West Brom Sack Head Coach Mowbray

West Bromwich Albion person sacked caput coach Tony Mowbray aft conscionable 3 months of his 2nd spell successful charge.

The 61-year-old was dismissed aft Monday's 3-1 location defeat by relegation-threatened Derby County - a nonaccomplishment that each but ends nan Baggies' hopes of making nan Championship play-offs.

The erstwhile Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough leader was reappointed arsenic Albion caput coach successful January, almost 16 years aft he near The Hawthorns for Celtic successful June 2009.

He replaced Carlos Corberan who left nan club to return complete astatine Spanish top-flight broadside Valencia pinch nan Baggies past sitting seventh successful nan table.

But Mowbray has led nan nine to conscionable 5 wins successful his 18 games successful complaint and they are six points disconnected nan play-off spots successful 10th spot pinch 2 games to play.

While nan nine tin mathematically still make nan apical six, it would return a improbable group of results for them to person a chance.

Mowbray's adjunct Mark Venus has besides left, pinch erstwhile Albion midfielder James Morrison placed successful interim charge, to beryllium assisted by Damia Abella and Boaz Myhill.

"The nine would for illustration to spot connected grounds its acknowledgment to Tony and Mark for their efforts – but has made nan determination to portion institution pursuing a bid of mediocre results," a short Albion connection said.

"Tony and Mark will everlastingly beryllium invited astatine The Hawthorns and their contributions to nan nine winning nan 2007-08 Championship title will ne'er beryllium forgotten."

Mowbray, who led nan Baggies to nan Premier League 17 years ago, had returned to guidance for nan first clip since a wellness scare successful February 2024.

That led to him stepping distant from his domiciled successful complaint of Birmingham City to acquisition curen for what was later revealed to beryllium bowel cancer.

He was incapable to recreate nan occurrence he had successful his first spell arsenic Albion boss, erstwhile he steered West Brom to nan Championship play-off last successful his first play successful complaint though they were beaten by Derby County astatine Wembley.

But a twelvemonth later they won nan title, having besides reached nan FA Cup semi-final wherever they mislaid to eventual winners Portsmouth.

Relegation followed aft 1 play successful nan apical flight, aft which Mowbray near successful 2009 for Celtic Park.

He had 5 much managerial stints, pinch his hometown nine Middlesbrough, Coventry City, Blackburn, Sunderland and Birmingham earlier returning to The Hawthorns.

Mowbray's departure leaves nan Baggies searching for their seventh imperishable head successful little than six years.

His predecessor Corberan's 26-month stint arsenic leader was a uncommon illustration of nan nine keeping religion pinch a caput coach.

Slaven Bilic, who was successful complaint from June 2019 to December 2020, was nan only different head successful that clip to get astatine slightest a afloat play astatine nan helm, during which he led nan nine to promotion backmost to nan Premier League.

After he was sacked, Sam Allardyce took power but was incapable to support Albion successful nan apical formation arsenic they vanished successful 19th spot and he near that summer.

Valerien Ismael took complete but was gone by nan pursuing February to beryllium replaced by Steve Bruce arsenic nan nine ended their first play backmost successful nan Championship successful 10th place.

Bruce lasted until October that twelvemonth erstwhile Corberan came successful and led nan nine to ninth spot successful his first play successful charge.

A fifth-placed decorativeness followed past season, wherever nan Baggies were beaten by Southampton successful nan play-off semi finals.

Steve Hermon, BBC WM West Brom commentator

There's an aerial of sadness to Albion's determination to extremity Tony Mowbray's 2nd spell successful complaint aft little than 100 days. Particularly owed to nan immense respect he built successful his memorable first reign, but nan swift sacking hardly hours aft a 3-1 conclusion to Derby is astir apt champion for each parties.

A information led hunt for Carlos Corberan's successor aft his abrupt departure connected Christmas Eve led sporting head Andrew Nestor to nan 61-year-old, who'd received nan each clear from a bowel crab test conscionable days earlier.

His return to shot guidance successful January was a feel-good communicative but unluckily it won't person nan fairytale ending of different promotion to nan Premier League pinch nan Baggies.

He inherited a squad that had been drilled by nan meticulous Spaniard and took nan handbrake off. Unfortunately, nan players couldn't beryllium trusted astatine nan instrumentality and nan play-off push went disconnected nan rails.

Mowbray's chopping and changing of line-ups suggested he was trying to fig retired who he could spot to play his measurement but while he was doing that, results grounded to travel and 2 dismal displays complete nan Easter play person costs him his job.

The players surely shouldn't beryllium absolved from blasted for nan underwhelming extremity to nan season. It looks for illustration they needed Corberan's discipline, alternatively than Mowbray's friends limb astir nan shoulder.

Time is connected Albion's broadside pinch nan play coming to a adjacent but there's unit connected owners Bilkul to get this adjacent assignment correct to re-establish nan nine arsenic 1 that tin conflict for promotion adjacent season.