone we spoke to about Tony. I am looking forward to seeing him working with the team and he will get the support needed to bring success to the club.”

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Mowbray takes over at St Andrew’s with Birmingham sat 20th in the Championship – six points clear of the second tier relegation zone. His first game in charge will be at home to Swansea on Saturday, with the January transfer window open if he decides to <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/explained-why-tom-brady-birmingham-win-amad-diallo-transfer-race-despite-sacking-man-utd-legend-wayne-rooney/blt37623663906d524d" target="_blank">ask Brady and the Blues board for reinforcements</a>.

WHAT NEXT FOR BIRMINGHAM?

Tony Mowbray takes over! Birmingham and Tom Brady replace sacked Wayne Rooney with experienced ex-Sunderland boss | Goal.com UK

Tony Mowbray is the new man in charge at Birmingham, with Tom Brady and the Blues board finding a successor to recently-sacked Wayne Rooney.