Birmingham can land dream Mowbray heir who’s been called “one of the best coaches ever

Birmingham City fans will just want a settled face in the St. Andrew’s dug-out next season, with another new manager walking in through the door very soon owing to Tony Mowbray now stepping down.

Whoever does take on the reins after the ex-Sunderland man will have their work cut out to a degree, trying to breathe life back into the Blues who have slipped down to League One for the first time in 29 years, despite having ambitious new American owners in the background.

In a different reality, Birmingham would have stuck by John Eustace earlier in the season – who secured survival for his new club Blackburn Rovers at the expense of his ex-employers – instead of appointing Wayne Rooney, but not much good can come from being bitter about the past now.

Funnily enough, the new third-tier side could try and show they mean business by going after this former assistant manager to Rooney, who has Championship suitors eyeing up him too.

Birmingham going after ambitious swoop

Football Insider first reported last week that Birmingham were interested in trying to bring ex-Hull City manager Liam Rosenior to St. Andrew’s, attempting to fend off a barrage of clubs from the division above going after the in-demand 39-year-old.

With Sunderland and Plymouth Argyle also convinced that Rosenior should be their next manager, rumours have circulated since that the former Tigers man isn’t interested in the League One vacancy, according to football journalist Alan Nixon via his Patreon.

Holding out for a job in the league above presumably, having been controversially axed from his job post at the MKM Stadium after securing a reasonable seventh placed finish for Hull, the powers that be at Birmingham will just have to hope they can sell a vision and project to Rosenior to pull off this coup.

The Championship Manager of the Season nominee could well relish the task of restoring the Blues to their former pride if he was to eventually be sold on becoming Mowbray’s successor, having succeeded in League One before alongside Rooney and in his own capacity as interim manager at Derby.

Liam Rosenior’s record at Derby

After Rooney’s departure, Rosenior quietly took charge and stabilized Derby County during the turbulent start of the 2022/23 season before Paul Warne arrived from Rotherham United.

Rosenior’s short tenure left a significant impression, with Sky Sports pundit Clinton Morrison remarking, “I actually think he’s a top manager. I spoke to a few people at Derby. He was unlucky to lose his job; the players respected him. He’s one of the best coaches ever.”

Given Birmingham’s recent instability with numerous managerial changes, Rosenior could be the perfect choice to bring much-needed calm and consistency to the club.

Having gone through nine managers in the past five years, and with Rowett likely to leave after serving as interim manager following Mowbray, Birmingham City hopes that taking a chance on Rosenior will pay off.

Rosenior impressed during his interim tenure at Derby County, winning seven out of 12 games and achieving a 58.3% win ratio in League One, with only three losses. His successful stint at Hull City, where he initially secured survival and came close to making the playoffs, has also been praised. Arsenal legend Ray Parlour described his work at Hull as “superb.”

If Birmingham can secure Rosenior, it would be a significant statement, given his proven track record and ability to achieve results under challenging circumstances.

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