Tony Mowbray - dark horse

[TomandJerry]

CV:

Full name Anthony Mark Mowbray
Date of birth 22 November 1963 (age 50)
Place of birth Saltburn, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Defender

Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1991 Middlesbrough 348 (25)
1991–1995 Celtic 78 (6)
1995–2000 Ipswich Town 128 (5)
Total 554 (36)

National team
1989 England B 3 (0)

Teams managed
2002 Ipswich Town (interim manager)
2004–2006 Hibernian
2006–2009 West Bromwich Albion
2009–2010 Celtic
2010–2013 Middlesbrough

Honours:

As a player:

Middlesbrough

Football League Third Division Runner-up (1): 1986–87

Football League Second Division 3rd Place (1): 1987–88

Ipswich Town

Football League First Division Play-Offs (1): 1999–2000

As a manager:

West Bromwich Albion

Football League Championship (1): 2007–08

Individual

BBC North East Sports Personality of the Year 2011

 

[Husty]

I'd be happy with it.

 

[daveinprague]

For the pies?

 

[brightonmark1234]

no thanks hes rubbish

 

[joeinbrighton]

A northern version of Tim Sherwood, except with more emotional intelligence. Loves his teams to play with attacking, care-free abandon. On the flip side, he has the tactical nous of Baldrick.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

I'd be okay with him, at least we'd be entertaining to watch.

 

[Husty]

no thanks hes rubbish

Do one mark. Your choice last time around was Alan Curbishley so your opinion can therefore be rendered null and void.

 

[peterward]

no thanks hes rubbish

this.

he was at his club, Boro, the fans adored him, great and generous chairman..... and still each season they fell away spectacularly.

Everything was set up for him to do well at Boro, he failed.

No ta

 

[Bra]

No for me. Failed in last two jobs and past his best.

 

[brightonmark1234]

Do one mark. Your choice last time around was Alan Curbishley so your opinion can therefore be rendered null and void.

what the hell u on about i said nothing about Alan Curbishley so **** off

 

[Stat Brother]

2/1 second favourite.

Someone's keen on him.

 

[TomandJerry]

2/1 second favourite.

Someone's keen on him.

Insider knowledge

 

[peterward]

Do one mark. Your choice last time around was Alan Curbishley so your opinion can therefore be rendered null and void.

Null and void?? Please do justify why you think Curbishley would be bad?....... maybe you don't like him personally, his record is miles better than Mowbray? he was a huge success at Charlton on limited resources, punching well above their weight in the PL, when they went down he took them straight back up, he got them promoted to the PL twice and they were hard to beat, when he left, they finished 13th in PL finishing about Man City. He had west ham in the top ten when he quit for reasons not connected with his managerial skills (since when have West Ham since been in the top ten?)....... he fell out with the icelandic egghead chairman who sold players from under him without consultation in breach of his contract to have final say on transfers in/out.

If you think Mowbray's record of one promotion with West Brom (only to go straight back down), being sacked by them, then Celtic after 9 months, then Boro after failing is better than Curbishley's, your football knowledge is null and void

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

 

[Southern Scouse]

Not good enough for us. Lots of names being flung around as to be expected.
British managers , either Clement, Howe or Clarke for me realistically.
If not, Mel is a good manager and with a full season could do a good job for us considering styles and formation etc.

 

[TomandJerry]

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I have no opinion on him whatsoever. There, just thought I'd put that out there.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Did a very poor job at Middlesbrough.

Surprised he is in the running.

 

[crodonilson]

He plays an attractive brand of football, so he would qualify from that point of view but he had a horrendous time of it with Celtic and some people don't want Lennon even though he was a huge success there so surely if Mowbray is in the running then so too will Lennon (unless he's set his sights on bigger clubs than us).

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Null and void?? Please do justify why you think Curbishley would be bad?....... maybe you don't like him personally, his record is miles better than Mowbray? he was a huge success at Charlton on limited resources, punching well above their weight in the PL, when they went down he took them straight back up, he got them promoted to the PL twice and they were hard to beat, when he left, they finished 13th in PL finishing about Man City. He had west ham in the top ten when he quit for reasons not connected with his managerial skills (since when have West Ham since been in the top ten?)....... he fell out with the icelandic egghead chairman who sold players from under him without consultation in breach of his contract to have final say on transfers in/out.

If you think Mowbray's record of one promotion with West Brom (only to go straight back down), being sacked by them, then Celtic after 9 months, then Boro after failing is better than Curbishley's, your football knowledge is null and void

Your footballing knowledge is null and void also! I loved Curbs as a player, probably the best midfielder outside of the old 1st division when he played for us in my opinion. But he hasn't managed a club, successfully or otherwise, for many years now. Moreover, as far as l am aware, he doesn't even want to. If he ever does venture back into football management, l feel he will be far more selective than to come in our direction.